Montreux Jazz Festival and BMG are set to release the next instalment in The Montreux Years series with “John McLaughlin: The Montreux Years,” OUT TOMORROW - Friday, March 4, 2022. Curated and compiled by John McLaughlin, the album is a collection of his finest performances at the Montreux Jazz Festival between 1978 and 2016.

Winnetka Music Festival is pleased to welcome indie/alternative rock band GUSTER to the BMO Harris Stage on @Properties Field as our 2022 headliner. This Boston based band, born in the mid nineties with eight outstanding studio albums to their credit, will deliver their unique sound - a mix of roots rock, folk, and experimental pop - to fans - many of whom grew up on their music.

When singer, fiddler, songwriter, and composer Lily Henley set out to make an album of Sephardic Jewish ballads set to new melodies, she was looking for her own way to interpret a tradition that she saw as critically endangered. With Oras Dezaoradas, to be released on May 6, 2022 on Lior Éditions, Henley wanted to highlight the Ladino language, a threatened tongue that fuses old Spanish with Hebrew, Arabic, and Turkish elements and is spoken by less than 100,000 people in the world today.

Boulder’s The Sweet Lillies, the acoustic string-band known for their ethereal, vocal harmonies and irreplicable collaborations, are thrilled to announce their return to the road after being sidelined for a year due to Covid.

This current tour has seen the Lillies hit some of the most iconic Pacific Northwest and Colorado markets with stops in Portland, Eugene, Seattle, Jackson, Boulder and more - including a stretch of dates coming up with Brothers Comatose.

Vineyard Legend Livingston Taylor and Singer songwriter Julien Baker join a star-studded lineup for the Beach Road Weekend Music Festival. Featuring performances by Beck, Wilco, The Avett Brothers, Khruangbin, Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit, Billy Strings, Emmylou Harris, Lucinda Williams, and dozens of other acts, Beach Road Weekend runs from August 26-28, at Veterans Memorial Park in Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts.

The Town and The City Festival announced its venue by venue schedule for the two-day music and arts festival on Friday, April 8th and Saturday, April 9th in downtown Lowell, Massachusetts. Two-Day Passes and Advanced Individual Day Passes are on sale now at www.thetownandthecityfestival.com

After two long years without Fort Collins’ usual vibrant mix of festivals and events, The Fort Collins Musicians Association is proud to announce the return of the annual FoCoMX music festival in 2022. The 14th annual local music festival returns to stages throughout downtown Fort Collins on April 22nd and 23rd. This unique two-day music festival showcases 300+ Northern Colorado bands and artists at nearly 30 stages.

After two quiet years due to Covid-19, Cold Mountain Music Festival is excited to announce the  Festival’s return with a lineup you won’t want to miss. The Festival will take place at beautiful Lake Logan in Canton, North Carolina on June 4, 2022.

Big Gigantic recruit longtime collaborator GRiZ for a new single. “Open Your Mind” is available today at all DSPs with a mind expanding video, streaming now on Big Gigantic’s Official YouTube Channel.

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Huichica Music Festival announces the lineup for its 12th independent, micro-music festival, bringing live music, estate-grown wines and farm-to-table food to California’s oldest family-owned winery, Gundlach Bundschu (2000 Denmark Street, Sonoma, CA).