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Rocky Mountain Folks Festival Day One: Heat, Humor, Protest Songs and Jesse Welles

Jesse Welles - photos by moran Day one of the 36th annual Rocky Mountain Folks Festival in Lyons was a marathon, parti....

A Village Called RockyGrass

Sam Bush | RockyGrass | Lyons, Colorado - photos by Debra Lambert For three days each July, Planet Bluegrass, along th....

Present in the Moment: Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival 2026

The Del McCoury Band | Grey Fox Bluegrass - photos by Stites McDaniel Typically, my drive to a festival is when I begi....

Phish Hits a Grand Slam at Fenway Park Night One-Leaving Bases Loaded in the Bottom of the 9th

Fenway Park | Boston, MA | July 31st, 2026 - photos by Scott Kepnes “Just everyone in here, try to imagine what it wou....

Dead of Summer 2026 Brings the Grateful Dead Songbook Back to Vermont

Brown Eyed Women | Dead of Summer Festival | Londonderry, Vermont | July 9–12, 2026 | - photos by Howard Horder The on....

John “Papa” Gros Announces New Album GIANTS, Out August 21

Uncle Lucius Announces New Album Open Eyes, Broken Heart, Out ...

Clay Street Unit Brings the Party to Live from the ...

YES’s Pivotal Orchestral Album Magnification With Half-Speed Remaster Out September ...

Gov’t Mule Announces New Year’s Eve Show in Boston

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David Nelson Band & Friends to Headline Benefit at Sweetwater Music Hall for California Youth Music Program

The California Bluegrass Association, in partnership with Help’s On The Way, will present a special benefit concert at Sweetwater Music Hall in Mill Valley on Thursday, September 10, 2026. The event will raise funds for the organization’s Afterschool Bluegrass Club program, which provides subsidized music education to underserved youth across California. A Patron Reception will… Continue reading David Nelson Band & Friends to Headline Benefit at Sweetwater Music Hall for California Youth Music Program

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Montclair Jazz Festival Returns August 15 With Dianne Reeves, Christian McBride, Patrice Rushen and More

The 17th annual Montclair Jazz Festival Downtown Jamboree returns to the heart of downtown Montclair, New Jersey, on Saturday, August 15, at the historic eight-acre Lackawanna Plaza. Presented by the nationally recognized nonprofit JAZZ HOUSE KiDS, this year’s festival will feature Dianne Reeves, the Christian McBride Big Band with Bilal, Patrice Rushen, Spanish Harlem Orchestra,… Continue reading Montclair Jazz Festival Returns August 15 With Dianne Reeves, Christian McBride, Patrice Rushen and More

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Pretty Lights’ Yahn Dawn Reveals 2026 Daily Lineups and “A Trip Thru Time” Experience

Jim Choukas Bradley Draws on a Lifetime of Travel and American History for Black Hills Ranger

Singer-songwriter Jim Choukas Bradley will release his second album, Black Hills Ranger, on Friday, August 7. Recorded in Nashville, the new collection draws from a life spent traveling across the country, studying American history, practicing law, raising a family, and writing songs rooted in the people and places he has encountered along the way. Black… Continue reading Jim Choukas Bradley Draws on a Lifetime of Travel and American History for Black Hills Ranger

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Annapolis Baygrass Music Festival Adds Cris Jacobs and Announces 2026 Workshops

The Annapolis Baygrass Music Festival has added Cris Jacobs as a special Sunday guest for its 2026 edition, returning to Sandy Point State Park along the Chesapeake Bay in Annapolis, Maryland, on Saturday and Sunday, September 19–20. “Baygrass is one of those festivals that just gets it right,” Jacobs says. “It’s a beautiful place, great… Continue reading Annapolis Baygrass Music Festival Adds Cris Jacobs and Announces 2026 Workshops

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Mimi Fishman Foundation Launches Phish 2025 Show-Used Drumhead and Drumstick Charity Auction

The Mimi Fishman Foundation has announced a new Phish charity auction featuring show-used drumheads and drumsticks from the band’s 2025 summer tour. Each auction lot includes one drumhead and one drumstick, both signed by Phish drummer Jon Fishman and used during shows on the 2025 summer run. The auction is live now and will close… Continue reading Mimi Fishman Foundation Launches Phish 2025 Show-Used Drumhead and Drumstick Charity Auction

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The Red Clay Strays on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night

Photo Credit: Todd Owyoung Last night, The Red Clay Strays performed for their second time on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Off of their new album Grateful, the band brought the ripping, high-energy track “Don’t Wanna Know” to the Studio 6B stage. The performance arrives days ahead of the band’s sold-out show at Madison… Continue reading The Red Clay Strays on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night

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Steve Earle and Los Lobos Release Collaborative New Single “Volver a Celaya”

Steve Earle and Los Lobos have released their first-ever collaboration, “Volver a Celaya,” through New West Records. Earle originally wrote the song during intimate songwriting workshops he taught last spring at the Jalopy Theatre and School of Music in Red Hook, Brooklyn. He later met with Los Lobos in Richmond, Virginia, where Steve Berlin produced… Continue reading Steve Earle and Los Lobos Release Collaborative New Single “Volver a Celaya”

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Dolly Parton to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at 2026 Americana Honors & Awards

Deadtronica and Keller Williams’ Grateful Grass Salute Jerry Garcia at Brooklyn Bowl

August 1, 2026 carried a double load. Not only would Jerry Garcia have turned eighty-four, but this was also seventeen years to the season since Brooklyn Bowl first opened inside the old Hecla Iron Works building on Wythe Avenue in Brooklyn, NY. Peter Shapiro’s Williamsburg room marked the occasion the only way that made sense,… Continue reading Deadtronica and Keller Williams’ Grateful Grass Salute Jerry Garcia at Brooklyn Bowl

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Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Adds Alison Krauss & Union Station, Sierra Hull, Aaron Lee Tasjan and More to 2026 Lineup

Photo Credit: Jay Blakesburg Hardly Strictly Bluegrass has announced a new round of performers for its 2026 festival, returning to San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park from Friday, October 2, through Sunday, October 4. Now in its 26th year, the free music festival will once again present an eclectic lineup spanning bluegrass, Americana, rock, folk, roots… Continue reading Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Adds Alison Krauss & Union Station, Sierra Hull, Aaron Lee Tasjan and More to 2026 Lineup

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Full Cord Teams With Billy Strings on New Single “How a Muse Gets By”

Michigan bluegrass band Full Cord will release its new single, “How a Muse Gets By,” featuring Billy Strings, on Friday, August 7. The track marks the second collaboration between the longtime friends and the second release from FCBS, a special two-song, seven-inch vinyl record set to debut August 28 at the Ionia Freak Fair. Built… Continue reading Full Cord Teams With Billy Strings on New Single “How a Muse Gets By”

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