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Cowboy Junkies Bring Quiet Thunder to the Lobero

Cowboy Junkies | Lobero Theatre | Santa Barbara, CA | September 20th, 2026 – photos by L. Paul Mann There is a precise frequency at which the Cowboy Junkies operate—a slow-burning, melancholic tranquility that feels not quite like a rock performance and more like a shared, holy secret. Celebrating four decades of making music on… Continue reading Cowboy Junkies Bring Quiet Thunder to the Lobero

Ozzy & Black Sabbath Concert Film Trailer Arrives

Trafalgar Releasing and Mercury Studios today unveil the official trailer for Ozzy & Black Sabbath: Back to the Beginning, as tickets go on sale for the concert film capturing the triumphant final performance from Ozzy Osbourne and the original Black Sabbath lineup. The film opens in cinemas worldwide October 28 for a limited time only.… Continue reading Ozzy & Black Sabbath Concert Film Trailer Arrives

Bobby Rush’s Grammy-Winning Porcupine Meat Gets 10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition

Bobby Rush’s Grammy-Winning Porcupine Meat Gets 10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition

“I Don’t Ever Phone It In”: An Interview with Allison Russell

Allison Russell – photo by Gabriel David Barkin Allison Russell never stops moving. On stage with her band the Rainbow Coalition, she whirls with glee, dancing joyously between her turns at the mic and playing clarinet. When she’s not on tour, she’s likely to be writing new songs, working on a new record, writing a… Continue reading “I Don’t Ever Phone It In”: An Interview with Allison Russell

Al Jardine Brings Beach Boys Classics to Boom Days

Photos: Courtesy of Southern Fields This past Friday night, I had the opportunity to see Al Jardine and the Pet Sounds Band at Boom Days in Fort Payne, Alabama. Boom Days is an annual two-day music, art and regional festival held every September. Fort Payne is probably best known for being the hometown of the… Continue reading Al Jardine Brings Beach Boys Classics to Boom Days

Shadow and Light: Peter Hook & The Light Elevate Post-Punk History at the Hollywood Palladium

photos by L. Paul Mann When Peter Hook steps onto a Hollywood stage, it carries the weight of a 40-year love affair between Manchester post-punk royalty and the sprawling concrete metropolis of Los Angeles. On Saturday night, September 19, 2026, Peter Hook & The Light rolled into the historic Hollywood Palladium, delivering a masterclass in… Continue reading Shadow and Light: Peter Hook & The Light Elevate Post-Punk History at the Hollywood Palladium

DelFest Does Dead Vol. 2 Returns to the Grateful Dead Songbook

DelFest’s bluegrass heart meets the Grateful Dead songbook once again on DelFest Does Dead Vol. 2, a live two-LP collection featuring 12 performances recorded during DelFest 2026 in Cumberland, Maryland. The limited-edition release brings together Grateful Dead interpretations by The Travelin’ McCourys, Toy Factory Project, Blackberry Smoke, Maggie Rose featuring Sierra Hull, The Infamous Stringdusters,… Continue reading DelFest Does Dead Vol. 2 Returns to the Grateful Dead Songbook

Marshall Crenshaw Shares “(We’re Gonna) Shake Up Their Minds”

HILLSBOROUGH, NC — September 23, 2026 — Marshall Crenshaw today shares “(We’re Gonna) Shake Up Their Minds”, the latest track from his forthcoming archival collection, The Bootleg Sounds of Marshall Crenshaw: 1984-87, out October 23 via Yep Roc Records. The album is now available for pre-order. Personally curated by Crenshaw from his archives, the collection… Continue reading Marshall Crenshaw Shares “(We’re Gonna) Shake Up Their Minds”

Steve Earle Announces 12th Annual John Henry’s Friends Benefit With The Waterboys

Steve Earle Announces 12th Annual John Henry’s Friends Benefit With The Waterboys

Jenny Scheinman Announces ‘One Hundred Years Today,’ Shares “Turns The Wagon Wheel”

Early in the recording of her evocative new album, One Hundred Years Today, violinist and composer Jenny Scheinman turned to her band in the studio and exclaimed, “More apocalyptic! This is end-of-times jazz!” She had reconvened the superb, sensitively attuned ensemble first heard on her 2024 album All Species Parade: guitarists Bill Frisell and Julian… Continue reading Jenny Scheinman Announces ‘One Hundred Years Today,’ Shares “Turns The Wagon Wheel”

Squirrel Nut Zippers Announce Three-Night Stanley Hotel Residency

Squirrel Nut Zippers will check in to the Stanley Hotel for a three-night residency February 12–14, 2027, featuring sonic specters, Southern storytelling and Valentine’s Day revelry, with each evening offering a distinctly different Zippers experience. ESTES PARK, Colo. — Music, mayhem and revelry will collide when the maestros of vaudeville, jazz, blues and roots swing… Continue reading Squirrel Nut Zippers Announce Three-Night Stanley Hotel Residency

Grateful Dead’s Hampton and Springfield 1985 Shows Arrive on Play Dead

Tuesday Dead Drops keeps rocking through Spring Tour 1985 with two newly mastered Grateful Dead performances from Hampton Coliseum and Springfield Civic Center. “Night two aboard the Hampton Spaceship starts with Stranger and Cold Rain, but the second set is where our beautifully distractible friends really take over: Scarlet > Hell in a Bucket. Jerry… Continue reading Grateful Dead’s Hampton and Springfield 1985 Shows Arrive on Play Dead

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