Shoe Fest is thrilled to announce the lineup for its 13th annual celebration, taking place over Labor Day weekend (August 30 – September 1, 2024) at the picturesque Camp Shaw-Waw-Nas-See in Manteno, IL. This year’s festival will feature multiple-time Grammy winner Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway, as well as newcomers Ghost-Note and Neighbor. The event will also see the return of long-time favorites Cornmeal, featuring Allie Kral for the first time in 12 years, and the Kyle Hollingsworth Band from The String Cheese Incident.

The sky over southern Ohio is gray and pensive as we arrive early for the Everwild Music Festival. A new art piece, depicting a spider spinning a web that reads "Forever Everwild," echoes the sentiment of the attendees. Now is the time to be Forever Wild. In just four short years, Everwild has evolved from an intimate gathering hosted by Tropidelic into the Midwest’s preeminent reggae event. As a devoted attendee myself, I wanted to understand what makes this festival so special.

In the shadowed recesses of a desert oasis, where the neon lights of Las Vegas flicker like distant stars, Dead and Company brought their grand odyssey to a close on the evening of August 10th, 2024. It was a night that whispered of echoes, of journeys past and present, and of a legacy that refuses to be silenced.

Nelson Ledges Quarry Park (NLQP) was an operational rock quarry for nearly 20 years until the late 1950s when mining operations accidentally tapped into an underground freshwater spring. Much like a dinghy with a hole, NLQP quickly filled with water, making it impossible for the miners to continue their work. Operations were shuttered, and local phreaks of all sorts became the only visitors to the 250-acre hidden lake near Garrettsville, Ohio.

Multi-award-winning bluegrass artist and Grand Ole Opry member Rhonda Vincent’s new album Destinations And Fun Places is available today! With thirteen tracks total, the first three singles released from the project included “Wagon Wheel,” “City Of New Orleans,” and “Please Mr.

Ned Luberecki and Stephen Mougin, who perform as the duo "Nedski & Mojo", release their new single “Act Naturally".

Ned says; “I remember Buck Owens on Hee Haw as a kid, but never gave him much attention. It was years later, when I heard the live at Carnegie Hall album, that I really got excited about their music.”

This single follows their chart-topping 2023 release “A River To Cross".

Justin Townes Earle ALL IN: Unreleased & Rarities (The New West Years) is available today via New West Records. The 2xLP/19-track set features 12 previously unreleased recordings and 6 never-before-heard songs written and recorded during Justin’s final years. A deluxe edition includes a 52-page hardbound book featuring unpublished images by the acclaimed photographer Joshua Black Wilkins.

Today, Devo makes their NPR Tiny Desk Concert debut in a riveting four-song performance featuring original members Gerald Casale, Bob and Mark Mothersbaugh, and touring members Jeff Friedl and Josh Hagar.

Watch Devo’s NPR Tiny Desk concert here:

https://youtu.be/VKvYRDhPt_0?si=pPRggYEtg0QfW3hT

Acclaimed Australian guitarist, singer/songwriter, and producer Hamish Anderson is set to release his electrifying new single “Stir Crazy” on August 9th, 2024. With a sound reminiscent of early 80s ZZ Top, this hard-hitting track is sure to be an instant classic.

Listen to "Stir Crazy"

Carole King, the legendary singer-songwriter, author, and activist, is throwing her full support behind Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential race. With a campaign to unseat the “orange guy” and elect Harris as the next President of the United States, King is calling on her fans and fellow Americans to join the movement.