On this day, January 23rd, 2024, we at Grateful Web celebrate the birthday of Django Reinhardt, a pioneering figure whose influence reverberates through the realms of jazz, bluegrass, and beyond. Django's journey was one of resilience and innovation, leaving an indelible mark on music and on artists like Jerry Garcia.

Today, Do LaB have announced the music lineup for North America’s original boutique festival, Lightning in a Bottle, taking place at Buena Vista Lake in Southern California during Memorial Day Weekend (May 22-27). The festival provides a living and breathing outpost for misfits, creatives, and experience hunters to experience an array of top-tier music curation, art installations, immersive environments, and educational programming.

Multi-platinum band X Ambassadors—brothers Sam Nelson Harris and Casey Harris along with Adam Levin—will embark on an extensive headline tour this spring including newly confirmed shows at Seattle’s The Showbox, Denver’s Ogden Theatre, Minneapolis’ Varsity Theater, Chicago’s House of Blues, Philadelphia’s Brooklyn Bowl, New York’s Irving Plaza, Ithaca’s State Theatre, Boston’s Paradise Rock Club, Washington, D.C.’s 9:30 Club, Nashville’s Basement East, Austin’s Mohawk and Los Angeles’ Fonda Theatre as well as dates across Canad

Embark on a journey down memory lane through radiant musical waters with Yacht Rock Revue. Today, these masters of smooth grooves unveil their live album, Between the Moon and New York City. The new 15-track collection is the audio companion of the band’s recent PBS Special that graced the airwaves on November 24, 2023. Captured on the Rooftop at Pier 17 in New York City on July 7, 2023, this album transports audiences to the golden era of the ‘70s and ‘80s.

Lauded vocalist Lizz Wright encapsulates an illustrious 20-year career as one of the great modern American singers with the studio debut album, Shadow, on her label Blues & Greens Records (with licensing/distribution through Lightyear Entertainment/Virgin Music), set for release on April 12, 2024. Giving fans a taste of what's to come on Shadow, Wright releases Shadow's second single "Your Love" featuring Meshell Ndegeocello and Brandee Younger on Friday, February 2, 2024.

The opening weekend of "Jerry Garcia: A Bluegrass Journey" Exhibition at the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum launches with an immersive experience of exhibition tours, live music, historic panel discussions, and more to celebrate the bluegrass career of music icon Jerry Garcia. The exhibition explores Garcia's early years as a banjo player, his deep connection to bluegrass, the influence it had on his legendary career, and will run for two years.

Renowned banjo player and California native Alison Brown will headline an eclectic lineup of established and up-and-coming bluegrass stars at the California Bluegrass Association’s 49th annual Father’s Day Bluegrass Festival, slated for June 13-16 at the Nevada County Fairgrounds in Grass Valley, Calif. Single-day and four-day passes are on sale now for the festival, which will feature 32 performers appearing on three stages, including five rising California showcase bands.

Today, Topeka confirms their latest in a series of innovative and much-lauded, no line boutique Music Vacation experiences coming to the shores of Miramar Beach, Florida this spring— Lauren Daigle’s “Kaleidoscope Beach Weekend” is set for April 25-27, 2024.

Trombone Shorty took over Havana last weekend, leading a group of all-star American artists and teen musicians from the Trombone Shorty Foundation to the schools, clubs and streets of Cuba to celebrate the New Orleans – Cuba connection and unite around music. The five-day cultural exchange trip took place from January 11-15, 2024, marking the third edition of the “Getting Funky in Havana” festival.

Northeast rockers moe. played the second show of their West Coast tour on Friday night, stopping at the intimate Teragram Ballroom in downtown Los Angeles. The 600-person venue reached maximum capacity as Rob Derhak (Bass/Vocals), Chuck Garvey (Guitar/Vocals), Al Schnier (Guitar/Vocals), Vinnie Amico (Drums), Jim Loughlin (Percussion), and Nate Wilson (Keys) took the stage.