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Elvis Costello’s My Aim Is True Expanded for 49th Anniversary Box Set

On October 2, UMe will release My Aim Is True (49th Anniversary Edition), a five-CD box set telling the story of how Declan MacManus became Elvis Costello—and how his debut album, recorded in a small London studio, was the first public step in a singular and enduring career. Pre-order My Aim Is True (49th Anniversary… Continue reading Elvis Costello’s My Aim Is True Expanded for 49th Anniversary Box Set

Dropkick Murphys Announce 2027 St. Patrick’s Day Tour

Dropkick Murphys have announced dates with direct support from Home Front and Spiritual Cramp across the U.S. and Canada for their St. Patrick’s Day 2027 Tour. The six-week trek launches February 5 in Albuquerque and will include stops across Canada, along with U.S. shows throughout the country. The band’s Boston hometown shows will be announced… Continue reading Dropkick Murphys Announce 2027 St. Patrick’s Day Tour

Boston Fiddle Funk Festival Comes to Somerville

Boston Fiddle Funk Festival Comes to Somerville

Nothing If Not Announce Debut Album Gutter Gardens

Indiana progressive rock band Nothing If Not will release their debut album, Gutter Gardens, on October 30. The 11-track album moves through progressive rock, psychedelia, folk and jazz, with three singles already available: “Isolation,” “A Flag Half-Mast (Still Flies)” and “Broken People Factory.” The band’s live sound is built around an unusual setup developed by… Continue reading Nothing If Not Announce Debut Album Gutter Gardens

Mt. Joy Marks a Decade With a Sold-Out Night in Richmond

Mt. Joy. | Richmond, VA | September 29th, 2026 – photos by Philip Andrews Some nights just line up. The weather cooperated, the crowd showed up early, and by the time the lights came up on the stage at Allianz Amphitheater in Richmond on September 29, 2026, the place was packed from the pit to… Continue reading Mt. Joy Marks a Decade With a Sold-Out Night in Richmond

The Mystery Train Band Brings Jerry Garcia Songbook to Bar Aida

The Mystery Train Band will bring the music of the Jerry Garcia Band to Bar Aida in Larchmont, New York, on Saturday, October 24. Based in western Connecticut, The Mystery Train Band performs Garcia/Hunter songs alongside the Bob Dylan, Motown and reggae material Jerry Garcia made his own. The group formed in 2023 and has… Continue reading The Mystery Train Band Brings Jerry Garcia Songbook to Bar Aida

The Red Clay Strays Extend Grateful Tour With 2027 Arena and Amphitheater Dates

The Red Clay Strays will carry on their epic “Grateful Tour” with a new run of 2027 headline shows in arenas and amphitheaters across North America. The newly announced dates begin January 22, 2027, at Raleigh, NC’s Lenovo Center and then continue into late September. Highlights include Rosemont, IL’s Allstate Arena (January 28), Cleveland, OH’s… Continue reading The Red Clay Strays Extend Grateful Tour With 2027 Arena and Amphitheater Dates

Dave’s Picks Vol. 59 Brings Grateful Dead’s 1991 Boston Garden Show to Play Dead

Dave’s Picks Vol. 59 is out today, bringing the Grateful Dead’s September 26, 1991, performance at Boston Garden to Play Dead. The official release is now available to stream in high resolution exclusively through the Grateful Dead’s streaming service. The show captures the six-member incarnation of the band featuring keyboardists Vince Welnick and Bruce Hornsby… Continue reading Dave’s Picks Vol. 59 Brings Grateful Dead’s 1991 Boston Garden Show to Play Dead

Lukas Nelson & Friends Celebrate Bob Weir at Mill Valley Benefit

Lukas Nelson & Friends Celebrate Bob Weir at Mill Valley Benefit

Tab Benoit’s 2002 Blue Heaven Performance Arrives as Blues Masters Live

On October 23, Acoustic Sounds will release Blues Masters Live, a double album of Tab Benoit’s October 19, 2002, performance at Blue Heaven Studios in Salina, Kansas, for the Fifth Annual Blues Masters at the Crossroads concert series. Recorded when Benoit was 34 and already one of the most distinctive guitarists to emerge from Louisiana,… Continue reading Tab Benoit’s 2002 Blue Heaven Performance Arrives as Blues Masters Live

Bobby Weir’s Blue Mountain Celebrated With 10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition

Ten years after its original release, Bobby Weir’s acclaimed Blue Mountain will be celebrated with an expanded digital deluxe edition. Blue Mountain: 10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition is due November 20 via Rhino/WMG and features previously unreleased recordings, live performances and more. The celebration begins today as pre-orders open for a new 2LP pressing of the… Continue reading Bobby Weir’s Blue Mountain Celebrated With 10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition

Marty Thompson Resurrects 1915 Graveyard Lore on ‘Spoon River Anthology’

SILVERTHORNE, Colo. — September 25, 2026 — On October 9, independent roots songwriter and producer Marty Thompson will release “Unknown,” the driving lead single from his upcoming analog Americana concept album, Spoon River Anthology. Tracked live in a Silverthorne, Colorado, cabin, the project resurrects the gritty graveyard lore of Edgar Lee Masters’ iconic 1915 poetry… Continue reading Marty Thompson Resurrects 1915 Graveyard Lore on ‘Spoon River Anthology’

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