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Leonard Cohen Announces Hotly-Anticipated Tour

February 20, 2009

Now that he performed his first U.S. show in 16 years at New York's Beacon Theatre last night, Leonard Cohen has confirmed what we'd all hoped would happen a full-on North American tour. Set to start on April 2 in Austin, the two-month trek will hit a slew of cities in the U.S. and Cohen's native Canada, with the final show happening in Morrison, CO, .....

February 18, 2009

Now that he’s set to make a triumphant return to U.S. stages at Coachella (Friday, April 17) and New York’s Beacon Theatre (Thursday, February 19), Leonard Cohen has lined up a Live In London CD/DVD that captures his lengthy set at the 02 Arena on July 17, 2008. Twenty-six tracks are spread across two discs in both the CD and DVD versions of the release, .....

January 14, 2009

Leonard Cohen's first U.S. show in more than fifteen years has been scheduled for February 19 at New York's Beacon Theater. Tickets for the 2,800-seat affair go on sale this Friday. No word on any additional stateside stops yet, though. Cohen has reportedly been forced to tour due to the drastic drop in his retirement savings. The legendary singer has .....

December 15, 2008

Alexandra Burke won this year's X Factor competition on Saturday, nudging a boy band (JLS) into second place and an Irish singer (Eoghan Quigg) into third. Aside from her prestigious New Year's Eve gig supporting Elton John at London's O2 Arena, Burke will release a cover of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" in time for Christmas and follow through with .....

March 12, 2008

A new studio album isn't the only thing Leonard Cohen fans have to look forward to this year. The razor-sharp singer/poet also has his first worldwide tour in 15 years on tap, running from two early June stops in Toronto to a pair of Austrian gigs in late August. No U.S. dates have been announced yet, though. Cohen was inducted into the Rock and Roll .....

December 13, 2007

Organizers announced next year's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees today, including Madonna, John Mellencamp, Leonard Cohen, The Ventures and The Dave Clark Five. While you've probably heard of the first three, the latter are responsible for potent examples of instrumental rock ("Hawaii Five-O," "Walk Don't Run," "Perfidia") and the British Invasion .....

February 27, 2007

Poet first and songwriting icon second, Leonard Cohen was a profound presence in music industry throughout the late '60s and the '70s. His somber chamber music and introspective lyrics made him an artist most admired by his colleagues. In celebration of the 40th anniversary of his first release, Legacy Records will re-release Cohen's first three classic .....

October 4, 2006

Richie Havens was just another up-and-coming folk singer from Greenwich Village, New York when he got invited to play the Woodstock Festival in 1969. One legendary three-hour opening set later, and his life was changed for good. After nearly four decades, Havens is still happy to be remembered for that career-making performance, which was captured in .....