August 2024

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass announces a third round of performers for the 2024 edition of the festival to take place at San Francisco’s iconic Golden Gate Park from Friday October 4 to Sunday October 6. Now in its 24th year, the free music festival with over 70 artists performing on six different stages will once again present an eclectic bill of top performers spanning an array of genres.

Nothing’s like Zero. Forty years ago, guitarist Steve Kimock and drummer Greg Anton went into a studio and recorded what was to become the inception of the repertoire for the band Zero. As one of the innovators of improvisational jam band music, Zeroi s a Bay Area musical institution. The band has played more than 1,300 concerts across the country, being joined onstage by such luminaries as Jerry Garcia, John Cipollina, Derek Trucks, Martin Fierro, Nicky Hopkins, and John Kahn.

The Jauntee are excited to announce the release of the fourth installment in their live album series, 'Jaunts of Our Lives, Vol. 4', now available through Regime Music Group. This album showcases the band's exceptional improvisational skills and musical prowess, which they bring to life nightly on tour. Each performance by The Jauntee offers a unique experience, featuring unexpected moments, fresh jams, meaningful covers, and accessible songwriting.

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Today, the legendary jazz group The Bad Plus announces their new album Complex Emotions out November 8 via Mack Avenue Records, their first release with the label. They’ve also shared the high-energy first single “French Horns” featuring a ferocious melody that seems to ping-pong from one corner of the room to another.

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Acclaimed California rock band Dawes have shared their new single, “Still Strangers Sometimes,” available everywhere now. Co-produced by brothers Taylor and Griffin Goldsmith alongside longtime friend Mike Viola, the track marks the latest single from Dawes’ upcoming ninth studio album, Oh Brother, arriving on Dead Ringers via Secretly Canadian Distribution on Friday, October 11. Pre-orders are available now.

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Connecticut-based rock quintet Goose has announced the release of Live At The Fox Theatre, a recording captured over the band's three-night run at Atlanta, GA’s historic Fox Theatre earlier this summer, available now on all streaming services. A limited-edition 5-LP hardcover box set vinyl release of the June 22 performance – including five single jacket-colored LPs and an exclusive booklet – is available for pre-order. You can watch their June 22nd sold-out performance on their YouTube page now.