Today, as Grateful Web honors the 82nd birthday of Carole King, we delve deeper into the profound legacy of a woman whose music has not merely entertained but has profoundly touched the essence of the human experience. Carole King's journey through music is a testament to the transformative power of song, a bridge she has built between the personal and universal, allowing us to traverse our own landscapes of emotion and understanding.

Today, Virginia-based Americana pioneers The Steel Wheels have released new album Sideways via the band’s own Big Ring Records. Produced by Sam Kassirer (Lake Street Dive, Langhorne Slim, Josh Ritter), Sideways is at once a meditation on the nonlinear nature of personal growth and a joyous celebration of life. The band also shared the stop-motion video for the title track directed by Stefan Zeniuk.

Today, singer/songwriter Cole Gallagher shares new track “Lost Sounds,” co-written with GRAMMY-winning Muscle Shoals legend Barry Billings, produced by Michael Fahey, mixed by seven-time GRAMMY-winner Vance Powell(Phish, Chris Stapleton, Jack White) and featuring 400 Unit members Jimbo Hart and Chad Gamble on bass + drums, both fresh off their Best Americana Album GRAMMY win for Weathervanes with Jason Isbell.

Tompkins Square is thrilled to announce the release of Imaginational Anthem vol. XIII: Songs of Bruce Cockburn, curated by the esteemed indie musician James Toth, known for his contributions to Wooden Wand. This landmark compilation album, featuring a galaxy of indie music luminaries, is set to honor the legendary Canadian singer-songwriter Bruce Cockburn.

The 2024 Woodystock Blues & Brews Festival returns to beautiful Lake Havasu City, two big days, Saturday, March 23 and Sunday, March 24, with its best music and vendors lineup yet! Gates open at 10am. Music starts 11am. Lake Havasu State Park, Windsor Beach #4, 699 London Bridge Road. Pre-Sale Online Weekend Pass $30.; $40. for both days at the Gate. All current card-carrying Blues Society members get $5.00 discount.

Nearly 50 years after his untimely passing at the age of 27, Pete Ham is still giving the world beautiful music.

CashorTrade has unlocked the power of the face value movement by providing the only fan-to-fan social ticketing platform where real fans buy, sell, and trade tickets at face value. It has revolutionized the ticketing landscape by forming direct partnerships with events and lobbying for ticket legislation.

“One thing that’s for sure / Though we never found a cure / We can ride out heartbreak like the weather,” sings Sam Misner, one half of the unclassifiable Northern California duo Misner & Smith, on the group’s new single, “Anthem.” Along with his longtime musical partner Megan Smith, Misner set about writing the tune that would eventually become the first single from Misner & Smith’s upcoming LP All is Song by dissecting the idea of anthemic music itself.

Sue Foley’s new acoustic solo album, ONE GUITAR WOMAN is a moving tribute to the female pioneers of guitar, the women whose music and lives delivered the inspiration and paved the way for those that followed. Sue honors artists spanning many decades and a whole spectrum of styles. She writes in her liner notes, “They were massively talented, and they all possessed courage and vision which transformed both their cultures and the story of the guitar.”

The Sandy Beaches Cruise has announced the initial line up for the 2025 voyage, welcoming an incredible line-up of artists that represent an array of American roots music. The seven-day trip will take place on Holland America’s beautiful Nieuw Amsterdam which departs out of Fort Lauderdale, FL on January 12th, with stops in San Juan, Puerto Rico and St. Croix, USVI before returning to Ft. Lauderdale on January 19th.