In 2012 John McCutcheon released an album honoring Woody Guthrie’s 100th birthday. In 2015 he released an album in memory of the 100th anniversary of labor songwriter Joe Hill’s execution by the state of Utah. Then in 2019 he honored Pete Seeger’s 100th birthday by gathering a boatload of his music friends and putting new… Continue reading Long Journey Home – 100 Years After the 1925 Mountain City Fiddlers Convention
Do you Hear Thunder? That’s Tab Benoit –Grammy-nominated Bayou Blues guitarist-vocalist, ‘Louisiana’s Living Legend,” with his “I Hear Thunder Tour,” rumbling locally into the Mammoth Festival of Beers & Bluesapaloosa, The Woods at Mammoth Lakes, 5701 Minaret Rd, Saturday, August 2 (complete four-day lineup and info: (949) 362-3366 or visit https://mammothbluesbrewsfest.com/. Benoit is nominated in… Continue reading Hear Thunder? That's Tab Benoit Rumbling Into Mammoth Festival of Beers & Bluesapalooza, Sat. Aug 2
Bluegrass music has long balanced its worldwide appeal with a strong sense of place, but few of its artists are more openly devoted to their native ground than Mountain Home Music Company’s Unspoken Tradition. So it’s only natural that, while many of its tracks have already been successful singles, their new collection, Resilience, nevertheless has… Continue reading Unspoken Tradition speaks to the moment with Resilience
Dogfish Head is raising a can to 60 years of Grateful Dead history. Just in time for Dead & Company’s three-night stand in Golden Gate Park, August 1–3, the Delaware craft-brew pioneers are dropping a limited‑edition Grateful Dead Juicy Pale Ale 60th Anniversary can—a colorful, collectible nod to the band’s enduring legacy and the community… Continue reading Dogfish Head Toasts 60 Years of the Dead with a Juicy Pale Ale Can, Rolling Into Golden Gate Park Aug 1–3
From coast to coast, Kerouac’s vision of the American highway rolls onto the big screen—with more cities to be announced soon. Opening August 1, 2025 • Laemmle Town Center 5 – Los Angeles, CA • Quad Cinema – New York, NY • Tara Theatre – Atlanta, GA • Palladium 15 – Detroit, MI • Village… Continue reading It’s official: Kerouac’s Road: The Beat of a Nation hits theaters August 1
Talking Heads‘ groundbreaking second album, More Songs About Buildings and Food, returns as a Super Deluxe Edition from Rhino. Released as the band celebrates its 50th anniversary, the collection captures a pivotal moment in their evolution and marks the first of three albums produced with Brian Eno. The 3CD/1Blu-ray Super Deluxe Edition features the remastered… Continue reading Super‑deluxe feast: Talking Heads reopen More Songs About Buildings and Food
Acclaimed Santa Cruz, California string-band AJ Lee & Blue Summit have announced their highly-anticipated EP, Cover To Cover V1 will be released digitally October 17th via Signature Sounds. Cover To Cover V1 is available for pre-save here. An extensive tour is underway including RockyGrass, Bluegrass in La Roche, Bourbon and Beyond, and Pickin’ in the… Continue reading AJ Lee & Blue Summit announce new EP, Cover To Cover V1, out October 17 on Signature Sounds
GRAMMY® Award-winning vocalist, songwriter, guitar legend, producer, and Gov’t Mule front man Warren Haynes has released his new single “You Ain’t Above Me,” the latest offering from his forthcoming album The Whisper Sessions, out September 12th via Fantasy Records. “You Ain’t Above Me” is a bluesy soul ballad about speaking up for oneself. PRESS HERE… Continue reading Warren Haynes Releases New Single “You Ain’t Above Me” Off Forthcoming Album 'The Whisper Sessions'
Every single day for two years, when bluegrass legend Bobby Osborne was drafted and subsequently deployed in 1951, his mother Daisy would listen to Bill Monroe’s 78rpm record of “Sweetheart You Done Me Wrong” to cope with her sorrow. But Osborne didn’t find out about that until he was 91 years old. While C.J. Lewandowski,… Continue reading Bobby Osborne, C.J. Lewandowski, & Friends Pay A Sweet Tribute To The Osborne Brothers’ Mother On “Sweetheart You Done Me Wrong”
In June 1971, Melanie was among the most eagerly awaited headliners at the Glastonbury Fayre – the free festival predecessor of the modern Glasto beanfeast, and an event oft-described today as the climax of the British underground, both musically and culturally. Melanie was sharing the stage with some of the movement’s most significant acts,… Continue reading Melanie’s California Dreaming with psychedelic masters Ozric Tentacles
