Spafford has unveiled the dates for their highly anticipated Fall 2025 West Coast Tour, delivering 16 electrifying shows across the Pacific Northwest, California, and the Southwest. Kicking off October 21 in Seattle, WA, the tour will carry the improvisational rock quartet through intimate clubs and legendary venues, culminating with a hometown return at Marquee Theatre in Tempe, AZ on November 8.

Brooklyn’s boundary-melting trio Escaper just fired the opening flare for their forthcoming fifth studio album, Still Time, due September 5 on Ropeadope Records. The spark comes in the form of “Chance,” a sleek, groove-driven single that hits streaming services July 11—but fans can lock it in now by pre-saving at https://lnk.to/Chance_Single.

Grateful Web is proud to host the exclusive premiere of “Pork Fat,” the newest single from guitarist Ari Joshua and his longtime musical coconspirators Skerik (saxophone), Delvon Lamarr (organ), and Grant Schroff (drums). Available July 11, 2025 on Music Factory Records, the track brings the sweaty thrill of a late-night club set straight into your speakers. Click play below to catch the full performance video, filmed live in a single glorious take.

Shoe Fest returns to Camp Shaw in Manteno, Illinois, August 29–31, 2025, for its fourteenth annual weekend of roots-rich revelry, riverbank camping, and round-the-clock pickin’. The intimate, family-friendly gathering—nestled just an hour south of Chicago—has built a reputation for pairing Midwest hospitality with nationally revered talent, and this year’s lineup might be its most sparkling yet.

When Matt Cameron quietly shared a short, heartfelt note of farewell this morning—“After 27 fantastic years, I have taken my final steps down the drum riser for the mighty Pearl Jam”—the rock world felt a collective jolt. For a generation of fans, Cameron wasn’t just the band’s drummer; he was Pearl Jam’s heartbeat.

Phish rolls into Pholsom Field for a triple-header—July 3, 4 & 5—and the whole town is tuning up like an over-stuffed kick drum. From sunset sound-checks echoing off the Flatirons to last call at the Fox, this Independence Day weekend promises more peaks than a “YEM” trampoline jam. Grateful Web has your play-by-play: trails to wander, taps to sample, veggie delights to devour, and the late-night throw-downs that keep the lights on long after the encore fades.

Grateful Web invites music lovers of all ages to soak up irie rhythms and Bay-Area sunshine as Crucial Reggae Sundays continues its free concert series at the Golden Gate Park Bandshell / Music Concourse (75 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr., San Francisco). From 4:20 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Sweetwater Music Hall, the storied Mill Valley nonprofit that has welcomed the Grateful Dead family since Jerry himself first took the stage decades earlier, rolls into mid-summer with a calendar tailor-made for Deadheads. While the venue continues to present every shade of live music, July and August lean heavily into psychedelic roots, improvisation, and the communal spirit that defines the Dead’s enduring legacy.

This past weekend, genre-bending rock band Spafford delivered a high-energy, two-night stand at Electric Haze, captivating fans with deep improvisation, playful transitions, and a major surprise on the second night.

On night two, the band opened the show with the live debut of a brand-new song titled “Dissociation Assist” — a moody, exploratory track that leaned into the band’s more experimental side while still anchored by their signature groove.

Merge Records is proud to unveil Baby Man, the quietly stunning new album from acclaimed indie outfit Fruit Bats, set for release on September 12, 2025. Written and performed entirely by singer-songwriter Eric D.