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Genre-defying progressive sextet Umphrey’s McGee announce the November 11 release of ZONKEY, a truly unique collection of 12 innovative  mash-ups; conceived, arranged and performed in their entirety without the use of any samples. Always a band to challenge the boundaries of live performance, Umphrey’s McGee began a tradition eight years ago when the group started performing live mash-ups during their annual Halloween concerts. The event has become a fan favorite with sold out shows and highly coveted tickets.

Join WHO KNEW™ Celebrates and bassist Mike Mills of R.E.M. for a special evening honoring the 25th anniversary of the band’s multi-Grammy Award winning album, Out of Time on Friday, Oct. 7 at City Winery. Doors open at 6 p.m. CST and the program begins at 7 p.m. CST.

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The Summer of 2017 marks the legendary Memphis blue-eyed-soul group THE BOX TOPS’ 50th anniversary of the release of their worldwide #1 smash hit debut single “The Letter.”  To celebrate, they anticipate extensive touring and perhaps a new album that could include obscure never-issued tracks from their 60s heydays, with Alex Chilton. After THE LETTER, the group charted with other hits, including NEON RAINBOW, CRY LIKE A BABY, and SOUL DEEP.

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Mike returns to the road this fall, hitting the midwest and east coast of the U.S. with his band, augmented by mad scientist gadgetry on and around the stage, including the return of the REEL.

The tour kicks off in St. Louis before continuing east. Stops include Chicago, Burlington, Albany, Philly, DC and Mike's return to Nashville for the first time since 2011. The tour ends with the band's first multi-night run, with a special intimate three-nighter at The Sinclair in Cambridge, MA.

The eclectic progressive/fusion trio Consider The Source has announced a string of new tour dates, which kicked off in New Hampshire on August 27 and includes stops in Denver, Houston, Chicago, New York and Boston. See the complete list of tour dates below.

Up-and-coming sibling duo Jocelyn & Chris Arndt have premiered their brand new cover of Tracy Champan's "Give Me One Reason (Live from Rock N Roots Festival)" today via BandsInTown.

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For an up-close-and-personal encounter with some of today’s most exciting Appalachian musicians, the Berkeley Old Time Music Convention presents triple-bill concerts and square dances, a string band contest with fifteen bands, master classes and plenty of informal jamming from Sept. 21-25 at venues all over Berkeley.

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SFX Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFXE), the world's largest producer of live events and entertainment content focused primarily on electronic music culture, announced today the successful completion of the Eighth Annual Electric Zoo Festival in New York City.

One year after releasing Soul Searching, his tribute to the musical histories of Memphis and Nashville, GRAMMY ® winner Jim Lauderdale draws influence from Texas for his 28th album, This Changes Everything.

Releasing September 30th on Lauderdale's own label, Sky Crunch Records, This Changes Everything was largely recorded during a single day in Austin. There, faced with a quick break in a recent summertime tour, Lauderdale rounded up a cast of all-star sideman from the Lone Star 

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