The road to Samantha Fish’s Wild Heart Records winds along the Big Muddy through Baton Rouge, where young guitar players travel to learn from and experience the legacy left there by the likes of Buddy Guy, Kenny Neal, Tabby Thomas, Lightnin’ Slim and so many others who fueled that vibrant blues scene going back decades into the last century.

On October 12, CRAFT RECORDINGS will re-release iconic folk singer JOAN BAEZ's self-titled debut album both on vinyl and digitally. Recorded in the summer of 1960, Joan Baez's first record introduced the world to the pure and soaring soprano of a then-19-year-old folk singer, who had recently come to prominence after the 1959 Newport Folk Festival.

A BOWIE CELEBRATION: The David Bowie Alumni Tour featuring Mike Garson and fellow key alumni musicians of David Bowie's bands from across the decades has announced a 32-date North American winter tour for 2019.

The Mighty Pines, soul-inspired roots rock band, are excited to announce they are releasing their latest single titled “Heart of Steel” on Sept. 21.

“Heart of Steel” will be The Mighty Pines’ second single recorded with Tim Carbone and was recorded in Denver in February.

Pigeons Playing Ping Pong will make a 2-night stop in Boulder, CO on Thursday, October 18th & Friday, October 19th for performances at Boulder Theater. The high-energy funky four-piece hailing from Baltimore, MD has been touring the country relentlessly since the release of their 4th studio record, Pizazz, out now.

Chris Trapper, Caitlin Canty, PNDB, Ryan Lee Crosby, Analog Heart, Ill Supreme, and a special music performance inspired by Jack Kerouac have been added to the lineup for the inaugural The Town and The City Festival. Produced by Porter Productions with support from the Greater Merrimack Valley Convention & Visitors Bureau, the 2-day music and arts festival will feature both locally-based and national touring acts on Friday, October 19th and Saturday, October 20th in event spaces, bars, cafes and galleries throughout downtown Lowell, Massachusetts.

Presented by Pete and Gerry’s Organic Eggs, Festival at the Farm returns to Prowse Farm in Canton, MA for its third edition September 15-16, 2018. Festival at the Farm will feature two stages of nationally known artists including Dawes, Amos Lee, Mandolin Orange, Martin Sexton, Joseph and more along side Boston’s  best acts plus the “Kids Really Rock” All-Star Jams. The festival also features Craft Beer Tavern, Farmers Market, Local Food & Beverage Vendors, a Kid’s Zone and more. Gates open each day at 1:00 pm.

Greensky Bluegrass is returning to The Riviera Theatre in Chicago, IL to ring in 2019 with a four-night New Year's Eve run December 28 - 31, 2018.  A limited amount of discounted four-day passes are available now via the band’s fan club lottery at http://bit.ly/GBRIVNYE open through Thursday, September 13 at 3pm CT.  Tickets are available via the general public on sale beginning Friday, September 14 at 10am CT.

Exemplifying more stateliness and grace than ever while still demonstrating the raucousness and instrumental power to bust open a barn door, Hot Tuna with Steve Kimock in tow wonderfully raged for three hours in Sacramento on September 4. The show, presented along with the rest of the current tour as “Electric Hot Tuna,” personified their status as one of the all-time best full-throttle power-blues/rock trios to have ever plugged in.

Returning to the scenic banks of the American River in Northern California on the last week in September, devotees of jam band/Americana music, nature, surprises, and bohemian goings-on – an environment one might call “Just Exactly Perfect” – will reconvene at the second annual gathering, dubbed the Just Exactly Perfect Festival.