On December 21, 2012, a monumental convergence of like-minded individuals from across nations and borders was born. Caught in the midst of prophecies from across cultures concerning the 'end of time', people across the Earth asked important questions about who we are as a people and where we are going. While some anticipated catastrophe, others attempted collective activation into a new paradigm that would shift the ways in which we spend on our time on this planet.

It’s official! The Allman Brothers Band will once again hold its Wanee Music Festival at The Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park (SOSMP) in Live Oak, Fla.

After a summer playing dates with the likes of the Allman Brothers Band and Tedeschi Trucks, Grace Potter & The Nocturnals brought it all back home to Vermont for Grand Point North, the two-day music festival they host at Waterfront Park on the banks of Lake Champlain in downtown Burlington.

The 3rd Annual Railroad Earth's Horn-O-Plenty Getaway kicks off on Thanksgiving Weekend in Stroudsburg, PA on November 29th & 30th and features yet another holiday weekend of music, art, poetry, and much more, throughout downtown Stroudsburg, along with local food, drink and hotel specials all weekend.

A side project of The Infamous Stringdusters, The Founding Fathers, Andy Falco and Chris Pandolfi combine their strings, pedals and whatever instrument is within reach to form as impressive of a duo as is out on the road today.  Their set:

Have A Cigar, Sitting on Top of the World, Ravi Shankar Jam>Listen To The Wind Blow>Ravi Shankar Jam, Fork in the Road, While My Guitar Gently Weeps

All the headliners delivered multiple performances that displayed why they were the headliners at Lockn’ Festival and all the up and comers gave performances that ensure that the state of the Jamband genre is in a very good place.  Much of the credit for the scene remaining so strong is due Phil Lesh.

Growing up Southern - or from anywhere else on the globe for that matter - true fans of rock and roll know all about the history of the Van Zant family of Jacksonville, Florida. Known as the “First family of Southern Rock,” they have thus far produced three landmark groups: Lynyrd Skynyrd, 38 Special and the Johnny Van Zant Band.

Mishawaka Amphitheatre announces the cancelation of this evening's concert with Euforquestra, Mountain Standard Time and Papagoya. CO 14 (Poudre Canyon Highway) remains closed from Walden to Ted's Place. CDOT reports “CO 14 closed to numerous rock slides and flooding in the area. No estimated time for reopening.”Mishawaka is working to establish a make up date for this evening's show. News about the rescheduled event will be forthcoming.Mishawaka will reopen as soon as travel is deemed safe on CO 14.

Hailed as “one of the world’s most forward-thinking guitar festivals,” (Fretboard Journal) ELLNORA | The Guitar Festival held at the Krannert Center for Performing Arts on the University of Illinois campus September 5-7 celebrated its fifth installment this past weekend.

Boston’s very own Boston Calling Music Festival proved to be an overwhelming success in its second round.  The skies were clear, the air crisp, and the breeze from the harbor was endlessly refreshing.  Once inside the event, attendees were greeted with not only the music coming from the stage but also with the smell of funnel cake, hamburgers, and french fries.  If that’s not enough to get your taste buds’ attention, the event also featured gourmet food stands such as a local flatbread company and a chicken-and-rice-themed vendor.