There are many traditions associated with summer and for the last seven years, performing at U.S. amphitheaters has become a tradition for SLIGHTLY STOOPID and their fans. This summer, SLIGHTLY STOOPID will bring their “SUMMER SESSIONS 2014” tour to 25 cities nationwide. Helping them deliver the ultimate jam session, this year’s lineup includes D.I.Y.

Leftover Salmon is happy to announce additional dates for their 2014 Spring Tour. They are also thrilled that Bill Payne of Little Feat will be joining the band for the majority of the run. Tonight, April 1, LoS plays a second night at Sierra Nevada Brewing Co in Chico before heading to the midwest for a few shows.

Coming up in June & July 2014, Yonder Mountain String Band headlines premier music festivals and venues across the country, including Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival (Manchester, TN: June 12 - 15), Telluride Bluegrass Festival (Telluride, CO: June 18 - 21), Ryman Auditorium (Nashville, TN: July 3), Northwest String Summit (North Plains, OR:

Much to the excitement of blues aficionados worldwide, Marshall Blonstein's Audio Fidelity is releasing The Butterfield Blues Band's legendary 'East-West' album on Hybrid SACD on April 1, 2014. The Butterfield Blues Band had already shown on their first album that they had a definite command of the Chicago blues idiom. On 'East-West' they open up and branch out without losing the edge and drive of their first recording. 'East-West' represented a watershed for pop music...more maturity, better musicianship, more exploration, more successful blending of other genres.

Returning this summer led by Outkast, Jack White, Beck and The Replacements, The Forecastle Festival will offer single day tickets beginning Friday, April 4, 2014 at Noon EDT.A limited number of single-day general admission tickets will be available for $74.50, and will increase to $84.50 once the initial allotment is gone. General admission weekend passes are currently available for $184.50, moving to $199.50 in the next and final tier.Single day VIP passes will also be available for $199.50.

Rock The Ocean’s Tortuga Music Festival just announced the availability of advance single-day tickets for the two-day music and marine conservation event.  Additionally, the daily concert schedule was revealed for the 2nd annual event, with three music stages set up on the sands of Fort Lauderdale Beach Park in Florida on April 12th and 13th.Headlining Day One, Saturday April 12th, on the Main Stage will be multiple award-winning recording and performing artist Eric Church.  Joining him that day will also be San Francisco multi-platinum act Train, country l

BIG GIGANTIC has set their sights even bigger this year for their massive hometown show dubbed “ROWDYTOWN.” Taking over the famed Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado, the third annual event is expanding to two days in 2014: Friday, September 26 and Saturday, September 27.

I have been going to shows regularly for over 15 years. Somewhere along the line, I came to understand that live music is my adopted religion and venues of great renown are, collectively, my house of worship. Being a Deadhead, in particular, is a sect onto itself. Until recently, I only understood this spiritual manifestation in the abstract.

After debuting their first ever tour to two sold out crowds at Evanston, Illinois’ SPACE, The Southern Soul Assembly wowed fans in Nashville, Atlanta, and more before bringing the first leg of the tour to a close at Suwannee Springfest in Live Oak, FL.

Omnivore Recordings will soon release the full-length version of The Garden Spot Programs, 1950, featuring 24 performances, unheard for 64 years, from country music legend Hank Williams. Rescued from obscurity, these shows originally aired more than six decades ago; The Garden Spot Programs, 1950 collects material from the four episodes now known to exist.