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Day Three: Never Miss a Sunday Show

Dave Rawlings and Gillian Welch | Folks Festival | Sunday, August 9th, 2026 - photos by moran There is an old saying i....

Barrelhouse Bluesin’ and Cajun Funk Rockin’ with Little Feat in Northern California

Little Feat - The Center For the Arts | Grass Valley, CA | August 11th, 2026 - photos by Alan Sheckter Little Feat, a ....

From “Peggy-O” to “Cassidy”: Day Two at Rocky Mountain Folks Festival

Valerie June | Planet Bluegrass | Lyons, Colorado | August 8th, 2026 - photos by moran After nearly 14,000 steps and s....

Tedeschi Trucks Band Returns to Red Rocks in Full Force With Chris Robinson and Lukas Nelson

Welcome back, Susan! - photos by Jake Cudek Last month, the critically acclaimed Tedeschi Trucks Band made their annua....

Dogs In A Pile Return to the Stone Pony Summer Stage for a Night of Firsts

Dogs in a Pile | August 8, 2026 | Photos by Jamie Huenefeld/Killahwave and videos by Vinny Vallely Asbury Park has nev....

John R. Miller Announces Fall/Winter Tour in Support of The ...

Old Crow Medicine Show Extends New Year’s Eve Tradition at ...

Pat McGee’s Down The Hatch Returns to the Outer Banks ...

Dave Alvin’s Blackjack David Gets Deluxe Reissue October 16

Suwannee Roots Revival Adds Amelia Day, The Resolvers, Victoria Cardona ...

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Michelle Branch Adds 17-Date Second Leg to Everywhere and Back Again Tour

Grammy Award-winning artist Michelle Branch has announced a 17-date second leg of her sold-out Everywhere and Back Again Tour, following overwhelming demand for the nearly 20-date fall run, which sold out nationwide within one week. The newly announced shows begin February 25, 2027 in Charleston and include stops at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium on February 27,… Continue reading Michelle Branch Adds 17-Date Second Leg to Everywhere and Back Again Tour

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Grateful Dead’s Fall ’87 Philadelphia Shows Arrive on Play Dead

Dead Drops Tuesday visits The Spectrum for the first time, and what better year than 1987? Jerry is back, “Touch of Grey” is everywhere, and the band arrives in Philadelphia to close an incredible Fall Tour out East. “September 22 starts with Brent firing up ‘Hey Pocky Way,’ a beautiful ‘Althea’ and ‘Cassidy’ > ‘Deal’… Continue reading Grateful Dead’s Fall ’87 Philadelphia Shows Arrive on Play Dead

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Allman Betts Family Revival Announces 10th Anniversary “A Decade of Revival” Tour

Rhiannon Giddens Shares “Freight Train” from Forthcoming Album Hope Is the Thing with Feathers

Pulitzer Prize, MacArthur Genius Award winner, and two-time GRAMMY Award-winning artist Rhiannon Giddens today shares “Freight Train,” a spare interpretation of the song made famous by North Carolina music legend Elizabeth Cotten. This latest track from Giddens’ forthcoming album—Hope Is the Thing with Feathers, out September 18 on Nonesuch Records—features only Giddens’ lead vocal and… Continue reading Rhiannon Giddens Shares “Freight Train” from Forthcoming Album Hope Is the Thing with Feathers

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Ashkenaz Keeps the Dead Spirit Alive with Stu Allen and Very Jerry 14

Ashkenaz in Berkeley has another busy stretch of music, dance and community events on the calendar, with several dates standing out for Grateful Dead and Jerry Garcia fans. Grateful Dead Night returns on Wednesday, August 19 with Stu Allen & Reflections, followed one week later by Very Jerry 14 on August 26. The annual celebration… Continue reading Ashkenaz Keeps the Dead Spirit Alive with Stu Allen and Very Jerry 14

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Stanley Jordan Brings the Dead and Jimi Hendrix to Arrowhead Ranch & Retreat

Photos by Howard Horder Despite travel arrangements gone awry, the legendary Stanley Jordan and his band brought their magic to the Catskill Mountains at Arrowhead Ranch & Retreat in Parksville, NY, on Saturday, August 15th. Known mainly for his unique tapping style and jazz/fusion playing, Stanley was a member of Phil & Friends on and… Continue reading Stanley Jordan Brings the Dead and Jimi Hendrix to Arrowhead Ranch & Retreat

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Sweetwater Music Hall Highlights Dead Family, Psychedelic and Roots Shows Through September

Sweetwater Music Hall in Mill Valley has another packed stretch of shows on the calendar, with several dates likely to stand out for Grateful Dead fans, psychedelic music lovers and roots-music regulars. Among the biggest highlights are two nights with Duane Betts and Palmetto Motel on August 28 and 29, a Moonalice Sunday matinee on… Continue reading Sweetwater Music Hall Highlights Dead Family, Psychedelic and Roots Shows Through September

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Vince Guaraldi Trio’s A Charlie Brown Christmas Certified 6X Platinum by the RIAA

Following last year’s 75th anniversary celebrations of PEANUTS® and the 60th anniversary of A Charlie Brown Christmas, the album has now been officially certified 6X Platinum by the RIAA—commemorating six million album sales and streaming equivalents in the U.S. and making it the best-selling jazz album of all time. To celebrate this feat, Craft Recordings… Continue reading Vince Guaraldi Trio’s A Charlie Brown Christmas Certified 6X Platinum by the RIAA

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Emma Dayhuff Announces New Album Mountains, Shares “The River”

Picture yourself as a dot in a vast mountain range. Early in the morning, you ascend a ridgeline as a thick bank of fog sweeps over the adjacent mountainside, fills the canyon below, and begins to overtake you. As you reach the peak, a second bank of fog rises to meet the first, creating a… Continue reading Emma Dayhuff Announces New Album Mountains, Shares “The River”

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Antone’s 50th Presents Chicago Bound, Out August 28

Arriving August 28, 2026, Antone’s 50th Presents Chicago Bound: Honoring Muddy, Cliff & Blue celebrates 50 years of Antone’s history while setting the stage for what comes next. In what Hal Horowitz of Blues Music Magazine calls “another quality accolade to the man and the club that birthed, and was the home to, so many… Continue reading Antone’s 50th Presents Chicago Bound, Out August 28

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Longhorn Ballroom & Ray Benson Announce Still The King: A Celebration Of Country and Western Music

Dallas, TX – August 14, 2026 – From its very beginning, Dallas’s Longhorn Ballroom has been a stalwart venue for the Western Swing sound, originally opened by none other than the genre’s pioneer, Bob Wills. And in the seventy-six years since then, through different proprietors and seasons of change, it has never stopped hosting the… Continue reading Longhorn Ballroom & Ray Benson Announce Still The King: A Celebration Of Country and Western Music

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