Collectors and vinyl evangelists have marked their calendars for this year’s version of Record Store Day: RSD Drops, a two-part celebration this June 12th and July 17th. To commemorate #RSDDrops, Crosley Radio has teamed up with Apple Corps Ltd to release what could be the most highly anticipated exclusive turntable in Record Store Day history: The Beatles Yellow Submarine Portfolio Turntable. The deal was brokered by Thread Shop, Sony Music’s licensing and merchandising division.

The 2021 lineup for Railbird Festival has been revealed and it is stacked with several amazing acts spanning multiple genres. The two-day festival will be held August 28-29, 2021.

Saturday headliners Dave Matthews Band and Sunday headliners My Morning Jacket will set the tone for the weekend, although dozens of other bands and artists are included on the lineup.

Starting May 15, 2021, the late Country Music Legendary Singer-Songwriter Freddy Powers, widely credited for bringing Dixieland Jazz into the Nashville mainstream, will return to stores with a new memoir, THE SPREE OF 83: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF FREDDY POWERS (Natural High Books/Baker & Taylor) alongside an accompanying digital soundtrack and 2 new live albums, available April 23.

International four-part musical hybrid project Gone Gone Beyond, whose original music been described as “mesmerizing future folk” by Consequence of Sound, has released a live, acoustic performance video of their harmonic single “Coast.” PRESS HERE to watch the video, filmed in Baja, CA and featuring Sean Rodman of Moontricks on banjo.

After nearly seven years, GRAMMY and Academy Award-nominated rock band Counting Crows have announced their highly anticipated new project, BUTTER MIRACLE, SUITE ONE. Produced by Brian Deck, the four-track, nineteen-minute suite is set for worldwide release on May 21st via BMG and is available for pre-order HERE.

A portion of the proceeds made from ticket sales will be donated to the Colorado Healing Fund.

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There's a story that Stevie Nicks wanted to join Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers...They had some major hits together; yet, she never joined the band full time.

Indian Ranch unveiled its 75th Anniversary Season and announced a multi-year partnership with Mike’s Hard Lemonade to present the Mike’s Hard Lemonade Summer Concert Series in Webster, MA.

In celebration of the legendary Ella Fitzgerald’s 104th birthday, one of her most enduring and beloved duets with Louis Armstrong, “Cheek To Cheek,” has received a whimsical new animated video. Directed by Brooklyn-based artist Wendy Cong Zhao, the video, inspired by vintage pencil-line drawings, portrays two lovers who meet, separate, and come together again through a series of imaginative, animated dance scenes.

As Umphrey’s McGee embarks on its Plan Bee Tour, a collection of double-header, COVID-compliant and socially distant rock & roll shows this spring, livestream concert experience industry producer TourGigs is making it possible for those who can’t attend in person to experience the show straight from home – live streamed in pristine HD with soundboard audio.

Bob Weir and Wolf Bros are excited to confirm two nights at Colorado’s iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre, June 8 and 9, followed by two nights at the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater in Vail, June 11 and 12. The dates mark their first live shows since Chicago in March 2020. Tickets go on sale April 30 HERE.

“Been too long,” Weir says of the performance, “but I can’t think of a better place to pick it back up…”