April 2018

JEFF BECK will embark on a 6-week U.S. tour this summer including seven solo shows in addition to the previously announced “Stars Align Tour,” with Paul Rodgers and Ann Wilson of Heart.  Joining BECK on this year’s outing will be long-time collaborators, Vinnie Colaiuta (drums) and Jimmy Hall (vocals) as well as long touring partner, Rhonda Smith (bass) and newcomer, cellist Vanessa Freebairn-Smith.

With six shows in October, Tedeschi Trucks Band announces an eighth consecutive year of their annual musical bash at New York City’s Beacon Theatre: October 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 13.  The show run includes two weekends of “Evening with TTB” two-set performances and a pair of mid-week dates that will feature special opening guests (to be announced).  Oct.

Full of lyric and melody driven stories, SUN SITS LOW, carries 10 songs, each of a very distinct character. One can enjoy dreamy ballads like Yukon River, Old Boy, and Gloria, colorful-expansive tunes like St. Jude’s Fire, White Clover, and Hurricane, to the more chicken-pickin’, 4-to-the-floor swing your partner vibes of title track Sun Sits Low, and Freedom is Word I Want You Knowin’.

Higher Ground is pleased to welcome Gillian Welch to Flynn Theatre on July 19th. Tickets go on sale this Friday, May 4th at 10am.

Premiering today, Rusty Young’s newest video, “My Friend” from his debut solo album, Waitin’ For The Sun, which was released last September on Blue Élan Records.  The warm and joyful “My Friend” features Richie Furay and Timothy B Schmit.

Hamilton Folk duo Twin Within has teamed up with the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra and Hidden Pony Records for a live re-work of their 2015 album Horizontal Lines (released via Hidden Pony). The band collaborated with Chris Ledroit on the re-arrangement who has experience converting indie works to full orchestral arrangements for the Hamilton Philharmonic.