April 2016
Multi-Platinum singer/songwriter Dierks Bentley sails to the top of Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart this week with “Somewhere On A Beach.” The momentum builds as Bentley preps to release his eighth studio album BLACK (Capitol Records Nashville) on May 27. The steamy single earns the top position while continuing to notch its way up the Top 5 on the Billboard Country Airplay, Mediabase and Country Digital Songs charts.
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Purple Hat Productions has added Jerry Garcia Band founding member and longtime collaborator Melvin Seals and JGB, New Orleans’ prog-funk five-piece Earphunk, the ethereal funk fusion of Flat Land, Miami’s horn driven producer DJ duo Bedside, and roots rock artists Heather Gillis Band, to the ninth annual Purple Hatter’s Ball. It has also been announced that The Disco Biscuits’ drummer Allen Aucoin will join MZG for a live band performance.
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Today, Cloud 9 Adventures announces the artist lineup and full event details for the return of bluegrass-centric concert vacation, Strings & Sol, held at Now Sapphire Riviera Cancun in Puerto Morelos, Mexico from December 9 -13, 2016. For the 5th year of the annual destination music event, the lineup features multiple performances by Yonder Mountain String Band, Greensky Bluegrass, Railroad Earth, Leftover Salmon, The Infamous Stringdusters, as well as one show each from Keller & The Keels and Keller’s Grateful Grass.
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With only one week until the start of MerleFest 2016, presented by Window World, the town of Wilkesboro, N.C. is buzzing with activity.
Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady, aka Hot Tuna and founding members of Jefferson Airplane, will perform two of their Jefferson Airplane hits on the GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends®, a special being filmed for the landmark “Great Performances” series on PBS on Saturday, April 23. The following day the GRAMMY Museum welcomes Jorma and Jack to the Clive Davis Theater for an intimate conversation on their esteemed career.
