Three-and-one-half years into its tenure, Dead & Company launched its summer 2019 tour on May 31 in the spacious Shoreline Amphitheatre, in the South San Francisco Bay region where The Grateful Dead legacy began more than 50 years ago.

DISPATCH will be performing at Thompson’s Point on Saturday, July 20 with special guest Moon Taxi.  The Portland date is one of only a handful of summer stops for the band in 2019.  The upbeat rock band that’s heralded as one of the biggest independent bands in history, is in the middle of one of their most prolific periods to date. Dispatch released a live record called “Live 18” on May 17th which features 21 live recordings - almost all from last summer, including featured performances from tour mates Nahko And Medicine For The People, Raye Zaragoza and Tim Snider.

With Summer clearly on the horizon, today Greensky Bluegrass announces plans for a nationwide Fall Tour.  Kicking off in Arizona and traversing the entire country, the band will be hitting familiar venues and debuting at some new locations.

With the band’s Camp Greensky Music Festival (www.campgreensky.com) happening this weekend in Northern Michigan, the band has plotted Fall Tour 2019 dates from September and into November including:

Nathan Quick is premiering his new single “Southern Miles” via Glide Magazine. Listen here: https://bit.ly/2XbEPxi. As a song of remembrance to a friend and bandmate of Quick’s, “Southern Miles” is an emotional, yet enthralling journey through the stages of grief. “There is a ghost left in the music,” Quick describes.

Critically acclaimed singer-songwriter Marc Cohn and gospel titans Blind Boys of Alabama have announced the August 9th release of Work to Do, via BMG. Produced by John Leventhal, the unique collection combines the songwriting talents of Marc Cohn with the soul-stirring harmonies of Blind Boys of Alabama and falls on the heels of more than a year of live collaborative dates.

Today, Jesse Malin announces Sunset Kids, his first studio album in four years, to be released August 30 via Wicked Cool/The Orchard/Velvet Elk. Sunset Kids, produced by Lucinda Williams and engineered by David Bianco and Geoff Sanoff, was recorded on both coasts between the two artists' touring schedules. It features two songs co-written by Lucinda Williams, as well, including the first single, "Room 13." "Room 13" is referred to as "the heart of the record, about those meditative moments far out of your

React Presents and Jam Productions are thrilled to announce the initial artist lineup for Mamby On The Beach 2019! Chicago’s only beachside summer music festival will return for its fifth year on Friday, August 23rd and Saturday, August 24th at Montrose Beach. The beautiful new location, conveniently located on the city's North Side, will offer additional space to accommodate three stages, beach-friendly games, and all-inclusive activities.

Howlin Rain has announced a new series of live albums entitled, 'Under the Wheels.' The series is intended to be a no-rules, anything goes portrait of the band, culled from multi-track live recordings made on the road. The debut installment, 'Under the Wheels: Live From The Coasts (Volume 1)' is set for August 30th release via Howlin Rain founding member Ethan Miller's Silver Current Records.

Coming off the heels of their outstanding performance at California Roots Music and Arts Festival, ROOTS OF A REBELLION is keeping the good vibes going with the release of their new album Shapes Of A Soul, release May 31. They're also celebrating while out on the road, currently touring alongside Through The Roots (see dates below).

And the hits keep coming. The Bacon Brothers have just added a slew of additional dates to the already action-packed Shaky Ground Tour 2019. “We're excited to be playing some of our favorite places as well as discovering new ones. It'll be fun to go out with some great new music to share!” - Kevin Bacon.