March 2021

The long-awaited, much anticipated Samantha Fish Cigar Box Guitar Festival – New Orleans, is totally virtual, taking place both Friday, March 19 and Saturday, March 20, at 7pm CT/8pm ET, and streaming on

The new album from Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band, Dance Songs for Hard Times, is scheduled for independent release April 9, 2021 via Thirty Tigers.

Ahead of that, the band released a video (“Ways and Means”) last month and a second single, “Too Cool to Dance,”on March 9.

Acclaimed Jazz/Blues Artist Sara Michaels, who is renowned for her lush and soulful voice and captivating stage presence, has revealed details for the first single from a new collection of songs that she is currently working on. “Hard Winter,” which she says she wrote in the midst of the Pandemic as a way to “find hope, healing and joy again,” is available now on all DSPs, along with her poignant video https://youtu.be/extezvXW7FY.

SAVE OUR STAGES “ONE YEAR DARK” MARQUEE CAMPAIGN - Independent music venues across the country will be putting up similar messaging on their marquees, such as “One Year Dark” and “No Shows Since 3/13/20,” in recognition of one year being shuttered due to COVID-19.

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Following tremendous success in the fall at Showtime at the Drive-In, today’s announcement by All Good Presents puts a focus on the safe return of bringing live concert experiences to its hometown of Frederick, MD.

It’s Showtime at the Drive-In boasts a state-of-the art sound system, a cosmic light show and a massive 20’x 40’ LED video wall uniquely positioned above the stage, plus local foods, craft brews and a safe environment to experience live music once again.

Noel Paul Stookey, better known as the “Paul” of the seminal 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul & Mary, continues to embrace his role as an elder statesman of what was once referred to as “protest music.” On March 22, Neworld Multimedia will release JUST CAUSES, a carefully curated compilation of 15 Stookey tracks, each bearing a theme of social concern. Freshly remixed and remastered by John Stuart, Stookey has paired each song in the collection with an appropriate designated non-profit organization to benefit from the