Jamie McKeogh, frontman of acclaimed Irish bluegrass band JigJam joined GRAMMY Award-winner Sierra Ferrell on stage last week to perform "Somebody Loves You Darling" during her Lollapalooza aftershow at Metro Chicago. The set also featured a surprise appearance by Academy Award-nominated actor John C. Reilly.

The New Blues Festival IX makes its triumphant return to downtown Long Beach’s scenic Shoreline Aquatic Park (200 Aquarium Way) on Saturday and Sunday, August 23–24, 2025. This year’s premier attraction is internationally renowned blues-funk guitarist Ana Popovic, headlining Saturday, August 23, just ahead of the September release of her new album Dance to the Rhythm.

Festival Highlights

    Dates & Times

        Saturday, August 23: Gates open 2:00 PM

To borrow an oft-overused, but largely appropriate phrase: “If you build it, they will come.” And when Americana pioneer and proud Texan Robert Earl Keen recently announced a benefit concert to raise money for his beloved Hill Country neighbors, tickets sold out in under five minutes. 

The 31st Spirit of Woodstock Festival will light up Mirapuri from August 6–10, 2025 with five highlight days of the Free Music Revolution—a celebration of open-air concerts, global community, and the festival’s signature mix of music, culture, and togetherness. In addition to continuous live music on multiple stages, the festival features Mirapuri’s one and only original Bavarian Oktoberfest in Italy, complete with hearty festival feasting and drinking, a groovy festival bazaar, and a welcoming international vibe.

Festival producer Danny Wimmer Presents is excited to announce a major festival site expansion and extensive enhancements to elevate the experience for fans at Highland Festival Grounds at Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Kentucky for the upcoming Bourbon & Beyond (September 11-14) and Louder Than Life (September 18-21) festivals.

Sometimes the joy is in the journey.

Fresh off signing with nugs.net and spring/summer appearances at New Orleans Jazz Fest (late night), Dark Star Jubilee, and more, Buffalo’s fast-rising super trio Organ Fairchild announce a lengthy fall tour across the Midwest, Southeast, and Northeast — including the Midwest debut of “Organ Fairchild Plays Grateful Dead” on Halloween night.

All ticketed shows go on sale Tuesday, August 5 at 11 a.m. ET / 10 a.m. CT at organfairchild.com/calendar

Today, Nicki Bluhm has shared her new single “Simple Side of Me,” the next offering from her upcoming album Rancho Deluxe, out October 3. Featuring dreamy guitarmonies, the song is a love letter to Bluhm’s close-knit Nashville community as well as a feel-good reminder to practice the art of gratitude. Magnet Magazine featured the track, saying it “embodies all that’s refreshing about the new Nashville.”

Grateful Web is excited to exclusively premiere a vibrant, artist-curated playlist from Colombian alternative sensations BALTHVS ahead of their highly anticipated set at Cascade Equinox Festival.

Roots Music Project and Caruso Ventures today announced the debut of Boulder Roots Music Fest, a three-day, citywide festival set for October 17–19, 2025. The inaugural event will feature 140+ bands across 12+ stages, bringing more than 500 artists to downtown Boulder, with national headliners Yonder Mountain String Band, North Mississippi Allstars, and Andy Frasco & the U.N. joining a deep roster of Colorado’s rising talent.