The Fox Theatre will crackle with Appalachian fire on Thursday, October 16, 2025, when Arkansas’ progressive string quartet Arkansauce rolls into town with its signature blend of blistering newgrass and heart‑lifting harmonies. Doors open at 7:00 p.m., music starts at 8:00 p.m., and the evening features support sets from rising Colorado jam‑grass outfit River Spell and Louisville’s adventurous acoustic explorers Tonewood String Band.

As he celebrates a big career milestone — the formation 30 years ago of his band, the Night Drivers — Chris Jones has turned once again to the country flavor that has served him so well through those decades. “How Small of Me,” his latest release from Mountain Home Music Company, wraps a characteristically complex meditation in the mid-tempo lilt of a mid-60s classic from the likes of George Jones.

Modern Irish troubadour, Podge Lane, wields both his alt-country stylings and weathered guitar case as he steps out onto new soil. Having packed that case with memories of home and an unyielding thirst for adventure, Podge is drawn to America to share his stories, announcing his fourth album and new single, ‘Heatwave’, out July 18th! 

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Australian multi-hyphenate artist Emma Louise and Grammy-winning producer and songwriter Flume team up for a 10-track collaborative album, DUMB, set for release August 22. A first taste of the new music, “Easy Goodbye,” will be unveiled Friday, with the album also available for pre-order.

Right before his performance with Tyler Childers at the legendary Hollywood Bowl, Robert Earl Keen sat down with Shooter Jennings for an epic on-location episode of Americana Podcast: The 51st State. Recorded at Jennings’s Los Angeles studio, Keen and the GRAMMY-winning producer talked about the historical differences between LA and Nashville “country music” and classic A-list session musicians.

Once in a generation comes a pianist who embodies the legends who have come before him while simultaneously breaking through to new thruways for the evolution of music, and life itself. The gracious virtuosity of 25-year-old piano phenom Jahari Stampley encapsulates a voice akin to revolutionary composers who have defined and expanded genres into musical movements reflecting the times.

Downtown’s Yerba Buena Lane will blossom into a tie‑dyed playground of music, art, and community spirit when “A Grateful Gathering at Yerba Buena Lane” rolls out the welcome mat for Dead & Company concertgoers on Thursday, July 31.

Annika Chambers & Paul DesLauriers, aka the Incomparable duo Chambers DesLauriers, have unveiled their latest single, "Sing" off their forthcoming album, Our Time To Ride. The album drops on August 22nd via Forty Below Records. "Sing" has been premiered by Soul Tracks.

Today, sonic wanderer and time traveler Luke Tyler Shelton releases his debut EP Blue Sky via Concord Records. Produced by Shooter Jennings (Brandi Carlile, Tanya Tucker) and Jonathan Wilson (Father John Misty, Angel Olsen), Shelton’s debut body of work merges country-rock, folk-pop, and Southern soul into songs that immediately transport the audience into a state of enchanted ease.

The Philadelphia Folk Festival is pleased to announce forty musicians from the Greater Philadelphia region who will be performing at the 62nd annual event August 14-17, 2025 at Old Pool Farm, Upper Salford Township. In addition to the 23 Main Stage and Camp Stage performers, 17 regional artists will make appearances in PFS MAC showcases and on other side stages.