The 2025 Lowell Folk Festival has announced the first group of artists scheduled to perform at one of America’s most popular free summer events.  With folk music traditions that span the globe, world class musicians will bring the world to Downtown Lowell July 25-27 on stages throughout the Mill City.

BEATrio (“Beat trio”), the all-star band featuring Béla Fleck, harpist Edmar Castañeda, and drummer Antonio Sánchez, is sharing “Western and Walnut,” the second single from its self-titled debut album, out May 16 (Béla Fleck Productions / Thirty Tigers). “This project kind of reminds me of the early days of the Flecktones, when audiences would go, ‘How is this supposed to work?’” says Fleck.

Rising Birmingham-based bluegrass trailblazers Mountain Grass Unit are thrilled to announce the release of their Runnin’ From Trouble LP, now available as a special edition vinyl. This limited-edition package is pressed on stunning 150g dusk brown vinyl, and features the full tracklist from their original 2024 EP, Runnin’ From Trouble, on Side A, and five exclusive live performances on Side B, featuring curated cuts of the band’s dynamic artistry on wax for the first time.  

Today, the Elton John AIDS Foundation and the Looking Out Foundation announced a landmark initiative—the “Who Believes In Angels?” Campaign—to address the urgent global humanitarian crisis caused by recent cuts to HIV/AIDS funding in the United States.

Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival has unveiled the complete schedule for this year’s edition of the internationally acclaimed camping festival, taking place June 12-15, 2025 on the Bonnaroo Farm, located just 60 miles southeast of Nashville in Manchester, TN. Full details can be found now at www.bonnaroo.com.

This August, for the first time since the inaugural year of the wildly unique music festival, Park City Song Summit, the blending of live performances, open-ended panel discussions, and mountain-air wellness activities will take place in the heart of the city where it was born.

Joe Marcinek’s latest release, The Groove Sessions, is a collection of jazz-funk tunes that will gently fry your mind with music at the highest intellectual level while never speaking down to you. This iteration of the Dead Funk Summit includes the amazing Greg Spero on keys, the Sanchez brothers—Ronnie (bass) and Manny (drums)—providing the rhythm section, Tracy Silverman on violin, Howard Levy on harmonica, and the incomparable Jesus Molina on piano.

Asbury Park, home of the legendary Stone Pony, is where iconic New Jersey rockers like Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi, and Southside Johnny first honed their craft. But what happens when master musicians from Berklee College of Music join forces on this hallowed ground? Fans of Dogs In A Pile know exactly what happens—pure musical magic.

Nola Blue Records announces the June 6th release of Just Stay High from The Alexis P. Suter Band, distributed by MVD Distribution. Just Stay High emerged during the pandemic as a series of Zoom writing sessions among Suter, her long-time friends and collaborators Vicki Bell and Ray Grappone, and album co-producer Byron Isaacs (The Lumineers). A remote collaboration not unlike others yielding albums born during that time, as this unique project progressed, it took a powerful turn.

Wonderland Forest is proud to announce Into the Woods, a one-of-a-kind music and arts experience taking place June 26–28, 2025 in Lafayette, New York. Nestled amid the scenic landscape of Wonderland Forest, Into the Woods will bring together legendary musicians, exciting tribute acts, and rising stars, offering attendees a truly immersive festival atmosphere.

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