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Gov’t Mule Brings Cosmic Southern Rock Fire to Sand Mountain Amphitheater

Photos courtesy of Jean Longuil Frank On Friday, April 27, I made the drive up to see Gov’t Mule at the celestial Sand....

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2026: Eight Days of Musical Bliss

Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks | NOLA | Photos by Andy J. Gordon Every year, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festi....

Molly Tuttle and Ketch Secor: Live and In Love

Ketch Secor and Molly Tuttle | Sweetwater Music Hall | Mill Valley, CA | May 1st, 2026 - photos by Gabriel David Barkin....

Graham Nash at Parker Playhouse Review – Living Archive, Open Wounds

Photos by : Russell Levine The air in Fort Lauderdale felt like it had something to confess Wednesday night, thick, el....

Skeleton Crewe Bring Psychedelic Americana to Alcazar Theatre

Skeleton Crewe | Alcazar Theatre | April 15th, 2026 - photos by L. Paul Mann There is a special kind of magic when a s....

Hoochenanny Festival Welcomes Ten Regional Bands to 2026 Lineup

Hudson River Music Festival Announces Climate Panel with Grahame Lesh

Blues From The Top 2026 Returns to Winter Park With Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Los Lobos and The Wood Brothers

Disco Biscuits Deliver a Precision Heater at Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas

Blackberry Smoke Announces High Tide Getaway 2026 at Dreams Sapphire Resort

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Nest of Singing Birds Announces Digital Release of The Marshall Sessions

Photo: Courtesy of Nest of Singing Birds Nest of Singing Birds, a collective devoted to preserving and sharing the rich tradition of Appalachian ballad singing, will release their album The Marshall Sessions to digital streaming platforms on Friday, June 5, 2026. Originally issued as a limited-run vinyl pressing in December 2025, the album captures thirteen… Continue reading Nest of Singing Birds Announces Digital Release of The Marshall Sessions

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Boston Music Hall Celebrates 50 Years of Grateful Dead’s Legendary 6/11/76 Show

Photo: Courtesy of Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame / Rhino Records Fifty years ago, Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann, Mickey Hart, Keith Godchaux, and Donna Jean Godchaux took the stage at the Boston Music Hall — today’s Boch Center Wang Theatre — and delivered a performance that has lived in the… Continue reading Boston Music Hall Celebrates 50 Years of Grateful Dead’s Legendary 6/11/76 Show

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BeachLife Festival 2026 Opens With Duran Duran, The Chainsmokers and South Bay Energy

Boone Creek’s Landmark 1977 Debut Returns With Unearthed Bonus Tracks

Photo: Courtesy of Craft Recordings / HighTone Records Craft Recordings and HighTone Records proudly announce the long-awaited return of Boone Creek — the self-titled 1977 debut from the boundary-pushing supergroup featuring future bluegrass luminaries Ricky Skaggs, Jerry Douglas, Wes Golding, and Terry Baucom. Long out of print and previously unavailable outside its original release, the… Continue reading Boone Creek’s Landmark 1977 Debut Returns With Unearthed Bonus Tracks

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BeachLife Festival 2026 Draws Record Crowds to Redondo Beach

Photo Credit: JP Cordero / BeachLife Festival Since launching in 2019, BeachLife Festival has quickly established a reputation for combining the best of Southern California’s idyllic culture into a one-of-a-kind experience with something for everyone. This past weekend, more than 40,000 people flocked to Redondo Beach for BeachLife Festival 2026. Friday and Saturday sold out… Continue reading BeachLife Festival 2026 Draws Record Crowds to Redondo Beach

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Susto Stringband Gives an Ode to Their Van on “E-350” ft. Joshua Hedley

Photo: Courtesy of Chris Brennan Today, the Susto Stringband, led by frontman Justin Osborne of the highly lauded alt-country band SUSTO, releases their new single “E-350” featuring Joshua Hedley. No stranger to life on the road, Osborne wrote the song as a dedication to the van that has carried him and his bandmates across the… Continue reading Susto Stringband Gives an Ode to Their Van on “E-350” ft. Joshua Hedley

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Yolonda Lavender, Ja’Leeyna and Asia Sings Shine at Bell’s Spring Concert Series

Yolonda Lavender | photos by Dan Ward The night is wonderfully cool and calm, the perfect spring evening. At Bell’s, Racheal Reinholtz is solving all the last-minute issues before the second show of her Spring Concert Series — and what a show it is going to be. Racheal has convinced three of Kalamazoo’s finest to… Continue reading Yolonda Lavender, Ja’Leeyna and Asia Sings Shine at Bell’s Spring Concert Series

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Bonnaroo Unveils 2026 SuperJam Lineup

Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival has unveiled details of the 2026 edition of its world-famous SuperJam, an all-star show to be led this year by the one and only Kesha and titled KESHA PRESENTS: SUPERJÂM ESOTERÍCA: THE ALCHEMY OF POP. Set for Saturday, June 13, in This Tent at 8:45-10:30 pm, the once-in-a-lifetime performance features… Continue reading Bonnaroo Unveils 2026 SuperJam Lineup

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Spafford Announces New Studio Album “Cat Shop” — Out June 19, 2026

Deep Purple Announces SPLAT!, Their Heaviest Album in Years, Alongside Massive 2026 World Tour

OUT JULY 3 ON earMUSIC DEEP PURPLE will release their new studio album SPLAT! on July 3 via earMUSIC. The band — Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Ian Paice, Don Airey, and Simon McBride — has once again teamed up with renowned producer Bob Ezrin (KISS, Pink Floyd, Lou Reed, Alice Cooper) to craft what they… Continue reading Deep Purple Announces SPLAT!, Their Heaviest Album in Years, Alongside Massive 2026 World Tour

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Folk Alliance International Opens Applications for 2027 Chicago Conference

Photo: Courtesy of Folk Alliance International Folk Alliance International (FAI), the foremost global nonprofit organization dedicated to folk music, has officially opened applications for Official Showcase Artists for its 39th annual conference, set for January 27–31, 2027, in Chicago, Illinois. Applications for Official Showcase Artists opened May 1 and will remain open through June 8,… Continue reading Folk Alliance International Opens Applications for 2027 Chicago Conference

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John Mailander’s Forecast Releases Little Wheel // Hope Looming EP May 8

Photo Credit: Steph Heath with Smiling Eyes Media John Mailander’s Forecast independently releases Little Wheel // Hope Looming on May 8. This three-track EP includes a timely cover of Buffy Sainte-Marie’s “Little Wheel Spin And Spin,” an original instrumental, “Hope, Looming,” and a third short ambient instrumental sample piece. Forecast is a Nashville-based collective of… Continue reading John Mailander’s Forecast Releases Little Wheel // Hope Looming EP May 8

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