Jazz guitarist Stanley Jordan, a Princeton alumnus best known for the virtuosity of his innovative two-hand touch technique, recalls his lesser-known past at the cutting edge of computer music in the 1970s and 80s, in a new podcast released today by the Princeton University School of Engineering and Applied Science.

The California Bluegrass Association’s 49th annual Father’s Day Bluegrass Festival is adding a pair of special shows to keep the music going after Friday and Saturday Main Stage performances, and has selected the Vern’s Stage lineup of afternoon performers. The festival also has slated a new youth activity: pre-school family jams.

Connecticut-based rock quintet Goose have announced more headlining tour dates in 2024. The newly announced run begins at Holmdel, NJ’s PNC Bank Art Center on September 1, and continues through the 28th, ending at the Frost Amphitheater in Stanford, CA. The band recently confirmed a summer headline tour and are about to embark on their first shows with new drummer Cotter Ellis, taking place over four nights at Port Chester, NY’s Capitol Theatre, April 7 - 10.

Canadian singer/songwriter Emily Triggs releases her new album The Great Escape, an expansive 13-song collection that displays her wide-ranging talent in a whole new way. Listeners have already had a preview with first single and video "Summer In Nevada," an homage to those who witnessed and participated in U.S. nuclear weapons testing during the 1950s and '60s. The song is just one of several that reflect The Great Escape's overall exploration of different aspects of North American culture

Celebrating nearly five decades of musical friendship, JOE SATRIANI and STEVE VAI have collaborated on music for the first time!  Releasing tomorrow, Friday, March 29, “The Sea of Emotion, Pt. 1” showcases the unmatched synergy between these two legendary guitarists as they seamlessly trade solo sections throughout the nearly six-minute opus! Teaming up with Satch and Vai on the track are Eric Caudieux on keyboards, who also served as co-producer the song, with the rhythmic backbone provided by Matt Chamberlain on drums and Matt Bissonette on bass.

In Rutherford County’s Forest City, NC growing up, a young Wyndham Baird heard his mother and grandmother sing old Baptist hymns like “Abide With Me,” arranged in four-part harmony in church. But his life changed when he saw Doc Watson in concert at MerleFest at twelve years old. At that moment, he saw a world of folk and blues music before him.