Backstage Access Presents has unveiled the initial artist lineup for its inaugural Napa Valley event, taking place April 14–16. The first round of performers includes: Parker McCollum, Ty Myers, Grace Potter, George Birge, Maggie Rose, Karin Ann, Garrett Bradford, Julia Cole, Allie Colleen, Dalton Davis, Filmore, Ian Flanigan, Kylie Frey, Bradley Gaskin, Erin Grand, Jacob… Continue reading Backstage Access Presents: Napa Valley Announces Inaugural Artist Lineup
When producers Steve Berlin, Joel Savoy, and executive producer John Leopold started assembling musicians from around the country to pay tribute to the late, great Zydeco authority Clifton Chenier on what would’ve been his 100th birthday, they knew they were cooking up something memorable. But the final project, an album titled A Tribute To The… Continue reading Valcour Records’ Clifton Chenier Project, A Tribute To The King Of Zydeco, Takes Home GRAMMY For Best Regional Roots Music Album
Matteo Mancuso | Lobero Theatre | Santa Barbara, CA | January 29th, 2026 – photos by L. Paul Mann If there were any lingering doubts that we are witnessing a historic shift in the evolution of the electric guitar, Matteo Mancuso erased them within the first four bars of his opening number at the… Continue reading Matteo Mancuso Defines the Future of Fusion at the Lobero
Lester Balog (1905–1976). This Machine Kills Fascists. Photographic print, 1941 The Woody Guthrie Center will debut A Dozen Loops: The Radical Voice of Woody Guthrie, a new exhibition exploring Guthrie’s enduring fight for justice through 12 songs that confronted some of the most pressing social issues of his time. The exhibit title is taken from… Continue reading A Dozen Loops: The Radical Voice Of Woody Guthrie opens April 17 at Tulsa’s Woody Guthrie Center
Photo: Courtesy of Soulive There’s a charming Icelandic proverb that reads, “distance makes the mountain blue,” equating to the notion that the further one gets away from something, particularly their home, the more beautiful and nostalgic it becomes in one’s mind. The same can be said about the return of iconic organ trio Soulive and… Continue reading Soulive Return in Full Bloom on Flowers, Their First Album in 15 Years
BRIT FLOYD—”widely recognized as the world’s premiere Pink Floyd experience” (Rolling Stone)—will celebrate the group’s 15th anniversary with the 2026 “The Moon, The Wall and Beyond” world tour spanning North America and beyond. Featuring a state-of-the-art, award-winning laser and light show, massive LED walls, inflatables, and more, the theatrical concert experience’s new shows will honor Pink… Continue reading Brit Floyd Celebrate 15 Years with “The Moon, The Wall and Beyond” World Tour
Sweetwater Music Hall has always occupied sacred ground in the Bay Area’s extended Grateful Dead universe. Since its founding in 1972, the Mill Valley nonprofit venue has served as a gathering place for jam bands, bluegrass pickers, roots traditionalists, and free-spirited musicians carrying forward the hippie-era ethos of community, improvisation, and musical exploration. That lineage… Continue reading Sweetwater Music Hall Channels the Grateful Dead Spirit with Jam, Bluegrass & Roots Shows
There’s an odd peace in which a swampy country music legend like Tony Joe White lives alongside a pair of self-described desert disco DJ mescaleros, Flying Mojito Bros. Something about the pairing just makes sense. Thankfully, Jody White—Tony Joe’s son and official archivist—saw an oasis vision of mashing the two entities together. And the result?… Continue reading Flying Mojito Bros & Tony Joe White Estate Release “Alligator Stomp,” Announce The Swamp Fox
“It’s ultimately a story about trusting in a purpose beyond our control,” says Pert Near Sandstone’s Nate Sipe of the group’s latest single, “Shooting Star.” The tune’s gang-vocal laden chorus back up that sentiment: “In old times they used to say / Soon we’ll have our sunny day / Hard times will start to pay… Continue reading Pert Near Sandstone’s “Shooting Star” Is A Galloping Ponder On Hopelessness And Wishing For A Bit Of Luck
Chicago Farmer, the monicker of Illinois musician Cody Diekhoff, is premiering his new single “Great River Road” today and will release it via streaming services this Friday, February 6. It’s the third single from Homeaid, an album of narrative songs informed by Diekhoff’s rural upbringing. “Great River Road” is an homage to one set of… Continue reading CHICAGO FARMER takes us down the “Great River Road” with his ” a bright and soaring work of folk-rock” premiering today
