Tony Rice’s musical style is a blend of flatpicking brilliance, emotional depth, and genre-blending innovation. His guitar work, characterized by clarity, speed, and melodic richness, set him apart. Rice’s ability to traverse bluegrass, jazz, folk, and even classical genres was revolutionary. His influence on current bluegrass guitarists is profound, with artists like Billy Strings often citing Rice as a primary influence. Billy Strings, in particular, carries Rice’s legacy forward, blending traditional bluegrass with modern influences in a way that mirrors his hero’s approach.

For the last 20 years, Lake Street Dive has proven to be not only a perfect fixture for Rachael Price to display her instantly recognizable vocals but also a standout in modern pop culture. Forming in 2004 in Boston, they have come a very long way. Spending their younger years inside a dive bar on Lake St. in Minneapolis, the Bryant Lake Bowl inspired their clever and catchy name. This band has been something special since the beginning.

Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats unveil “Get Used to the Night” today—listen here and watch/share the lyric video here.

Margo Price’s cover of Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers’ “Ways To Be Wicked” debuts today. Featuring the song’s original co-writer—Mike Campbell of The Heartbreakers—the track is from the anticipated forthcoming tribute album, Petty Country: A Country Music Celebration of Tom Petty. Listen/share the new version HERE.

In the height of lockdown in 2020, banjo extraordinaire Tony Trischka received a mysterious package in his mailbox that would significantly change his next few years. Its contents: one USB drive full of rare recordings of Earl Scruggs jamming with John Hartford, mostly taken from private gatherings at Earl’s house during the 80s and 90s. Naturally, Trischka began pouring over the more than 200 songs, transcribing the all-new solos, tones, and tricks from the man he’d been studying for over half a century.

When Robert Hunter's homespun solo debut Tales Of The Great Rum Runners came out in June 1974, there was no accompanying publicity photograph. On its release, the Oakland Tribune ran a cover story in its weekend magazine along with a line-drawn self-portrait of the musician.

The time is almost here! Join the fun the weekend of July 13th at The Greek Theatre in Berkeley to celebrate Rex Foundation's 40 years of community, connection, and grant-making. We have an incredible lineup featuring Dark Star Orchestra and Melvin Seals and JGB, perfect for commemorating this milestone with the music that has brought us together for decades.

Out this Friday, June 7, 2024, on vinyl, CD, and all major digital streaming platforms, is "Songs We Didn’t Write," the third full-length album from Organ Fairchild.

The album, recorded, mixed, and co-produced by Justin Guip (Hot Tuna, Levon Helm) and mastered by Alan Evans (Soulive), features creative rearrangements of songs by Otis Redding, The Grateful Dead (x2), Bob Marley (x2), Leonard Cohen, and many more.

Mempho Music Festival has unveiled the daily lineups for its 7th annual event, set to take place October 4-6 at Radians Amphitheater at Memphis Botanic Garden. The festival will kick off on Friday with an impressive blend of rock, jam bands, and Americana, featuring performances by Cody Jinks, Goose, Marcus King, Cory Wong, Brent Cobb, Robert Jon & The Wreck, Blue Mountain, and Mark Edgar Stuart.

Longstanding American jamtronica quartet Lotus is thrilled to announce the release of their latest studio single and accompanying music video, "Watching the Distant Storm." The single, released today, invites listeners to experience the magnificent beauty of nature through music.