For the past 17 years, the 30A Songwriters Festival has attracted thousands of dedicated live music fans from around the world to hear original songwriters spanning multiple genres perform their songs. The beach resort towns along Scenic Highway 30A on the Gulf Coast became a music mecca featuring 30 venues presenting over 125 songwriters and 300+ solo, band, and in-the-round performances throughout the weekend of January 16 – 19, 2026.

Thursday

Robert Earl Keen has been dubbed a lot of things in his sixty-nine years, but he’s most proud of the moniker “Texan”—more specifically, a Texan from Kerrville. And now more than ever, in response to the July 4th flooding in Kerr County, Keen’s Hill Country community needs a helping hand.

Appalachian Allies proudly announce a benefit concert featuring Adeem the Artist, Andy Wood, Darrell Scott, Jerry Douglas, Larkin Poe, R.B. Morris, and Sarah Jarosz. This event will support crucial flood relief efforts in Eastern Tennessee. Funds raised will go directly to the affected communities thanks to the incredible efforts of the East Tennessee Foundation, a Knoxville-based nonprofit committed to helping communities recover and rebuild after the devastating impacts of Hurricane Helene.

The seventh full-length from four-time Grammy Award-winner Sarah Jarosz, Polaroid Lovers is an album-long meditation on those strangely ephemeral moments that indelibly shape our lives. “What I love about a Polaroid is that it’s capturing something so fleeting, but at the same time it makes that moment last forever,” says the Texas-born singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist.

Embark on a melodic journey with Sarah Jarosz as she brings her Polaroid Lovers Tour to the iconic Boulder Theater. Celebrate the release of her evocative new album, Polaroid Lovers, set to launch on January 26, 2024, via Rounder Records, and enjoy a sneak peek into the sonic evolution of this artist who perpetually redefines her genre.

Today, Amy Ray announces the release of her tenth solo album, If It All Goes South, out September 16 on Amy's own Daemon Records, and shares a peek into the album sessions with a DIY video for her upbeat song "A Mighty Thing" featuring Sarah Jarosz.

Today, AEG Presents chairman emeritus Chuck Morris joined Governor Jared Polis, Community Foundation of Boulder President Tatiana Hernandez, and Nathaniel Rateliff of Colorado-based band Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats to announce a virtual benefit concert to support disaster survivors of the Marshall Fire. The pre-recorded concert will go live online on February 28th with more than 15 Colorado-based artists and popular national musical acts performing.