With two strong 2025 singles for Mountain Home Music Company (“I’m On to You,” “Blues”) already racking up streams and airplay, bluegrass powerhouse quintet, Lonesome River Band keeps the year’s momentum going with “Square Dance Friday Night,” a joyously feel-good number that celebrates a still-vibrant country legacy.

British blues-rock star Joanne Shaw Taylor continues her acoustic series with today’s release of “Grayer Shade Of Blue (Acoustic)” – a sparse and soul-baring reimagining of one of the most personal tracks from her acclaimed studio album Black & Gold. Out now via Journeyman Records, the new version finds Joanne distilling the heartbreak and introspection of the original into its most essential form.

DelFest, the premier annual bluegrass and roots music festival founded and hosted by bluegrass icon Del McCoury and his family, has announced 2026 dates and is now on sale with Super Early Bird tickets. Tickets are on sale now through August 15, or while supplies last.

Marcie Campbell, wife of legendary American rock guitarist Mike Campbell, is out on tour with her husband this summer. And, just like his band The Dirty Knobs, she’s making some noise every night, all right.

At the Columbus, Ohio, venue KEMBA Live! – where the Knobs made a Saturday night stop on August 2 – Mrs. Campbell joined the band on stage mid-show with a timely announcement.

Critically acclaimed American guitarist and vocalist Samantha Fish is pleased to announce her February and March 2026 “Paper Doll” UK Tour. Planet Rock’s 48-hour ticket pre-sale starts 10am on Wednesday 6 August via planetrock.com. Password: SAMANTHA2026

The dash on a gravestone represents that bittersweet span from birth to when we leave this plane of existence. What we leave behind becomes memories—and even those fade. We brush against immortality only when our contributions inspire people to remember. No one alive today heard Mozart perform a piano sonata, yet his sonatas are played every day. More than 230 years after his death, he lives on in his music.

The El Paso, Texas husband-and-wife acoustic duo The Division Men have announced their fourth album on Germany’s Motor Music, with U.S. release via Buena Buena. The album is set to be released Friday, August 22, 2025.

With just over two months to go, LEAF Global Arts announces the headliners and official poster for the 30th-year celebration of LEAF Festival, returning October 16–19, 2025 to Lake Eden, Swannanoa | Black Mountain, NC. After pivoting and revisioning through COVID, Hurricane Helene in Western North Carolina, and NEA budget cuts, this milestone year stands as a vibrant tribute to the journey shared—and a joyful invitation into new chapters.

A poster bursting with LEAF history

Nine-time GRAMMY® Award-winning bassist, composer and bandleader Christian McBride is giving fans a glimpse into the creative energy and collaborative spirit that will define Christian McBride’s World at Sea, his week-long music cruise that sails from January 20–27, 2026.

‘Have at It!’, out today, is the foot-stomping new single & title track from Irish-American duo DUG’s upcoming debut album, releasing on Sept 19, 2025. This vibrant single is accompanied by a stunning B-Side cover of the Ian Felice song “In Memoriam”, in addition to the band’s first official music video, also out today. Watch here.