Anniversaries
25 Mar

Owls release their second album, Two, on Polyvinyl Records in the UK. Their first album was released thirteen years earlier.

Future Islands release a new album, Singles, on 4AD Records in the USA.

David Crosby plays the second of two nights at The Barns At Wolftrap Vienna, Virginia, USA.

On their Mechanical Bull tour, Kings Of Leon play at The SAP Center, San Jose, Cal;ifornia, USA.

The Hold Steady release their sixth LP, Teeth Dreams, on Washington Square/Razor And Tie Records.

Tokyo Police Club release their third LP, Forecfield, on Mom And Pop Records in the USA.

Wilko Johnson and Roger Daltrey release their collaborative LP Going Back Home on Chess Records.

Karmin release their debut LP, Pulses, on Epic Records in the USA.

CLASSIXX play at The Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City, USA.

Lisa Marie Presley plays at The Playhouse, Melbourne, Australia, Oceania.

Dream Theater play at Boston Opera House, Boston, MA, USA

Gary Numan plays at Café Campus, Montreal, QC, Canada

Tool play at The Toyota Center, Houston, Texas, USA.

Mogwai play at Koncerthuset, Copenhagen, Denmark, Europe.

Interpol play at The Institute, Birmingham, England, UK.

Travis play at Seoul Olympic Hall, Seoul, South Korea, Asia.

Lady Gaga is rehearsing at Roseland Ballroom, New York City, USA, for her upcoming series of seven concerts at the venue, which will close at the end of her run.

Metallica play at The Jockey Club, Asuncion, Paraguay, South America.

Miley Cyrus plays at Philips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

John McLaughlin And The 4th Dimension play at The Blue Note, Tokyo, Japan, Asia.

The Used play at The Warfield, San Francisco, California, USA.

Julieta Venegas plays at Metro, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Pharrell Williams and Hans Zimmer launch their soundtrack for the movie The Amazing Spider-Man 2, at The Standard Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA.

At The National Music Publishers Association's "Celebration of the American Songwriter" event in Washington DC, USA, Aerosmith frontman (and multi-millionaire) Steven Tyler expresses his disdain for current digital royalty rates, stating. "If the laws continue going the way they are,[songwriters] will never be paid fairly for [their] own participation. So people, forgive me for being a little jaded about the state of copyright." He is referring mainly to the rates paid by streaming services such as Pandora and Spotify.

On their Summerteeth tour, Wilco play at Grunspan, Hamburg, Germany, Europe, where they are also interviewed by Johnny Black of Mojo magazine.

Neil Jones, guitarist with 60s hitmakers Amen Corner, is born in Llanbradach, South Wales.

Frank E. Ward And His Orchestra record Lots O' Mama in Framingham, Massachusetts, USA. This is believed to be the earliest recording by a New England-based ensemble of any size claiming to be a jazz group.