Mick Ralphs, The Lemonheads, Dolly Parton, and Lettuce in music news this week.
Mick Ralphs, English guitarist, vocalist and songwriter, who was a founding member of rock bands Mott the Hoople and Bad Company has died at the age of 81. Though not a constant member, he appeared on every studio album by both bands.
Ralphs began his career as a teenager, playing with a blues-rock band the Buddies in the mid-sixties. In 1969, they changed their name to Mott the Hoople. Ralphs remained with the band until 1973, leaving just after they achieved their commercial breakthrough with the David Bowie-produced album All the Young Dudes, and it’s hit title song.
He founded Bad Company along with vocalist Paul Rodgers from the band Free. The band’s debut album in 1974 included the Ralphs’-penned hit “Can’t Get Enough”.
The Lemonheads have officially announced their first album of all-new original material in almost two decades, Love Chant, arriving via Fire Records on Friday, October 24. Pre-orders/pre-saves are available now.
The album was recorded at São Paulo’s A9 Áudio with producer Apollo Nove (Rita Lee, Bebel Gilberto, Seu Jorge). Love Chant marks the welcome return of a justifiably legendary rock ‘n’ roll band, with founding singer-songwriter-guitarist Evan Dando joined by a group of dear friends and collaborators including J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr), Juliana Hatfield, Tom Morgan (as co-writer for “Deep End”), producer Bryce Goggin (Pavement, Antony and the Johnsons), Nashville’s Erin Rae, John Strohm of the Blake Babies co-wrote and played guitar on “Togetherness,” and Nick Saloman of The Bevis Frond (a songwriter and performer on the swirling psych-folk gem “Roky”). Adam Green of cult New York favorites The Moldy Peaches also contributes as co-writer on the loose-limbed country detour “Wild Thing.”
The album is heralded by today’s premiere of the hard-hitting new single, “In The Margin,” available everywhere alongside an official lyric video streaming now on YouTube. “In The Margin” is a classic Dando composition: half-broken, half-beautiful, wrapped around a melody that disarms before it detonates.
“I wanted to have a riffy song, so I wrote riffs all over it.. The body of the song was Marciana’s (Marciana Jones). It’s like a full-on 8th-grade girl revenge song: ‘Stupidly I left the escape plans out so they could find my way.’“
-Evan Dando
LISTEN TO “IN THE MARGIN”
PRE-ORDER/PRE-SAVE LOVE CHANT
LAS VEGAS, NV – Global superstar and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Dolly Parton is headed to the Las Vegas Strip with a brand-new limited-run engagement at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace. Dolly: Live in Las Vegas will feature six performances running from December 4 through 13, 2025 during National Finals Rodeo.
Dolly: Live In Las Vegas is a hit-driven concert event bringing global superstar Dolly Parton back to Vegas for her first extended run in 32 years. Weaving together seven decades of classic hits and fan favorites including “9 to 5,” “Jolene,” “I Will Always Love You,” “Coat Of Many Colors,” and many more, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see one of the world’s most beloved entertainers at the peak of her success.
“To say I’m excited would be an understatement. I haven’t worked Vegas in years and I’ve always loved singing there. I’m looking so forward to the shows in The Colosseum at Caesars and I hope you are as well. See you there!” – Dolly Parton
Tickets for the following six shows go on sale starting
Wednesday, June 25 at 10 a.m. PT: December 2025: 4, 6, 7, 10, 12, 13.
Music news: Grammy-nominated future funk outfit Lettuce and iconic hip-hop lyricist Styles P of The Lox have officially released their highly-anticipated collaborative single, “Better Than Money.” The two are fresh off an electric joint performance at Coney Island Amphitheater for Capital One City Parks Foundation’s SummerStage series, The track is available now on all major streaming platforms (listen HERE) and as a limited 12” vinyl record.
Melding Lettuce’s airtight, groove-laden instrumentation with Styles P’s incisive bars, “Better Than Money” offers a hard-hitting meditation on the value of creative integrity, staying power, and purpose-driven artistry in a culture often dominated by metrics and commodification.
This release continues Lettuce’s standout year, which has already included the Lettuce with the Colorado Symphony live album (featuring over 90 minutes of symphonic arrangements performed with the Colorado Symphony), a national co-headlining tour with GZA of Wu-Tang Clan, and a slate of international summer dates at sought-after summer festivals and across Europe, Japan, and Australia. Additionally, Lettuce just announced five new club shows in Michigan, Ohio, Vermont, and New Hampshire rounding out their summer schedule.
2025 Tour Dates
Jun 27 – Rochester, NY – Rochester Jazz Festival
Jun 28 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Saratoga Jazz Festival
Jun 29 – NJPAC – Newark, NJ
Jul 3 – Avon, CO – AvonLIVE!
Jul 4 – Denver, CO – Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom *
Jul 10 – Mills River, NC – Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
Jul 11 – Charlotte, NC – Neighborhood Theatre
Jul 12 – Wilmington, NC – BAD Day Music & Arts Festival
Aug 13 – Paw Paw, MI – Warner Vinyards
August 14 – Huber Heights, OH – Rose Music Center at The Heights #
Aug 15 – Indianapolis, IN – Hi-Fi Annex #
Aug 16 – Detroit, MI – St. Andrew’s Hall #
Aug 17 – Milwaukee, WI – Turner Ballroom
Aug 19 = Bayfield, WI – Lake Superior Big Top Chatauqua
Aug 20 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue #
Aug 21 – Lincoln, NE – Bourbon Theatre #
Aug 22 – Lawrence, KS – Liberty Hall #
Aug 23 – Clive, IA – Horizon Events Center #
Aug 24 – St. Louis, MO – Atomic Pavillion
Aug 27 – Toronto, ON – Annabel’s Music Hall
Aug 28 – Jim Thorpe, PA – Penn’s Peak
Aug 29 – Charlestown, RI – Roots & Rhythm
August 30 – Burlington, VT – Higher Ground Ballroom
Aug 31 – Portsmouth, NH – The Music Hall
Sep 1 – Stratton, VT – Stratton Mountain Resort
Sep 17 – Paris, France – Alhambra
Sep 18 – Cologne, Germany – CBE
Sep 19- Utrecht, Netherlands – TivoliVredenburg
Sep 21 – Antwerp, Belgium – Troubleyn
Sep 22 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso
Sep 23 – Berlin, Germany – Lido
Sep 24 – Vienna, Austria – Simm City
Sep 26 – Zürich, Switzerland – Bogen F
Sep 27 – Milan, Italy – Santeria
Sep 30 – Barcelona, Spain – Razzmatazz 2
Oct 1 – Angoulins, France = Crossroad
Oct 2 – Rouen, France – Le 106
Oct 3 & 4 – London, UK – Ronnie Scott’s
Oct 24 – Melbourne, AUS – Melbourne International Jazz Festival
Oct 25 – Sydney, AUS – The Metro Theatre
Oct 29 – Osaka, Japan – Umeda Club Quattro
Oct 30 – Tokyo, Japan – Duo Music Exchange
*collaborative show with GZA of Wu-Tang Clan
#with support from BALTHVS
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