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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 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 and Friends | Sweetwater Music Hall | September 28th, 2026 – photos by Gabriel David Barkin Lukas Nelson & Friends headlined the annual benefit for Music Heals International (MHI) at the Sweetwater Music Hall in Mill Valley on Monday this week. Nelson and his stellar bandmates were on top of their game, but… Continue reading 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

Ohana Festival 2026 Opens at Doheny Beach

Billy Idol and Eddie Vedder | photos by L. Paul Mann The air at Doheny State Beach carried the distinct salt-and-sage scent of Southern California’s coast as the 10th-anniversary edition of Ohana Festival kicked off on Friday. Curated with precision by Eddie Vedder, the gathering continues to challenge what a major outdoor music event can… Continue reading Ohana Festival 2026 Opens at Doheny Beach

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

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’

Grateful Dead’s Spring Tour 1985 Keeps Delivering With Two New Play Dead Releases

It’s another Tuesday Dead Drop: “But I can’t stop for nothing, I’m just playing in the band…” This week, David Lemieux brings us the second of two nights from the Grateful Dead’s 1985 Springfield Civic Center run, along with the band’s stop in Portland, Maine, six days later. “Springfield finishes with ‘Jack Straw’ > ‘Sugaree,’… Continue reading Grateful Dead’s Spring Tour 1985 Keeps Delivering With Two New Play Dead Releases

Suwannee Amp Jam #3 Celebrates 20 Years of Bear Creek Spirit

Suwannee Amp Jam #3 will return to the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, Florida, from February 25–27, 2027, celebrating the spirit of the beloved Bear Creek Music & Art Festival 20 years after its inception. The festival’s third edition will feature two sets each from Joe Russo’s Almost Dead and Lettuce,… Continue reading Suwannee Amp Jam #3 Celebrates 20 Years of Bear Creek Spirit

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