In 2023, Shakti acknowledged their 50th anniversary by recording their first new studio album in more than 45 years – the GRAMMY™ award-winning This Moment – and embarking on a celebratory international tour. Then, just over a year after the tour’s end, “a curtain came down on a monumental part of my life,” recalls guitarist, composer, and Shakti Co-Founder John McLaughlin.

This Saturday, the Hudson River Music Festival took over Croton Point Park for a full day of live music, family activities, celebration and outdoor fun. Presented by Riverfest FPS (For Pete’s Sake), Dayglo Presents, and Harper House Music Foundation and rooted in the spirit of Toshi and Pete Seeger’s folk picnics, the new festival brought together music lovers, environmental advocates, and families for a vibrant celebration.

Genre-bending singer-songwriter Rayland Baxter will return to Colorado this summer for a special co-bill with celebrated troubadour Langhorne Slim at the historic Fox Theatre on Thursday, August 7, 2025.

Telluride Bluegrass is proud to announce their partnership with nugs, which ensures Festivarians near and far can experience the magic of this year’s festival via livestream, from the comfort of their home. Physically taking place this weekend, June 19-22, in beautiful Telluride, Colorado, the festival is ground zero for the ever-expansive roots music scene, and this year’s lineup is a continuation of this truth. 

Antone’s: 50 Years Of The Blues - the five-disc, 41-track box set celebrating the legendary Austin music venue - has been previewed today with a pair of advance singles from Gary Clark Jr. and Los Lobos. Calling on their deep ties to the club’s rich history and enduring spirit, these trailblazing artists have each shared a never-heard recording in celebration of Antone’s 50th anniversary.

The fourth annual Ramble Festival, taking place just outside Darlington, MD will kick off on October 10th and is excited to unveil the full 2025 artist lineup including the newly announced regional fan favorites Piegeons Playing Ping Pong.