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This Fall, the Rainforest Alliance is joining forces with music-based environmental nonprofit, REVERB on their Campus Consciousness Tour, which aims to mobilize students to take positive action for the planet through a nation-wide college music tour.

AURA Music & Arts Festival has announced their first official onsite pre-party in their five year history. Kicking things off on Thursday, February 13th, fans are invited to get settled in at Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park (SOSMP) a night early and enjoy music from three of Florida’s finest bands in the scene - The Heavy Pets, Greenhouse Lounge and The Funky Nuggets.

I met Mark “The Shark” Stevens a little over a year ago through mutual friends in Boston. What immediately comes to mind when I think of those first nights out at the bars is that—for better or worse—the kid was always right in the mix of things.

The only thing frightening about this Halloween would be missing The String Cheese Incident’s epic Suwanee Hulaween festival Thursday, October 31st-Saturday Nov. 2nd.  These are the last SCI shows until New Years 2013!

Following the Spring departure of longtime bassist, Kevin Rosen, the Chicago-formed Dark Star Orchestra offered temporary spots to a handful of talented performers. Today, the band announces the formal, permanent bassist role goes to Skip Vangelas who is currently on tour with the band.

Gather your tribe and deck yourself out in Voodoo flavor because Suwannee Hulaween has unveiled its spooktacular schedule for the inaugural festival taking place October 31 – November 2, 2013 at Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, FL. Featuring no overlapping sets, fans won’t have to miss a single moment of music, also giving them plenty of time to explore the grounds.

Colorado quartet Head for the Hills will celebrate Halloween night in Denver, CO at Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom on October 31st. Special guests Gangstagrass, known for their Emmy nominated theme song for the FX television series "Justified," will support the evening.

All new 3-CD set recorded live on December 7, 1995 at Niagara Falls Convention Center in Niagara Falls, NY. December 1995 was a universally recognized high point for Phish.

React Presents & Silver Wrapper are thrilled to announce the electro-soul producer GRAMATIK at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University on New Year's Eve with trap/electro producer heRobust, five-headed beatsmiths ExMag, and Chicago's own Manic Focu

Jeff Austin and his latest project, The Here and Now, will be heading out one more time this year for a few shows in the Northeast in November.  This time around Austin will be joined by long-time friend and collaborator Danny Barnes on banjo and guitar along with Johnny Grubb (formerly of Railroad Earth) on upright bass.  The shows will feature new songs from Austin as well as some favorites from the Yonder Mountain String Band songbook.--November Dates:11/14 - StageOne - Fairfield, CT11/15 - Stafford Palace Theater - Stafford Springs, CT11/16 - Flying Monkey - Plymouth, NH