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Boston Fiddle Funk Festival Comes to Somerville

Boston-based Scottish fiddle powerhouse Scottish Fish will join forces with Neil Pearlman’s groundbreaking Celtic-funk collective Neil Pearlman & the Wallbreakers for the Boston Fiddle Funk Festival presented by Passim at Arts at The Armory in Somerville, MA on November 20th. This high-energy night features two of the region’s premier Celtic acts, celebrated for their technical… Continue reading 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 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 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

Ohana Festival 2026 Opens at Doheny Beach

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

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

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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