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Bourbon & Beyond 2026 Celebrates Music and Kentucky Culture

All photos: Courtesy of Danny Wimmer Presents For two consecutive weekends every September, Danny Wimmer Presents tran....

BERTHA and Pink Talking Fish Throw the Capitol Theatre a 100th Birthday Party

Capitol Theatre 100th Anniversary | September 19, 2026 | Photos by Jamie Huenefeld/Killahwave and videos by Vinny Valle....

Annapolis Baygrass Festival Brings Two Days of Music to the Chesapeake Bay

Béla Fleck | Annapolis Baygrass Festival 2026 | photos by Howard Horder The Annapolis Baygrass Music Festival has quic....

Dark Star Orchestra Brings 9/24/76 Back to William & Mary

Dark Star Orchestra | Williamsburg, VA | September 26th, 2026 - photos by Philip Andrews Fifty years and two days afte....

Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion Celebrates 25 Years of Music and History

photos by Jon Rosenberger Bristol Tennessee is also Bristol Virginia. And Bristol Virginia is also Bristol Tennessee. ....

Boston Fiddle Funk Festival Comes to Somerville

Nothing If Not Announce Debut Album Gutter Gardens

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

The Mystery Train Band Brings Jerry Garcia Songbook to Bar ...

The Red Clay Strays Extend Grateful Tour With 2027 Arena ...

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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Béla Fleck Shares Live “Tennessee” Featuring Billy Strings

Photo Credit: Jesse Borrell Béla Fleck has released a live take of the beloved bluegrass staple “Tennessee,” featuring Billy Strings, a standout on Fleck’s upcoming album Live Heart: My Bluegrass Heart at the Ryman, out October 16 via Béla Fleck Productions/Thirty Tigers. Listen to “Tennessee” here and watch the performance video. Also check out the… Continue reading Béla Fleck Shares Live “Tennessee” Featuring Billy Strings

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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

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

Oteil & Friends Bring All-Star Lineup to Boulder Theater

Oteil & Friends will bring an all-star lineup featuring Steve Kimock, Jason Crosby, Lamar Williams Jr., Johnny Kimock and Tom Guarna to the Boulder Theater on Thursday, March 4, 2027. Two-time Grammy Award-winning bassist Oteil Burbridge has spent more than three decades touring and recording at the highest level of modern music. Most recently known… Continue reading Oteil & Friends Bring All-Star Lineup to Boulder Theater

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Toy Factory Project Announces Spartanburg Homecoming Show

With only a handful of shows under their belt, Toy Factory Project has quickly generated excitement among the live music community. The all-star ensemble honoring the legacy of Marshall Tucker Band co-founder Toy Caldwell recently announced a small run of December dates, two of which sold out within weeks. Now, announced as the final opportunity… Continue reading Toy Factory Project Announces Spartanburg Homecoming Show

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Wooten Hill Announces ‘How Did We Get Here’

Photo credit: Russ Harrington NASHVILLE, Tenn. — September 26, 2026 — Wooten Hill, the Americana duo of Grammy-nominated, Dove Award-winning singer-songwriter Kim Hill and celebrated songwriter, musician and award-winning film composer Paulette Wooten, announces its new album, How Did We Get Here, available digitally October 23, 2026, via Parker & Yon Records. A vinyl edition… Continue reading Wooten Hill Announces ‘How Did We Get Here’

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