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In The News: Replacements, Mynabirds, Bill Hicks, Muse, Chris Stamey, Game Theory And More

Replacements

Rhino will issue an eight-disc boxed set featuring the work of the Replacements on April 14. The Complete Studio Albums 1981-1990 contains the band’s seven studio albums and one EP. The band will kick off its “Back By Unpopular Demand” tour—its first in 24 years—on April 9 … The third album from Mynabirds, Lovers Know, is due this summer from Saddle Creek … Bill Hicks’ entire catalog of stand-up albums will be reissued by Comedy Dynamics beginning April 28 with his audio discography; a DVD boxed set of his video catalog will be out August 18 … Drones is the new record from Muse, set for a June 9 release via Warner Bros. The band has also announced a short U.K. tour during this month … On June 2, Chris Stamey will release his first studio album in two years, Euphoria, via Yep Roc … Eagle Rock has announced the May 26 release of Live At The Orleans Arena Las Vegas, a live film featuring Styx’s performance in Sin City last summer. Available on DVD, Blu-ray, CD and digital formats, it also contains bonus interviews with the band … Beauty Pill’s new album, Beauty Pill Describes Things As They Are, will be available from Butterscotch on April 21 … Stages, a new record featuring Josh Groban performing musical theater songs (with the help of guests Kelly Clarkson, Audra McDonald and Chris Botti), will be released April 28 via Reprise … Real Nighttime, the second Game Theory album (originally released 30 years ago), will be reissued complete with 13 bonus tracks by Omnivore on March 17 … April 7 will see the release of Shania: Still The One Live From Vegas, a concert film showcasing Shania Twain’s two-year residency in Las Vegas, via Eagle Rock.

—Emily Costantino