On Friday, May 2nd, 2025, North Carolina’s beloved, genre‑bending jam band Big Something returned to the stage at CoHab Space in High Point, NC, supported by Chicago‑based funk‑rockers Sneezy, for a night filled with electric energy, local pride, and powerful music. Promoted by Ziggy’s NC, the event drew a lively crowd despite the looming threat of storms.

Burton Cummings, lead singer of The Guess Who and successful solo artist, announces a North American tour beginning this summer. The tour, which includes festival dates along with headlining shows, will feature songs from Burton's latest album, A Few Good Moments, along with hits from The Guess Who and his solo career.

Festival producer Danny Wimmer Presents today announced the complete music performance times for Welcome To Rockville 2025, North America’s largest rock festival, taking place May 15–18 at the legendary Daytona International Speedway. Attendees can now personalize their four‑day experience by creating custom daily schedules and receiving alerts through the official Welcome To Rockville 2025 mobile app, available for iPhone and Android.

The Blue Note Jazz Festival’s Black Radio Experience is set for its highly anticipated return to The Meritage Resort and Spa in Napa, CA, from August 29-31. The Labor Day Weekend festival will feature performances by the Black Radio Experience’s Artist in Residence Robert Glasper, The Roots, Questlove, Jazmine Sullivan, Hiatus Kaiyote, Esperanza Spalding, and many more, with additional artists to be announced shortly.

Last night’s episode of PBS NewsHour featured a deep dive interview with songwriter, singer, and award-winning mandolinist, Sierra Hull.

TOMMY EMMANUEL, C.P.G—one of five people ever named a C.P.G. (Certified Guitar Player) by his idol, music icon Chet Atkins—and RICHARD THOMPSON, the influential singer-songwriter and virtuosic guitarist, will co-headline a very special show at the historic Carnegie Hall in NYC on October 30 at 8:00PM. This will mark the first time these two legendary artists have ever performed on a bill together (below are quotes from both artists). Tickets go on sale on Friday, May 9, with the pre-sale set for Wednesday, May 7 (pre-sale code: GUITAR).

Today, the iconic voice of heartland rock, Bob Seger, celebrates his 80th trip around the sun. Eight decades strong and still moving listeners deeply, Seger is more than a rock musician—he is the soulful narrator of American life's joys, struggles, hopes, and dreams. Born Robert Clark Seger on May 6, 1945, in Detroit, Michigan, Seger found his way into music as a teenager, forging a style steeped in rhythm, blues, rock, and unpretentious storytelling. His gravelly voice became the resonant heartbeat for generations.

Featuring performances by Louisiana’s own Lil Wayne, Harry Connick, Jr., Trombone Shorty, Branford Marsalis, Tank and the Bangas, PJ Morton, Big Freedia, and Preservation Hall Jazz Band, alongside Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews Band, Luke Combs, Lenny Kravitz, Santana, John Fogerty, Burna Boy and hundreds more, the 2025 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell was attended by 460,000 fans, Jazz Fest organizers announced today.

88.5 KGNU, Rooster & Ska Brewing are thrilled to present reggae pioneers Steel Pulse with special guest Chala at the historic Boulder Theater this Friday night, May 9, 2025, as part of Steel Pulse’s landmark 50th Anniversary Tour. This milestone celebration marks five decades of roots-driven rhythms, social consciousness, and irreplaceable stage presence from one of the genre’s most influential bands.

The Warren Haynes Band filled the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco on Saturday night for two sets of high-energy blues, soul and jazz. Haynes is touring in support of his 2024 Million Voices Whisper, his first solo album in almost a decade.