JBJ Town Hall

Back in February JBJ sat down with Savannah Guthrie and a few lucky fans to record a session of Town Hall for Sirius-XM Radio.  The session aired on The Pulse last week, and has been rebroadcast a couple times on various Sirius-XM channels.

If you missed it, never fear.... you can find it HERE.

In addition to promoting What About Now during its worldwide release week, the interview was timed to air  concurrently with a "quiet" announcement by Sirius-XM that they will stand up a limited-run Bon Jovi Radio channel on their subscription service.  The channel goes live next Friday, March 22.

According to the press release:

"Bon Jovi Radio" will feature music spanning the band's entire career, from their very first song "Runaway," which secured Jon Bon Jovi a record deal, to the new album What About Now, the deluxe version of which includes the hit single "Because We Can,"  "Not Running Anymore," (which Jon originally wrote for the film Stand Up Guys and garnered a Golden Globe nomination for "Best Original Song"), the haunting ballad "Amen," title track "What About Now," and 11 additional new songs. What About Now is scheduled to be released on Tuesday, March 12.

The limited-run channel will also feature live recordings, rarities and solo work from band members, including music from Jon Bon Jovi's soundtrack to the movie Young Guns II for which Jon received a Golden Globe for "Best Original Song" for "Blaze of Glory."

"Bon Jovi Radio" will also be available online at www.siriusxm.com and through the SiriusXM Internet Radio App for smartphones and mobile devices on SiriusXM Limited Engagements 2, in the Pop category.

Katie!

Don't forget.... Jon, Richie and David will be on Katie Couric's show today!  Check your local listings for times.  Jon will be interviewed, then the trio will perform "Amen."

Apparently there will be some discussion of Jon's hair.  Or maybe Katie just wanted to run her fingers through it and got a little carried away.

A bunch more photos from the taping can be found HERE.

Walmart Soundcheck

Check out the new installment of Walmart Soundcheck featuring Bon Jovi at Mohegan Sun Casino, recorded February 8, 2013 (before the snow started).

Setlist:

You Give Love a Bad Name

That's What the Water Made Me

Because We Can

It's My Life

What About Now

Amen

Army of One

Interview

Walmart Soundcheck Promo Clip:

Bruthah, Can You Spare a Dime?

Richie was a busy boy yesterday.  In addition to chatting with fans on Google Plus and Twitter, he stopped by Chelsea Market in NYC to busk as part of the Tip Cup series for a good cause... MusicCares.

photo by DavidsTony

Richie performed three songs "semi-incognito" and accepted a $10,000 donation from Motorola on behalf of the charity.  He probably made a few extra quarters in the tip cup, too.

Thanks to @DavidsTony for the photos and videos.

They're EVERYWHERE!

Set your DVRs and warm up your keyboards, kiddos.... The Boys are EVERYWHERE this week, in honor of the North American Release of What About Now....

Tuesday, March 12:

WalMart Soundcheck: A new mini-concert featuring songs from What About Now will premiere on the the WalMart Soundcheck website.  Recorded February 8, Mohegan Sun, Uncasville CT

CyberRichie:
Mr. Sambora will be in the CyberWorld, answering your questions via Google and Twitter...

Google Hangout:  4 pm EST
Twitter Party:  5 pm EST  (tag your tweets with #AskSambora)

Thursday, March 14:

Bon Jovi will appear on American Idol, performing "Because We Can" (pre-recorded, obviously, as they will be onstage at the KFC Yum Center in Lousiville KY), 8 pm EST

Friday, March 15:

Jon Bon Jovi will be a guest on Katie Couric's syndicated talk show and the band will perform "Amen."  Check your local listings.