The Mercurial Don Was, an American musician, record producer, music director, film composer, documentary filmmaker, and radio host, brought his new band of exceptional jazz talents from his hometown of Detroit to the historic Lobero Theatre on October 2.

Buzzed-about UK band KillerStar is led by Rob Fleming (vocals, guitar, synths) and James Sedge (drums) which features an array of David Bowie’s most trusted collaborators. The band will make their U.S. concert debut on Saturday, November 2 at the Cutting Room in NYC. Watch a sizzle reel for the show HERE.

Luke Combs, Eric Church, Billy Strings and James Taylor will headline “Concert for Carolina,” a special benefit show presented by Explore Asheville and the Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority, on Saturday, October 26 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Gifting sprouts has become popular with festival attendees recently. The little green shoots are exchanged as a token symbolizing hope for a new friendship. The sprout is a new beginning, but it needs good ground, sun, and water to flourish. Festivals too are like the sprout. They need the right balance of an excellent location and vendors providing the foundation, sunny, warm entertainers, and the flow of patrons. Jamboozled 2024 was a first-time festival held at the Country Ranch in Mendota, Illinois, this September.

On Tuesday, October 28, 2014, after 45 years of performing the greatest live music in rock history, the Allman Brothers Band had arrived at its final concert. The dream created by Duane Allman in 1969 had come to fruition, gone through triumph and tragedy, joy and sorrow, flourished and faltered, and ultimately persevered to reach the pinnacle of the blues/rock genre. The road had seemingly gone on forever, but, in 2014, the group decided that forever would come to an end at the Beacon Theatre in New York City.

Grammy Award-winning artist Billy Strings is set to embark on a musical journey like no other this Halloween at the CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore. On October 31, fans will be treated to a very special, bona fide performance: “O Billy, Where Art Thou?”—a theatrical stage adaptation that promises to captivate audiences with its blend of storytelling and bluegrass mastery.