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The Doobie Brothers have extended their long-running 50th anniversary tour into 2023 with the addition of 45 new shows taking place between June and October (get tickets here).

The new run of US and Canadian dates will see Tom Johnston, Pat Simmons, John McFee, and Michael McDonald visit markets they’ve yet to plan on this current tour. The reunited lineup is playing together for the first time in nearly 25 years.

Tickets for The Doobie Brothers’ newly announced run of Canadian shows go on sale Friday, March 17th at 10:00 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster.

Tickets for all other Doobie Brothers’ North American tour dates are currently on sale and available via Stubhub — where orders are 100% guaranteed through Stubhub’s FanProtect program.

In the coming months, The Doobie Brothers are also set to play shows in Australia, Japan, Singapore, and Hawaii. Check out the band’s updated tour schedule below, and...

Watch the Trailer for Presence: "After leaving New York after a mental breakdown, Jennifer (The Kominsky Method's Jenna Lyng Adams) is contacted by her best friend about good news concerning their joint business venture. Within the hour, Jennifer is boarding a private plane and walking down the dock to a billionaire’s private yacht.

All seems well, except that Jennifer is plagued by violent, unsettling visions. Is her unchecked anxiety attempting to self-sabotage her once again... or has a sinister presence latched onto her?

Directed by Christian Schultz from a screenplay co-written with Peter Ambrosio, the thriller is produced by Donny Broussard, Thomas Johnston, Isaiah Laborde, Murray Anthony Roth, and John Paul Summers. The ALLaBorde Films production stars Jenna Lyng Adams (The Kominsky Method), Dave Davis (The Vigil), and Alexandria DeBerry."

Available on VOD November 17th from XYZ Films

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Doobie Brothers drummer Michael Hossack died Monday at his home in Dubois, Wyoming. He was 65. The rock musician had battled cancer and was surrounded by his family at the time he succumbed, reports his local paper, the Lake County News. Born in Paterson, New Jersey, Hossack, who once had ambitions to become a law-enforcement officer, began playing the drums at age 12, according to the Doobie Brothers website. In a brief statement on the site, his bandmates said, "Our thoughts and condolences go out to his family and loved ones. We will miss him greatly." As People reported in 1979, The Doobies...

[1] Below you will find the 300th edition of Page 2. Has it really been that long? Yes it has! At 5-6 pages each, that means I've published something like 1,700 pages worth of Page 2's. Crazy eh? What is Page 2? Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included 46 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness. If you have any interesting items that we might've missed that you think should go in /Film's Page 2 - email us [2]! Header Photo [3]: Abraham Lincoln: Ghostbuster Pajiba [4] lists The 9 TV Actors Who Were Never Supposed To Leave Their Castmates In The Dust [5] Fashionably Geek [6] explains the nerdy ways to say "I Do" Sony Pictures' homevideo will release [7] Bad Teacher on iTunes,...

A host of stars will come to the rescue of animals in need at the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek, California, tonight, January 7.

The Animal Rescue Foundation's 20th annual Stars To The Rescue concert will feature a plethora of music legends, including the Eagles' bassist Timothy B. Schmidt, the Doobie Brothers' Tom Johnston, trumpeter Chris Botti, singer Charlie Williams, and comedians Lewis Black and Kathleen Madigan.

The charity was created in 1991 by Tony and Elaine La Russa to address the needs of companion animals. Arf saves dogs and cats who have run out of time at public shelters and brings people and animals together to enrich each others lives. Arf strives to create a world where every loving dog and cat has a home, where every lonely person has a companion animal, and where children learn to care.

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Rock the Cradle" />American Idol with an edge. That's one way of describing Mtv's newest reality competition, Rock the Cradle, which aims to search for the next superstar. But don't pass it off as just another singing competition, because this time, they're placing the spotlight on the offspring of real-life rock stars to see if they can carry on their parents' legacies.

MTV has rounded up nine individuals who believe that they have what it takes to step out of their parents' shadow and take the music industry by storm.

Like a typical reality competition, there will be weekly performances, which would be the deciding factor for a contestant to stay and progress, or leave and forget about the dream. In fact, the competition heats up when drama ensues in the house where a bunch of kids raised by rock stars share their stories. If you think it's all glamour and fame,...