Festivals
As the stages are broken down and the gear is packed up, fans from across the country and the world are coming down from their annual MerleFest excitement. The centerpiece of MerleFest 2023—which took place this past weekend, April 27-30, in Wilkesboro, North Carolina—was the all-encompassing celebration of what would have been MerleFest founder Doc Watson’s 100th birthday.
Tycho and Another Planet Entertainment are excited to officially announce the inaugural lineup for Golden States, a personally curated destination one-day music festival at Oxbow RiverStage in Napa, CA happening July 15, 2023. Tycho will perform a special set featuring songs from their discography plus unreleased tracks from their forthcoming album.
To celebrate the 50th Anniversary the release of the classic compilation Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From the First Psychedelic Era, 1965-1968, benefit concert producers the Wild Honey Foundation, original curator Lenny Kaye, and Rhino Records will present a live performance of songs from legendary LP and bonus material from the era as a benefit for the Autism Healthcare Collaborative, will take place Friday, May 19, 2023 at 8 p.m., at the historic
Burning Spear, Beres Hammond, Luciano, Tarrus Riley, Derrick Morgan, Protoje, Kabaka Pyramid, Cocoa Tea, Johnny Clarke, Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba, Lila Iké, Soul Syndicate, Blvk H3ro, The Clarendonians, Kumar & The Original Fyre, Wesli, Norma Fraser, Juan G, Soul Ska, The Steady 45's, Boonfire with more artists still to be announced.
In The Dancehall Rory Stone Love, Warrior Sound International, Jah Warrior Shelter Hi-Fi, Brazilbeat Sound System.
Family-friendly vibe ~ a positive, respectful, conscious community of music lovers.
After nearly two weeks of cold rainy, and foggy weather on the southern California coast, the sun came out just in time for the opening day of the 2023 Skull and Roses Music Festival on Surfers Point in Ventura. The shortened first day of music, which began at 5 pm, was a bonus day for the many fans of the Grateful Dead genre who filled the sold-out campgrounds earlier in the day.
Thursday, April 20th, was the first full day of music at the 2023 Skull & Roses Music Festival. Many in the crowd happily celebrated 4-20 in a smokey haze during the 12-hour musical marathon. The fact that cannabis is now legal in California made the occasion all the more celebratory. A strong wind picked up, clearing the sky of clouds, making for a warm afternoon and a crystal-clear evening.
Grace Potter, The Record Company, Devon Allman Project with special guests Anders Osborne, Larry McCray, Jimmy Hall, Drive By Truckers, Galactic, Samantha Fish featuring Jesse Dayton, Blood Brothers with Mike Zito and Albert Castigila, Cedric Burnside, Shemekia Copeland, Jimmy Carpenter, Robert Jon & The Wreck.
Today, 1 Million Strong, an impact initiative that seeks to transform the way people think about addiction and recovery, announced a partnership with the 2023 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival that will include a free sober-supportive wellness retreat experience for festivalgoers to cool down, recharge, and enjoy the music of Jazz Fest and alcohol-free cocktails in a relaxing environment.
Suwannee Hulaween has revealed alternative indie-rock band Rainbow Kitten Surprise as the festival’s secret headliner ahead of the festival’s tenth anniversary celebration edition. Hulaween is returning once again to the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, Florida from Thursday, October 26 - Sunday, October 29, 2023.
Stern Grove Festival, the oldest outdoor music festival in the San Francisco Bay Area, is excited to announce this year’s music lineup as the admission-free weekend concert series makes a triumphant return to Sigmund Stern Grove for its 86th season beginning Sunday, June 18.
