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Twenty6 Productions and Buffalo Iron Works have announced the lineup for the 2024 Cobblestoned Vibes Music Festival, set for August 3rd in Buffalo, NY. This year's festival will feature two stages in the Historic Cobblestone District and will include local artisan vendors, food trucks, and a unique cannabis journey.

Organizers from Twenty6 Productions, Buffalo Iron Works, and Bison Botanics are excited to present a festival experience that celebrates Buffalo's vibrant spirit like never before.

Modern funk guitar hero Eric Krasno and indie rap legend Wax are back with the second single from their upcoming collaborative album, "LIGHT YEARS," released by Feel Music Group. The new song "Higher" is a heartfelt boom-bap banger that hearkens back to the era of Kanye's first and second albums. This time, the duo has recruited features from hip-hop cultural icon Talib Kweli and Lettuce frontman Nigel Hall, who provides the wonderfully catchy and powerful, soul-drenched hook.

In celebration of his forthcoming new album Orgy of the Damned out May 17 on Gibson Records, SLASH the iconic, GRAMMY®-winning guitarist and songwriter has curated an all-star Blues lineup for the S.E.R.P.E.N.T. Blues Festival touring North America this summer. SLASH formed the S.E.R.P.E.N.T.

Baltimore quintet, Mallow Hill are set to release their debut song “Thinkin’ Bout My Baby” June 7, 2024.  Recorded at famed 3Sirens in Nashville, “Thinkin’ Bout My Baby” was produced by Grammy-nominated Dex Green (Elvis Costello, Margo Price, Nicole Atkins, Aaron Lee Tasjan, Shemekia Copeland) and engineered by Joe Costa (Ben Folds, Caitlin Rose, Amanda Palmer), the song also features some of Nashville’s best session players, including Jack Lawrence on bass (The Raconteurs, Dead Weather, Jack White), Meg Coleman on drums (Alis

Jean-Michel Jarre announces an exceptional one-off live concert, Bridge from the Future, the opening event of this year’s STARMUS Festival. In association with ESET, a global leader in digital security, the electronic music pioneer will perform live at Incheba Bratislava, Slovakia on May 12 - against the stunning backdrop of the SNP (UFO) Bridge. He will be joined on stage by special guest Sir Brian May.

The Cold Stares, known for their electrifying blend of blues-rock, have just announced details of their highly anticipated seventh studio album, 'The Southern,' set for release on September 6th via Mascot Records. Delving deep into their Southern roots for the first time on record, the album embodies a true reflection of their heritage. “When it came time to record this album, I thought about everybody giving us this Southern rock tag, and decided to intentionally write songs that explore that,” says singer-guitarist Chris Tapp.

In celebration of turning seventy-five last March and in conjunction with his “50 years on the road” anniversary (with over forty albums and three-thousand shows all around the world), rock ‘n roll legend Elliott Murphy has released a new single Old-Timer" on all streaming platforms.

"Old-Timer" was inspired by Elliott’s annual “Birthday Shows” in Paris (where he has lived for the last 35 years).  As he tells it:

Today, GRAMMY®-nominated singer-songwriter Marcus King announced the launch of the Curfew Foundation, a new foundation dedicated to raising funds for various causes close to King's heart and will develop a support system for musicians from all walks of life who are battling challenges with mental health and addiction.

Visit the website here: https://www.curfew-foundation.org/

While Preservation Hall undergoes upgrades this summer, we are excited to announce that our nightly performances will temporarily move around the corner to the historic Toulouse Theatre (615 Toulouse Street), beginning June 13th. The concert times will shift to the following schedule:

Monday-Sunday
Showtimes: 5:00pm and 7:30pm

New artists have been added to the highly anticipated second sailing of the Big Easy Cruise, which will set out January 5 – 12, 2025. The voyage will depart from Ft. Lauderdale and will make stops in Key West, Belize City, and Cozumel on the luxurious Holland America Line Nieuw Amsterdam.

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