Bono and The Edge will accept the 2025 Woody Guthrie Prize on behalf of U2 on October 21 in Tulsa at Cain’s Ballroom.

Goose and Mt. Joy joined forces last night at the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Kohl Center for a co-headlining evening that underscored the vitality of the modern indie and jam scenes. Goose took the stage first, treating the arena crowd to a wide-ranging set that bridged their grassroots catalog with fresh cuts from their two groundbreaking 2025 studio albums, Everything Must Go and Chain Yer Dragon.

Chris Stapleton will extend his acclaimed All-American Road Show into 2026 with two-night stands in Las Vegas, NV; Thackerville, OK; and Uncasville, CT. These six new “Evening with Chris Stapleton” shows will feature Stapleton and his full band with no opener.

Tickets will be available for pre-order on Wednesday, September 24 at 10:00am local, with general on-sale beginning Friday, September 26 at 10:00am local.

There are plenty of music festivals out there, but there’s only one Boogiedown. The 5th annual fest took place September 11–13 at Driftless Music Gardens, and this year might have been the best one yet. The whole weekend had that special mix of music, friendship, and shenanigans that only happens when Armchair Boogie is in the gardens.

Their self-titled debut, out September 26, 2025 on Pyroclastic Records, showcases fearless, genre-defying interplay. Conceived by producer/poet David Breskin, the project brings together Taborn’s expansive keyboard palette, Cline’s boundary-pushing guitar, and Gilmore’s dynamic drumming for their first-ever collaboration.

The seventh Bourbon & Beyond welcomed fans from all 50 states and around the globe with more than 120 music artists across five stages in Louisville, Kentucky. The World’s Largest Bourbon, Food & Music Festival took place September 11–14 at the Kentucky Exposition Center and featured an incredible lineup of music legends and rising stars.

Today, Virginia-based Americana pioneers The Steel Wheels announce the release of their new self-titled LP to coincide with their 20 year anniversary as a band. The LP will come out on CD + vinyl on Oct. 31, but won’t be released to streaming services until next year on March 14, 2026 – emphasizing the fan first mentality that has been a hallmark of the band’s since their inception.

Grateful Web is deeply saddened by the sudden passing of San Francisco Bay Area couple Doug Clifton (69) and Katherine Velez Katz (70), who died on Monday, Sept. 15, in a tragic collision on Highway 50 in mountainous Millard County in western Utah, as reported by KSL-TV and KUTV.

One of today’s most authentic and fast-rising voices in Americana and country music, Charley Crockett has released his rendition of the classic “Bad Company” (written by Paul Rodgers and Simon Kirke) from the forthcoming tribute album Can’t Get Enough: A Tribute to Bad Company, out October 24, 2025 on Primary Wave Music.

Guitarist, songwriter, and producer Scott Tournet—best known as a founding member of Grace Potter and the Nocturnals and for his adventurous solo work—will take the stage at The Bitter End in New York City on Wednesday, September 24, 2025.