Grand Funk Railroad continues to tour, and kicked off its “The American Band Tour 2019”, “Celebrating 50 Years of Funk” tour on January 17, 2019.
On January 7, 2019, both Strung Out and Jason Cruz posted to their respective social media accounts that the band was in the studio recording a new album. Cruz later confirmed that the album was not an acoustic recording like Black Out The Sky but rather a full punk rock…
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On January 7, 2019, they released a sample of a song titled ” Ready to Let Go ” on their Instagram story.
The band addressed Denton’s absence by announcing on 3 January 2019 via their Twitter account that Denton was no longer playing with the band. On the same day, Denton responded via his personal account that the position was “complicated” and that his advisers had told him not to discuss the…
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On 3 January 2019, the band released their third single ” Medicine ” and its corresponding music video.
On August 21, 2019, the band announced that their fourth studio album, Old LP would be released on October 4, 2019. A music video for “Just the Way” was released on October 2, 2019.
On March 19, 2019, Johnny Van Zant announced that the band intended to go into the studio to record one last album after completing the tour with several songs ready or “in the can”. They appeared at the Kaaboo Texas festival on May 11, 2019.
54-40 played the legendary Horseshoe Tavern ‘s 72nd anniversary party on December 6, 2019. Sam Cash, son of Toronto post-punk musician turned city politician Andrew Cash , opened the show.
In January 2019, the band announced their first tour in 23 years beginning in Boston on March 22, and ending in New Jersey on March 30. The band additionally announced summer performances at Groezrock , the West Coast leg of the Warped Tour , Primavera Sound and a performance in…
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They have since worked with session drummer Alex Reeves, taking an official photo with him in 2019.