The Keeping the Blues Alive Foundation (KTBA), founded by four-time GRAMMY-nominated blues-rock artist Joe Bonamassa, is thrilled to announce the launch of the KTBA at Sea X Cruise Sweepstakes. Starting today, fans can enter for their only chance to secure a spot on the sold-out Keeping the Blues Alive at Sea X Cruise.  As part of its tenth-anniversary celebration, an all-star stellar lineup of musicians will perform exclusive performances while cruising through breathtaking destinations.

John Mailander’s Forecast is excited to independently release Let The World In on January 24, 2025, on CD, vinyl, and digitally. Forecast is a Nashville-based collective of visionary musicians led by acclaimed performer, producer, composer, educator, and recording artist John Mailander, known for his unique voice on the fiddle and other stringed instruments.

Today, December 6th, we at Grateful Web raise a glass and a chorus of gratitude for the birth of Dave Brubeck—one of jazz’s greatest pioneers and an indelible architect of modern music. His piano keys unlocked doors to a world of rhythm, harmony, and soul that continue to ripple through generations. Among his masterpieces, Live at Carnegie Hall shines as a crown jewel, standing proudly not just in jazz but in the pantheon of live recordings across all genres.

In the winter of 1974, WAR was already a half-decade into their career and fresh off the success of the #1 Billboard best-selling album of 1973, The World Is a Ghetto. Following months of touring throughout the US, and then nearly thirty shows across Europe, WAR arrived in Japan for the first time ever, to perform a series of live shows in Shizuoka, Tokyo, Osaka, and Kobe.

Breakthrough singer, songwriter, and musician Willow Avalon is gearing up for an exciting 2025 with her highly anticipated debut U.K. and Ireland headline tour, set to kick off in March. Following a string of sold-out shows this fall, including a recent performance at Los Angeles' Roxy Theatre, Avalon will bring her dynamic live show to the U.K. and Ireland, with stops at Manchester’s YES (The Pink Room), London’s Colours, Glasgow’s Oran Mor, Dublin’s The Ambassador, and more.

Continuing the momentum from their critically acclaimed and three-time GRAMMY-nominated album Dark Matter, legendary rock band Pearl Jam will embark on a series of select U.S. tour dates in Spring 2025. The run kicks off with two shows in Hollywood, FL, on April 24 and 26, and wraps up in Pittsburgh, PA, with dates on May 16 and 18.

Additional support acts for these performances will be announced in the coming weeks.