February 2023

From July the 12th to the 16th 2023 the brilliant 20th anniversary of Northern Germany's biggest dance festival will take place. 300 of the best DJs and acts will perform at the AIRBEAT ONE Festival on the five stages of the four-day open air event in Neustadt-Glewe in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. New top acts have joined the mega line-up in January.

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Grammy-award honoree, Songwriters Hall of Fame member, and BBC Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Don McLean remembers Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, J.P. Richardson – “The Big Bopper” – and the pilot, Roger Peterson on the anniversary of the deadly plane crash just after their concert at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa. The fateful day was coined ‘The Day The Music Died’ by Don McLean in his hit “American Pie.” The song was released in 1971 and spent four weeks at No. 1 in 1972.

GRAMMY-nominated band Common Kings have released their brand new single "Raggamuffin" via tastemaker label Mensch House Records. The song's instantly contagious chorus of “Be the one that she needs raggamuffin, be the air that she breathe…” adds some breezy roots reggae riddims to Common Kings addictive sound.

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Today, Southern roots rockers Robert Jon & The Wreck have released “Come At Me,” the hard-charging, rock & roll infused final single from their new EP ‘One Of A Kind,’ out March 10th via Joe Bonamassa’s newest independent label, Journeyman Records.

February 3rd marks the 25th anniversary of Pearl Jam’s fifth studio album Yield. Home to some of Pearl Jam’s most recognizable tracks like “Given To Fly” and “Do The Evolution,” Yield has remained a fan favorite since its release in 1998.

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Last night, on a chilly evening in Orange County, NY, Anders Osborne and Jonathan Sloane played their first stop in an intimate 8-city acoustic tour of City Winery locations this side of the Mississippi.