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Thirty Years Later, Phish Finishes the Clifford Ball “Harpua” at Madison Square Garden

The ceiling at Madison Square Garden bled Knicks blue and orange before a note was played, and the stage lights followe....

Hot Tuna Acoustic Settles In at The Cabot

Jorma Kaukonen | Cabot Theater | July 22nd, 2026 - photos by Scott Kepnes An appreciative audience of longtime fans ma....

Cindy Blackman Santana Talks Coherence, Carlos Santana, Snoop Dogg, John McLaughlin, and the Universal Message of Love

Cindy Blackman Santana - photo by Paul Mann Cindy Blackman Santana has always played with fire, precision, and purpose....

The Terrapin Roadshow Comes Home to San Rafael

Terrapin Roadshow | Forest Meadows Amphitheatre | July 26th, 2026 - photos by Gabriel David Barkin For the second year....

Bluegrass Comes Full Circle on the Final Day of RockyGrass 2026

Bluegrass has always been traveling music. Its lineage reaches across the Atlantic to the fiddle tunes, ballads and dan....

The Nershis Announce Debut Album Songs for the Road

Arkansauce Shares New Single “Rearview” From Upcoming Album Horizon Never ...

J.P. Reali Releases Grateful Blues, a Six-Song Tribute to the ...

Buffalo Traffic Jam Releases Debut Album Pictures of You

Béla Fleck Shares Tiny Desk Concert Ahead of My Bluegrass ...

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Guster Announces On The Ocean 2026 Lineup and Activities in Portland, Maine

Thousands of fans from across the country will gather in Portland, Maine, from August 7–9 for Guster’s On The Ocean 2026, a three-day celebration of music, community, and curated experiences across one of New England’s most beloved coastal cities. Now in its eighth year, the annual destination weekend invites fans to experience Portland through performances,… Continue reading Guster Announces On The Ocean 2026 Lineup and Activities in Portland, Maine

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Bronwyn Pays Tribute to East Nashville With New Single “Gallatin Road”

Released today, the latest single from Bronwyn’s forthcoming album, Rattlin’ Bones, is the groovy, freewheeling ode to East Nashville’s wildest thoroughfare, “Gallatin Road.” “This song was born out of a conversation I had with some friends about Gallatin Road in Nashville. They had recently moved to town and were remarking on how crazy the energy… Continue reading Bronwyn Pays Tribute to East Nashville With New Single “Gallatin Road”

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Billy Strings Shares “Mill Town Flood” From New Album So Much for Goodbyes

Lee Ranaldo Reimagines The System Soundtrack for New Silver Current Records Release

Sonic Youth co-founder and pioneering experimental-rock guitarist Lee Ranaldo has reimagined his original soundtrack for The System, reshaping the music into a newly sequenced album featuring previously unreleased material. The System is available digitally today exclusively through Bandcamp. Black and colored vinyl editions will follow October 2 via Silver Current Records and are available to… Continue reading Lee Ranaldo Reimagines The System Soundtrack for New Silver Current Records Release

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Annapolis Baygrass Nominated for IBMA Event of the Year, Adds Friday Night Kick-Off Party

The Annapolis Baygrass Music Festival has been nominated for the 2026 International Bluegrass Music Association Industry Award for Event of the Year, recognizing the festival’s combination of world-class music, environmental stewardship, community programming, and its beachfront setting along the Chesapeake Bay. The festival will return to Sandy Point State Park in Annapolis, Maryland, on Saturday… Continue reading Annapolis Baygrass Nominated for IBMA Event of the Year, Adds Friday Night Kick-Off Party

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Lollapalooza Preview: Charli XCX Brings Music, Fashion, Film to Grant Park

Every Lollapalooza lineup has an artist who feels impossible to ignore. This year, Charli XCX arrives in Chicago not just as one of pop’s biggest stars, but as an artist who continues to reinvent herself in ways that challenge expectations. After transforming pop culture with Brat, Charli’s latest album, Music, Fashion, Film, takes another unexpected… Continue reading Lollapalooza Preview: Charli XCX Brings Music, Fashion, Film to Grant Park

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Reggae on Fire Brings Donny Rasta & JAHBUDDA! and Native Elements to Oakland

Reggae Town Music presents Reggae on Fire, a cannabis-friendly concert featuring two generations of Bay Area reggae talent, on Saturday, August 22, at Root’d in the 510 Cannabis Lounge in Oakland. Bay Area reggae veteran Donny Rasta will perform with his full band, JAHBUDDA!, alongside longtime San Francisco favorites Native Elements. Together, the groups will… Continue reading Reggae on Fire Brings Donny Rasta & JAHBUDDA! and Native Elements to Oakland

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Drivin N Cryin Bring Crushing Flowers Tour to Cervantes’ Other Side on August 18

Photo credit: Trisha Gene Brady Nearly four decades into their career, Atlanta rock veterans Drivin N Cryin remain a living, breathing American rock band—not a revival act or a nostalgic footnote, but a continuing story still being written. The band will bring its Crushing Flowers tour to Cervantes’ Other Side in Denver on Tuesday, August… Continue reading Drivin N Cryin Bring Crushing Flowers Tour to Cervantes’ Other Side on August 18

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Synth-Pop, Nostalgia, and Neon: Totally Tubular Festival Brings the ’80s Back to the Hollywood Palladium

Horseshoes & Hand Grenades Headline a Full Day of Bluegrass at Shady Grove Festival

Horseshoes & Hand Grenades – photos by Dan Ward Small towns are awakening. There is plenty of good happening in places where life moves at a slower pace and the town has only two stoplights. During the summer, Buchanan, Michigan, puts out the welcome mat every Thursday night for an evening of music at The… Continue reading Horseshoes & Hand Grenades Headline a Full Day of Bluegrass at Shady Grove Festival

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Holly Bowling to Join Greensky Bluegrass at Vail’s Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater

Following a joint set at the Flood City Music Festival, Greensky Bluegrass has confirmed that longtime collaborator Holly Bowling will join the band for another performance at Vail’s Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater on Friday, August 14. Tickets are on sale now HERE. The Vail performances kick off another run of shows across the U.S., with… Continue reading Holly Bowling to Join Greensky Bluegrass at Vail’s Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater

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Mountain Grass Unit Shares “Suspicion” From Forthcoming Debut Album Appalachian Smoke

Mountain Grass Unit (L-R): Josiah Nelson, Sam Wilson, Drury Anderson, Luke Black. Mountain Grass Unit today releases “Suspicion,” a haunting, traditional bluegrass heartbreak ballad from its forthcoming debut studio album, Appalachian Smoke, arriving August 28 via Dualtone Records. Listen to “Suspicion” HERE. Lustful, yearning, and edged with unease, the song unfolds inside the racing mind… Continue reading Mountain Grass Unit Shares “Suspicion” From Forthcoming Debut Album Appalachian Smoke

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