Thursday

Rising singer-songwriter Tommy Prine unveils his latest single, “Standing in the Middle,” a poignant reflection on gratitude, homesickness, and emotional presence, available to stream HERE. The track is the newest offering from his upcoming EP Love Circle, due out August 20.

Jerry’s birthday brings sweet news for Front Range Deadheads: Melvin Seals & JGB return to the Boulder Theater for two nights, Friday, October 31 and Saturday, November 1, 2025, with an immersive Halloween light experience by Liquid JPEG turning the room into a swirling, analog-meets-digital dream. Presented by 97.3 KBCO, doors open at 7:00 pm and the show starts at 8:00 pm both nights. General admission (limited seating) and tickets for both nights are available now.

Lucius have dropped a five-song EP, Live From World Cafe, as a pay-what-you-can release on Bandcamp, with 100% of proceeds pledged to WXPN and its widely syndicated music program, World Cafe. Recorded at WXPN in Philadelphia on May 22, 2025, the EP is available now through Sunday, August 3.

Ezra Bell, one of the 21st century’s most organically successful folk/Americana bands, has released the official music video for their single “Tommy’s Lullaby.” The somber track was first released in August 2024 just weeks before the unexpected death of the band’s lead singer and lyricist Ben Wuamett.

Warner Music Nashville and Rhino Records, in partnership with Country Music Hall of Famer Randy Travis, have officially released NOW PLAYING – Randy Travis, a brand-new vinyl collection featuring ten of the iconic artist’s most enduring and beloved tracks. The album is now available wherever vinyl is sold, with online orders at https://ffm.to/rt-nowplaying.

ESCAPER, NYC’s sonic alchemists, release "Sleepin’" today—a sultry, trance-inducing journey into euphoric clarity. The second single from their forthcoming album Still Time (Ropeadope Records, Sept. 5, 2025), the track channels the band’s cult favorite "Open Sky" while pushing deeper into intimate, soul-jam territory.

Puff of Smoke, the highly-anticipated ninth studio album from Grammy Award-nominated Americana trio The Wood Brothers, is out today via Honey Jar/Thirty Tigers. The release is accompanied by a video for the title track, an improvised collaboration between the band members, that was directed, filmed, and edited by Chris Wood.
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For Grateful Web readers hungry for a new autumn adventure, let us point your compass toward Indiana—where the picking is sweet, the camping is easy, and the roots run deep. The First City Music Festival, returning September 25-27, 2025, in Vincennes, Indiana, has quietly grown into one of the Midwest’s most authentic, family friendly, and welcoming gatherings for fans of bluegrass, Americana, and folk-fusion sounds.

This fall, Autzen Stadium will once again look a little more like Shakedown Street than your typical Pac-12 (make that Big Ten) Saturday. When the Oregon Ducks host the Wisconsin Badgers on Saturday, October 25, 2025, the university is inviting fans to stage a full-stadium tie-dye out—a one-of-a-kind “Grateful Ducks” celebration that nods to Eugene’s deep bond with the Grateful Dead.

Why Oregon + the Dead makes perfect sense