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Bringing some much-needed good news to music fans across the country, the Mighty Roots Music, LLC today announced its lineup for the inaugural Mighty Roots Music Festival to be held Friday, October 1 and Saturday, October 2 on historic Stovall Farms, just outside of Clarksdale, Miss., and 70 miles south of Memphis, Tenn. The lineup delivers a diverse array of roots-music performers and a unique experience on the site of the old Stovall Gin Company cotton gin complex and farm where Muddy Waters grew up.

Three former Oysterfest organizers have teamed up to create a San Diego legacy music festival at the scenic Waterfront Park. San Diego Bayfest focuses on a strong musical lineup while exemplifying the finest local food and libations.

After an amazing return starting with Keller Williams, we are gearing up for 4 weekends in a row of GrassRoots Live! down here at Shakori Hills all kicking off this Saturday, May 1st at 7 PM ET with the Grammy Award-winning bluegrass legend the Sam Bush Band and Fireside Collective. Tickets are moving quickly and will be available at at the gate, but if you can't make it in person then you are in luck!

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.

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