Finally, Pearl Jam closed the main stage with a dynamic, crowd‑pleasing performance. The band fielded rare requests like “Love Boat Captain” and filled their setlist with hits from their heyday—opening with “Corduroy,” and weaving in “Daughter,” “Even Flow” (dedicated to Saints superfan Steve Gleason), “Black,” “Jeremy,” and “Yellow Ledbetter.” They also showcased newer material from last year’s Dark Matter. As tradition dictates, they wrapped up with Neil Young’s “Rockin’ in the Free World” and The Who’s “Baba O’Riley,” leaving the audience energized and satisfied.

The Harvest Music Festival, Fredericton's renowned musical extravaganza, will celebrate its milestone 35th anniversary with an electrifying lineup, promising unforgettable performances from internationally acclaimed acts and local favorites.

The 2025 festival will be headlined by powerhouse performers including The Revivalists, The Head and the Heart, Goose, Melissa Etheridge, Indigo Girls, Portugal. The Man, and Lotus, setting the stage for six vibrant days of music and celebration.

Jazz Aspen Snowmass (JAS) is thrilled to reveal the initial artist and venue lineup for the 2025 JAS June Experience, taking place June 26–29 in downtown Aspen. With concerts happening daily at twelve different venues, the JAS June Experience offers fans an immersive musical journey through jazz, blues, soul, funk, world, New Orleans traditions, and more.

New Orleans’ modern torchbearers of funk, Dumpstaphunk returns to the fray today with their new single “Let’s Do It” out now on all digital platforms. An infectious gumbo of collective empowerment, the song marks one of the band’s final recordings with late bassist Nick Daniels III and is Dumpstaphunk’s first studio release since his April 2024 passing.

My first visit to the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival (a.k.a. "Jazzfest") was sort of a happy accident. In 1988, I was a young 20-something Grateful Dead tourhead, and I heard rumors that Little Feat was going to play their first show since the death of Lowell George a decade earlier. The allure was heightened by the fact that the reformed band would play on a riverboat floating on the Mississippi in New Orleans.

Nick Daniels III, New Orleans funk dignitary and one-half of the two-bass duo in Dumpstaphunk, died Friday, April 26 following complications from recently being diagnosed with multiple myeloma cancer. He was 68. The loss comes on the second day of the 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, as many descend upon New Orleans to celebrate the music that defined his storied life. Daniels is survived by his wife Marion Daniels, children, and grandchildren.

We at Grateful Web are deeply saddened to report the passing of Nick Daniels III, the extraordinary bassist and vocalist of the revered New Orleans-based funk ensemble, Dumpstaphunk. Nick has left us at the age of 68, after a courageous battle with multiple myeloma.

In an engaging tribute to the vibrant spirit of New Orleans, Ivan Neville has released the official music video for "Greatest Place On Earth," a standout track from his latest album, ‘Touch My Soul.’ Premiering on the heels of this week’s Mardi Gras festivities in New Orleans and the countdown to Fat Tuesday, the video is a heartfelt ode to the city's unparalleled energy during its most famous season.

Today Petaluma Records released Dr. John and Davell Crawford’s “Jock-A-Mo” video, one of Dr. John’s last studio sessions. The clip is taken from Take Me To The River: New Orleans, a new album and feature documentary film feature new recordings from The Neville Brothers, PJ Morton, Big Freedia, G-Eazy, Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, Snoop Dogg, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, William Bell, Ani DiFranco, Donald Harrison, Galactic, Irma Thoma, Ledisi, and many more.

Music and merriment drifted from person to person on August 5 to 7, all wrapped in the loving embrace of the fabled tree-and-meadow acreage of Black Oak Ranch, aka the Hog Farm, for the second Days Between festival in far Northern California.