Improvisational jam band RAQ has announced that NYC native Scotty Zwang (formerly of Dopapod, Sonic Spank, Greenhouse Lounge) will join the band on drums.

We are thrilled to announce the dates for the 2nd Annual Jam in the Trees taking place Friday-Saturday, August 25-26, 2017 at Pisgah Brewing Company in Black Mountain, NC. Early bird tickets go on sale on Black Friday, November 25, 2016 at 10am. Stay tuned to the festival’s new website www.jaminthetrees.com for more information and updates! Stay tuned for the initial artist announcement in late December.

Mysteryland USA - A festival steeped in culture, rich with colorful history and exploding with magic returns to the hallowed grounds of Bethel Woods, New York for the annual stateside experience, taking place June 9th - 12th, 2017. Join us where the legendary Woodstock Festival started it all in 1969 as Mysteryland enters its fourth US residency of the longest-running electronic music festival series in the world.

Tom Rush's impact on the American music scene has been profound. Tom helped shape the folk revival in the '60s, starting with the now legendary Club 47, and helped spur on the folk renaissance of the '80s and '90s. His music has influenced and left its stamp on generations of artists including James Taylor, Garth Brooks, Shawn Colvin and others. His early recordings introduced the world to the work of Joni Mitchell, Jackson Browne and James Taylor.

Today, Slamgrass pioneers Leftover Salmon announce their Winter 2017 North American Tour. Kicking off in mid-January, the tour hits 17 cities across the country, including stops throughout the west coast and Rocky Mountains, including Winter WonderGrass Festival plays in Steamboat Springs, CO and Tahoe, CA, Chicago, Arizona, and more.  The complete list of Winter Tour dates is listed below.
 

Today, acclaimed New Orleans-based band Naughty Professor unveil the first single, “Stray,” from their upcoming 2017 album Identity. On “Stray,” the band collaborated with David Shaw of The Revivalists, who brought his soulful, signature vocals to the track. Check out the brand new video and first listen of Naughty Professor and David Shaw performing “Stray”:

Morgan Heritage is proud to announce the Strictly Roots Deluxe Edition, set to be released on December 9^th on their own CTBC (“Cool to be Conscious”) record label.

An Evening With JJ Grey to benefit Conscious Alliance will take place at Arcana Restaurant in Boulder, CO on Sunday, December 4th at 6:00 p.m.. The event will feature a live, solo acoustic performance by JJ Grey, the frontman of celebrated soulful ensemble JJ Grey & Mofro. Their latest album Ol’ Glory (Provogue Records / Mascot Label Group) garnered praise from The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Garden & Gun, and more.

Of all the many approaching Bay Area rock anniversaries, few can rival The Last Waltz of November 25, 1976.  Between the evening itself – the SF Opera’s set from La Traviata, the incredible range of guests, and The Band itself -- and Martin Scorsese’s epic film, it was simply one of the great music history moments ever.  This Thanksgiving will mark the 40^th anniversary...