For 25 years, Pickathon has been one of America's most acclaimed discovery engines for music, a legendary launching pad for future icons like Tyler Childers, Billy Strings, Khruangbin, and Lake Street Dive. But that same spirit of discovery now fuels a revolutionary new vision.

After completing a massive conservation project in Barre, Massachusetts last year – one that has permanently protected over 800 acres of fields, forests and farmland – Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust and Stone Cow Brewery are teaming up once again to host their third annual Fields & Forest Forever Music Fest to celebrate and benefit local land conservation on Saturday, August 2.

You have to get up and get out to uncover the hidden jewels of this world. Naturalists, art connoisseurs, and music fans are always mining for gems; the revelation of an unknown vista, an emerging artist, or a hot new band is the reward for their digging. We are on our way to Manchester, Vermont, for the Dead of Summer Festival. The Green Mountains invite us to step outside, breathe the clean air, and enjoy the clear blue skies.

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass (HSB) is very proud to share the initial lineup for its silver anniversary in San Francisco’s iconic Golden Gate Park from Friday, October 3 to Sunday, October 5.

The Bob Dylan Center and New York University have announced The Gallatin Galleries as the destination for a special adaptation of the center’s exhibition, “How Many Roads: Bob Dylan and his Changing Times, 1961–1964.”

Garcia Hand Picked (GHP), the cannabis line created by the Garcia family to honor Jerry Garcia’s enduring legacy, has partnered with Northern California retailer Solful for a one‑month, limited‑edition release timed to Jerry Week and the 60th anniversary of the Grateful Dead.

Major League Baseball is tuning up the ballparks for a fresh round of Jerry Garcia Tribute Nights, honoring what would have been the beloved guitarist’s 83rd birthday with music‑infused match‑ups, fan giveaways, and a charitable twist. This year’s celebration features twin dates on the diamond:

Rock‑and‑roll rumors of death have been exaggerated for decades, but step inside any dimly lit club in Portland and you’ll feel its pulse kicking like a stubborn bass drum. That lifeblood courses loudest right now through Chris Margolin & The Contraband, a Northwest foursome that introduced themselves last year with the riff‑packed Carnival Station.