Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and musician Billy Strings will continue his headline tour this spring with newly confirmed stops at St. Augustine’s St. Augustine Amphitheatre (three nights), Tampa’s Yuengling Center, Charlottesville’s John Paul Jones Arena, Cary’s Koka Booth Amphitheatre (three nights), Grand Rapids’ Van Andel Arena (two nights), Kansas City’s T-Mobile Center, and Lexington’s Rupp… Continue reading BILLY STRINGS CONFIRMS 2025 SPRING HEADLINE TOUR
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats continue their milestone first arena tour next month, including a newly added date at Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun, as well as performances in Los Angeles at the Kia Forum, Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena, and multiple shows in Canada, including one at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena. The tour also features a landmark… Continue reading NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHT SWEATS CONTINUE FIRST EVER ARENA TOUR
Shakedown Strings, the Kansas City acoustic trio, is bringing the boisterous music of The Grateful Dead to Alaska for a five-show tour this month. Rob Shatzer, the band’s sponsor and Alaskan promoter, is returning to Alaska for the first time in 16 years, where he published a monthly entertainment guide called AK This Month and… Continue reading Shakedown Vegas Presents Shakedown Strings – Truckin’ to Alaska
Gulf Coast Records proudly announces the March 28, 2025, release of I Love Freddie King, the new album from acclaimed guitarist Popa Chubby, featuring special guests Joe Bonamassa, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, and Mike Zito. CD pre-orders are now available at Popa Chubby’s website: https://www.popachubby.com/; digital pre-orders will be available starting January 31. An ambitious list… Continue reading Acclaimed Guitarist Popa Chubby & Friends Celebrate a Guitar Legend on I Love Freddie King Album, Coming March 28, 2025, from Gulf Coast Records
Acoustic Sounds announces their latest high quality reissue, Steely Dan’s groundbreaking fourth studio album, Katy Lied. This gold-selling classic, originally released in 1975, has been meticulously remastered for an Ultra High Quality Record (UHQR) reissue, the pinnacle of vinyl craftsmanship. Available on January 31st, 2025, and available for pre-order HERE, the release is the latest… Continue reading Acoustic Sounds Unveils Definitive Ultra High Quality Record Vinyl Reissue of Steely Dan's Katy Lied
Celebrated fiddler, vocalist, and songwriter Becky Buller kicks off 2025 with the release of her empowering new single, “Reach.” Featuring a powerhouse lineup of Alison Brown (banjo), Sierra Hull (mandolin, harmony vocals), Missy Raines (bass), and Molly Tuttle (guitar, harmony vocals), this vibrant track is a testament to collaboration and musical excellence. Originally penned by… Continue reading Becky Buller Rings in the New Year with Inspiring New Single "Reach"
SONGS OF THE CARTER FAMILY is a rootsy, intimate new offering from Pam Linton, a true troubadour of the road for decades, based largely in the upper Midwest. Recorded in North Carolina, Pam is joined by some of acoustic music’s finest talents, including Darin & Brooke Aldridge, Corrina Rose & Jeremy Stephens, and David Johnson.… Continue reading Pam Linton Releases Songs of the Carter Family
Goose returned to the Moody Center on December 31, 2024, to close out the year with a bang at a show billed as a formal event. The band donned button-up shirts, ties, slacks, capes, and masquerade masks reminiscent of The Phantom of the Opera. These masks, along with roses, were handed out to the crowd… Continue reading Goose Rings In the New Year With An Inspired Texas-Sized Performance
Dopapod—the word has no defined meaning, but if it did, it might read something like: improvisational jazz, energetic funk, progressive rock with intellectual lyrics. The first time I heard Dopapod was in a muddy field in Illinois, and suddenly time stopped. The band has that effect on people; their music transcends the physical and takes… Continue reading Improv, Illumination, and Indefinite Hiatus: A Dopapod Retrospective
Eighty years ago, on January 27, 1945, the survivors of Auschwitz-Birkenau stepped out of their living nightmare for the first time, marking the camp’s liberation and a turning point in the Holocaust’s tragic history. To honor this anniversary, The Daniel Pelton Collective, in collaboration with Calgary’s National Music Centre, will release Violins of Hope on… Continue reading Honoring History: 'Violins of Hope' from The Daniel Pelton Collective to be Released on Auschwitz Liberation 80th Anniversary (Jan. 27)
