Blackwater Music Festival will make its second appearance Aug. 21-23 at The Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park & Campground (SOSMPC) in Live Oak, Fla. with a huge lineup of artists!

With released of their LP Tweens, Cincinnati trio Tweens is on tour for the remainder of the year in the US and Europe.  Headlining at the Lost Lake Lounge in Denver, Tweens captivated the crowd while only still finishing up their sound check.  With Bridget on guitar & vocal, Jerri on drums and Peyton on bass, it was -- in punk fashion -- hard, fast but in-sync and controlled.  Their sound is exponentially more mature than their youthful appearance would suggest.

To coincide with Ian Anderson's BEST OF JETHRO TULL & HOMO ERRATICUS North American tour (commencing September 12th), Kscope is pleased to announce a new tour edition of Ian's acclaimed new studio album, HOMO ERRATICUS. This 2 disc (CD DVD) package features the exclusive videos to each album track, as seen at the shows, set to hi resolution 24 bit stereo audio. The DVD features a live performance of album favorite "Enter the Uninvited" and new interview footage with Ian discussing the live visuals.

Coming up September - November 2014, Yonder Mountain String Band headlines premier music festivals and venues across the country on their Fall Tour 2014, including Catskill Chill Music Festival (Hancock, NY: Sept. 5 - 7), Riverwalk Revival (Augusta, GA: Oct. 23), Iron City Music Hall (Birmingham, AL: Oct. 24), Georgia Theater (Athens, GA: Oct.

AURA Music & Arts Festival taking place at Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park (SOSMP) in Live Oak, Florida March 6 - 8, 2015 has announced details for their VIP Experience with two options to take the AURA fan journey to the next level.

This August, Pacific Northwest new-grass troubadours Fruition hit the road with headline and festival dates across the U.S. with over 30 performances slated during the months of August and September. Fruition are logging the miles with shows from Santa Cruz, California to the Carolinas and back. Stops also include performances in St. Louis, Chicago, NYC, Atlanta, Denver, and Seattle.

The Wood Brothers are back on the road come September and October. The recently announced three week run will focus heavily on shows in the Southeast and Midwest in a number of cities yet to be visited since the release of their critically acclaimed, Buddy Miller-produced album, The Muse.

Evansville, KY-based rock duo The Cold Stares have released “Fire in the Sand,” the lead single from their forthcoming sophomore album to mainstream radio. Produced by Mark Needham (Imagine Dragons, P!nk), the independently-released single has impacted radio thanks to a groundswell of fan requests.

No single thing makes a festival the “best festival ever.” Sure, one great band can make it really good. Or maybe the campground scene was where it was at. But it’s really when you group those moments with the ones of unbearable laughter, silly dancing, and inspirational people that a festival becomes the “best ever.” And you know what? The Northwest String Summit consistently brings the best.