Multi-platinum UK rock legends THE DARKNESS – singer/guitarist Justin Hawkins, guitarist Dan Hawkins, bassist Frankie Poullain, drummer Rufus Taylor  — announced North American tour dates in support of their new album Dreams On Toast released on March 28th via Cooking Vinyl. The Darkness will ignite stages across North America on their two-part Dreams On Toast Tour kicking off on August 29th in Pryor, Oklahoma through September 21st that resumes on November 7th in Houston, Texas and wraps on November 22nd.

In celebration of the 30th anniversary of Lost Dogs & Mixed Blessings, a deluxe edition of John Prine’s beloved and GRAMMY-nominated album will be released via Oh Boy Records on September 12. Available for pre-order and pre-save now, the digital deluxe edition features five previously unreleased demos and alternate takes, along with the never-before-heard track “Hey Ah Nothin’,” out today with an accompanying music video.

Today, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong unleashes plans for a twelve-city fall tour through the heart of America, making stops at legendary music hubs from Atlanta to Covington this November. Each date on the highly anticipated trek will feature a supporting act from a handpicked selection of openers, including Eddie 9V, Eggy, Dizgo, and Dogs in a Pile. 

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has unveiled a newly expanded display honoring 2002 inductees Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, inviting music lovers to trace the making—and myth—of the band’s pivotal 1982 album, Long After Dark.

For the first time in the Flecktones’ 35‑year saga, every core member who has ever powered the band’s sound—banjo trailblazer Béla Fleck, bassist Victor Wooten, percussive inventor Roy “Future Man” Wooten, original harmonica‑piano wizard Howard Levy, and longtime sax virtuoso Jeff Coffin—will share the same stage on a full tour. This unprecedented five‑piece lineup launches the “Jingle All The Way” Holiday Tour, pairing the group’s genre‑bending fireworks with the mesmerizing Tuvan throat singers of Alash for an evening of boundary‑smashing seasonal joy.

Haight-Ashbury will be the epicenter of the psychedelic revival as it welcomes Deadheads from near and far for a weekend-long series of GD60 on Haight Street with pre-shows and after-parties at O’Reilly’s Pub celebrating the music and legacy of the Grateful Dead from July 31—August 3.

There are few mid-sized music festivals in the United States with the legacy, devoted fanbase, and magical ambience that match Northern California’s High Sierra Music Festival (HSMF). This year’s installment of the annual Fourth of July weekend gathering in Quincy, CA, proved once again why HSMF deserves such accolades.

Pacific Northwest songsmith John Craigie teams up with Portland‑bred roots renegades Fruition for a festive, back‑to‑back run at Denver’s historic Ogden Theatre on Friday, December 12, and Saturday, December 13, 2025. Tickets for both shows go on sale Friday, July 18 at 10:00 a.m. MT through AXS.

Blues-rock guitar ace Sean Chambers is nominated in the 'Live Blues Album' and 'Slide Guitar of the Year' categories for the 2025 Blues Blast Music Awards, for Sean Chambers Live Featuring the Savoy Brown Rhythm Section. The critically-acclaimed album was released last February on Quarto Valley Records. Voting begins Monday, July 14. Vote here: BluesBlastMagazine.com.

Fresh off their debut West Coast performance at High Sierra Music Festival over 4th of July weekend, LaMP featuring Russ Lawton, Scott Metzger & Ray Paczkowski, announce their return with seven shows in October. The run kicks off at Mystic Theatre in Petaluma followed by additional California shows at Cornerstone in Berkeley and Felton Music Hall just outside of Santa Cruz.