This December, Disco Presents is turning Dallas into the ultimate New Year’s destination with a week-long celebration of world-class music, art, and community-driven experiences. From the iconic Lights All Night Festival (December 28–29 at Dallas Market Hall) to a curated series of exclusive late-night performances at SILO Dallas (December 27, 28, 30, and 31), attendees can expect to ring in 2025 surrounded by electrifying beats, immersive art installations, and a spirit of giving back.

The iconic Blue Note Jazz Club is expanding to Los Angeles, bringing the legendary reputation of its renowned New York flagship to the heart of L.A.’s dynamic music scene. Designed specifically for Los Angeles, the new venue will offer an intimate atmosphere and programming similar to its New York counterpart: world-class jazz performances from celebrated icons, rising stars, and genre-defying collaborations that reflect the evolution of jazz. The club is set to open its doors in March 2025.

Today, the Momentary announced the lineup for FreshGrass | Bentonville 2025, a two-day, all-ages festival with the best in American and global roots music and folk traditions taking place on Friday, May 16th and Saturday, May 17th.

Dogs In A Pile (DIAP) have announced their 2025 Spring Tour, which includes a number of return trips to cities featuring larger venues.

Steve Martin and the Board of The Steve Martin Banjo Prize have announced two winners for this year’s prize. Building on the Board’s mission to recognize excellence across the spectrum of banjo styles, this year’s recipients represent excellence in both clawhammer and 5-string bluegrass banjo styles.

Steve Martin will introduce viewers to the winners on December 17th at 5.30PM EDT on the Deering Banjo Company’s livestream show Deering Live broadcasting on their YouTube channel. Martin comments: "The acknowledgement of these unique and talented musicians continues to thrill me."

The end of the year, along with Goosemas, is upon us once again. It’s hard to believe how fast 2024 flew—and flew it did. Goose delivered the first night of the bingo-themed Goosemas XI without a hitch at the North Charleston Coliseum on Friday, December 13th, much to the delight of the fans. The show included the mystery of the bingo balls, which featured a couple of first-time-played covers.

The annual music and camping Roots & Reggae Festival will take place from May 30 to June 1, 2025, at Tico Time River Resort, located at 20 Road 2050, south of Durango, Colorado. Tico Time River Resort is the only Costa Rican-inspired resort in the United States.

Today, “guitarist extraordinaire” (Nashville Scene) Sean Thompson’s Weird Ears announces a special album release show at The Blue Room in Nashville on Thursday February 6 and a Grimey’s in-store performance on Friday February 7 in support of upcoming LP Head In The Sand, out the same day via Ears Over America/Missing Piece Records.

Soul Coughing will follow their hugely successful first tour together in 25 years with the self-release of their first-ever official live album, LIVE 2024, arriving on CD, 2LP vinyl, and at all DSPs on Friday, April 4, 2025. Recorded this past September and October, the 21-track collection captures all the energy and excitement of the tour they said would never happen, Soul Coughing Play The Songs Of Soul Coughing, a sold-out, 17-city run that saw the band performing to packed houses of rapturous fans across the United States.

Omnivore Recordings has announced a reissue of Dan Fogelberg & Tim Weisberg’s No Resemblance Whatsoever, to be released on January 24. Mastered by multiple Grammy-winner Michael Graves and with lacquers cut by Jeff Powell at Take Out Vinyl/ Sam Phillips Recording Service, No Resemblance Whatsoever returns for its 30th anniversary on CD and, for the first time, on vinyl.