Haight-Ashbury will be the epicenter of the psychedelic revival as it welcomes Deadheads from near and far for a weekend-long series of GD60 on Haight Street with pre-shows and after-parties at O’Reilly’s Pub celebrating the music and legacy of the Grateful Dead from July 31—August 3.

There are few mid-sized music festivals in the United States with the legacy, devoted fanbase, and magical ambience that match Northern California’s High Sierra Music Festival (HSMF). This year’s installment of the annual Fourth of July weekend gathering in Quincy, CA, proved once again why HSMF deserves such accolades.

Pacific Northwest songsmith John Craigie teams up with Portland‑bred roots renegades Fruition for a festive, back‑to‑back run at Denver’s historic Ogden Theatre on Friday, December 12, and Saturday, December 13, 2025. Tickets for both shows go on sale Friday, July 18 at 10:00 a.m. MT through AXS.

Blues-rock guitar ace Sean Chambers is nominated in the 'Live Blues Album' and 'Slide Guitar of the Year' categories for the 2025 Blues Blast Music Awards, for Sean Chambers Live Featuring the Savoy Brown Rhythm Section. The critically-acclaimed album was released last February on Quarto Valley Records. Voting begins Monday, July 14. Vote here: BluesBlastMagazine.com.

Fresh off their debut West Coast performance at High Sierra Music Festival over 4th of July weekend, LaMP featuring Russ Lawton, Scott Metzger & Ray Paczkowski, announce their return with seven shows in October. The run kicks off at Mystic Theatre in Petaluma followed by additional California shows at Cornerstone in Berkeley and Felton Music Hall just outside of Santa Cruz.

Acclaimed GRAMMY-nominated band Gov’t Mule has announced the details for Island Exodus 16. Their annual “concert-cation” experience will take place January 15-18, 2026 at the Hideaway at Royalton Blue Waters Montego Bay in Trelawny, Jamaica. Marking a new location for Island Exodus, the all-inclusive resort will offer an elevated experience for all attendees and musicians featuring a beautiful beach, better restaurants, modern room accommodations, and more.

Colorado-based band Mynd Reader is excited to announce its newest single, “Leaving Our Lives.” Leaning into a timeless vintage-rock soundscape, the band has created an undeniable soul anthem. “Leaving Our Lives” is out now on Merchant Records LLC and is available everywhere you stream music.

Omnivore Recordings has announced Françoise Hardy Blues: Complete Vogue Recordings 1962-1967, a complete collection of all the recordings Hardy did for Vogue, out on August 1.

On August 14, 2025, the dust-jacket comes off a hidden corner of American folk history when Woody At Home – Volumes 1 & 2 arrives via Shamus Records.

The 33rd Annual Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival of Music & Dance is set to transform the Trumansburg Fairgrounds into a four-day celebration of art, community, and global sound next weekend, July 17–20, 2025. Hosted once again by Americana mainstays Donna the Buffalo, the genre-spanning gathering welcomes more than 90 acts across four stages, with newly announced campsite availability and open volunteer enrollment rounding out the final countdown to the festival’s return.