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Ashkenaz Announces Grateful Dead Nights, Afro Dead and Summer World Music Schedule

Ashkenaz in Berkeley has announced a summer schedule featuring four Grateful Dead-related shows alongside reggae, Zydeco, flamenco, Afrobeat, Cuban music and social dance events. The Dead-focused run begins Wednesday, June 17, with Stu Allen & Mars Hotel. Allen has long been a fixture in the Bay Area’s Grateful Dead community, and the performance is part… Continue reading Ashkenaz Announces Grateful Dead Nights, Afro Dead and Summer World Music Schedule

Sweetwater Music Hall Announces Grateful Dead Tributes, Roots Music and Summer Concerts

Sweetwater Music Hall has announced a wide-ranging summer schedule led by several shows tied closely to the Grateful Dead community, along with bluegrass, Americana, reggae, folk, rock and free local events. The Dead-related run begins Saturday, June 20, with The Anton Collection. Led by longtime ZERO drummer Greg Anton, the septet will perform songs Anton… Continue reading Sweetwater Music Hall Announces Grateful Dead Tributes, Roots Music and Summer Concerts

Amp Melo Releases Sun-Drenched New Single “Quiet”

Amp Melo Releases Sun-Drenched New Single “Quiet”

The Federales Frontman Benjamin Miller Announces Grateful Dead-Inspired EP So What

Benjamin Miller, frontman for Minneapolis country band The Federales, will release his Grateful Dead-inspired solo EP, So What, on July 10. The three-song collection is a love letter to the Grateful Dead and the band’s community, told from the perspective of a fan. The title track, “So What,” is available now. LISTEN | PRE-SAVE “Dreamy… Continue reading The Federales Frontman Benjamin Miller Announces Grateful Dead-Inspired EP So What

Ettore Buzzini Releases Southern Gothic Bluegrass Single “Out in the Marshy Waters”

Fascinating bluegrass wunderkind Ettore Buzzini serves up a short-form Southern Gothic murder ballad with his new single, “Out in the Marshy Waters,” available now through Patuxent Music. LISTEN TO “OUT IN THE MARSHY WATERS” The fast-paced tale blends banjo-driven bluegrass with psychological drama, set among cypress swamps and shadowy marshes. The song is the frantic… Continue reading Ettore Buzzini Releases Southern Gothic Bluegrass Single “Out in the Marshy Waters”

Mountain Grass Unit Announces Expansive Appalachian Smoke Tour

Mountain Grass Unit today announce the Appalachian Smoke Tour, an expansive fall headline run carrying the Birmingham-born band across more than 40 dates in support of their debut studio album, Appalachian Smoke, arriving August 28 via Dualtone Records. The tour begins August 17 in Cleveland and continues through late November, bringing the band through landmark… Continue reading Mountain Grass Unit Announces Expansive Appalachian Smoke Tour

Grace Potter Covers Woody Guthrie & Gnarls Barkley For ‘Songs of U.S.’ America 250 Project

Photo Credit: Lexi Matuson Grace Potter is the latest spotlighted artist in Salt Lick Sessions’ new Songs of U.S. series, offering a moving cover of Woody Guthrie’s “This Land Is Your Land” and an in-depth interview about how music tells the evolving story of America. Potter is one of the first few artists featured in… Continue reading Grace Potter Covers Woody Guthrie & Gnarls Barkley For ‘Songs of U.S.’ America 250 Project

Judy Collins Announces “Sweet Judy Blue Eyes” Farewell Tour

Judy Collins will say thank you and farewell to her fans on one final tour of over 50 dates spanning from July through spring of 2027. Collins’ “Sweet Judy Blue Eyes” Farewell Tour was detailed today by the beloved icon of folk music. The tour will visit a host of legendary venues, including Tanglewood, a… Continue reading Judy Collins Announces “Sweet Judy Blue Eyes” Farewell Tour

Gil Evans Orchestra Celebrates Miles Davis at The Cutting Room

Gil Evans Orchestra Celebrates Miles Davis at The Cutting Room

Imeru Tafari, I-Wayne and Yohan Marley Unite on “Guardian”

Three generations of conscious reggae music come together in a powerful display of spiritual conviction and cultural pride on “Guardian,” the new single from Imeru Tafari, I-Wayne, and Yohan Marley, released on Friday, June 12, 2026, via Ghetto Youths International. Produced by Koastal Kings, “Guardian” is a militant and spiritually grounded roots reggae record deeply… Continue reading Imeru Tafari, I-Wayne and Yohan Marley Unite on “Guardian”

The Dead South Release New Cover “Rox in the Box”

The Dead South dig into the indie folk canon with “Rox in the Box,” a new cover released today. A return to themes of peril and struggle, the song retells the harrowing details of the century-old Granite Mountain/Speculator Mine disaster. In subject and sound, their gritty, gothic take on The Decemberists’ song recalls their own… Continue reading The Dead South Release New Cover “Rox in the Box”

Elizabeth Cook Announces New Album Great Television

For more than two decades, Elizabeth Cook has operated outside the machinery of mainstream country while staking her claim as one of American music’s most vital storytellers. On her new album Great Television, due August 14 via Thirty Tigers, the Florida-bred singer/songwriter maps the hidden corners of the American experience with both daring self-revelation and… Continue reading Elizabeth Cook Announces New Album Great Television

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