Presenting an array of the world’s greatest jazz artists in the South Bay, the Stanford Jazz Festival 2024 celebrates the breadth of the contemporary jazz scene, building on a half-century legacy of jazz preservation and perseverance in the heart of Northern California. With dozens of electrifying concerts on the Stanford University campus from June 20 through Aug.

In response to overwhelming demand, Z2 Entertainment, in partnership with 97.3 KBCO, is thrilled to announce the addition of a second performance by the legendary Graham Nash at Chautauqua Auditorium. Following the rapid sell-out of his show on Wednesday, August 7, 2024, a second night has been scheduled for Saturday, August 3, 2024, offering fans another opportunity to experience an intimate evening of songs and stories with the iconic musician.

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Sixthman, the leader in festivals and music cruises for more than two decades, and Vibee, the Live Nation-founded music-led destination experience company, have announced Boots on the Water, a five-day honky tonk adventure on the high seas sailing February 8-13, 2025 from Miami, FL to Nassau and Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas aboard Norwegian Gem. First Round Pre-sale Signups are open now through March 31 at 11:59 pm (ET).

4x Grammy Award-winning singer, composer and actor Lyle Lovett will embark on an extensive tour this summer with his Large Band including newly confirmed stops at Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre, St. Louis’ The Factory, Kansas City’s Uptown Theater, Minneapolis’ State Theatre, Detroit’s Masonic Cathedral Theatre, Pittsburgh’s Stage AE and Indianapolis’ Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park among many others.

"Wake up again in an old motel, is it somewhere different? I can't tell. Every set of curtains opens to the open road…": This Friday, March 22nd, Sierra Ferrell will release Trail of Flowers, and in those very first lines of "American Dreaming," the album's opening number and final preview, she sets the scene for a remarkable journey of resilience.

Today, six-time GRAMMY-winning musician, producer, composer, and Blue Note Records President Don Was announced his new group Don Was and The Pan-Detroit Ensemble. Made up of stellar jazz musicians from his hometown, the band features longtime collaborators including Blue Note Records artist Dave McMurray on sax and Eminem’s Oscar-winning collaborator keyboardist Luis Resto. The band’s first US tour kicks off this May (full tour routing below).

Nationally acclaimed funk sensation Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, currently soaring through a busy 2024, will traverse Missouri in June for two additional tour dates. The funky flock is set to bring their radiant positivity and electrifying live performance to recordBar in Kansas City, MO on June 5th and Delmar Hall in St. Louis, MO on June 6th.

The Pretenders have announced plans for a US summer headline tour, getting underway July 13 at Red Bank, NJ’s historic Count Basie Center for the Arts, and then continuing into mid-August. Presales begin Wednesday, March 20 at 10:00 am (local). All remaining tickets will be released to the general public on Friday, March 22 at 10:00 am (local). For complete details, please see thepretenders.com.

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of its original release in October 1999, Genesis’ multi-platinum-selling Turn It On Again: The Hits is being made available on vinyl for the first time.

Bob Marley: One Love is not a fantastic flick. There are a lot of issues within the biopic, one of which is that it only focuses on a few key years in this icon’s life. It is a snapshot that could have been so much richer. Not knowing anything about Marley’s life, I conducted my own research. The film would have been stronger if historical background was provided especially on the dueling parties within Jamaica which led to the explosive political climate as well as causing Marley’s exile.