You wake up to soft gray skies and the electrifying thought that M3F Fest kicks off today. A light drizzle taps against your window—just enough to remind you to toss a rain poncho and an extra sweater into your bag. You stretch, throw on your favorite band tee, and can practically hear the distant bass lines pulling you toward Margaret T. Hance Park (300 E Indian School Rd).

The rowdy, piano-playing front man Andy Frasco, along with his skilled band known as the UN, graduated to Irving Plaza on February 28, 2025. After multiple stints at the smaller Brooklyn Bowl, Frasco and the UN sold out this well-known venue near Union Square in New York, New York, with a 1,200-person capacity. There was no shortage of guests on this stop of Frasco's Try Not To Die 2025 tour.

St. Martin’s Press is pleased to announce the release of Sharing in the Groove, the new oral history by Mike Ayers that delves into the extraordinary 1990s jam band scene.

Cherokee Pioneer, the eagerly awaited debut album from Pitney Meyer, is set to release on April 18, 2025, via Curb Records. This groundbreaking project features the duo’s new single, “Blue Water,” a touching, spiritual ballad in an 11-song collection that captures the heart and soul of the musical brotherhood formed between Mo Pitney and John Meyer. Pre-orders for the album are available now, with “Blue Water” on streaming services and out to radio today.

Melanie, the beloved and trailblazing artist who made history as the first solo performer to have three singles simultaneously on the Billboard chart, and known for her songs including 1971’s “Brand New Key,” her appearance at the 1969 Woodstock Festival and an extensive catalog of works released over the course of an uncompromising five-decade career, had always wanted to release an album of children’s songs.

GRAMMY-nominated Nashville songwriter Adam Wright has announced Nature of Necessity, an epic four-part solo project that brings his “richly crafted melodies” (Billboard) and intricate storytelling to the forefront, marking the culmination of years spent sharpening his craft. Out today is Side One, which features album opener “Yellow Bird,” a haunting ode to a poet lost in verse and bourbon, with delicate vocal accents from Shannon Wright and Anna Lise Liddell.

Acclaimed Canadian singer, songwriter, and guitarist Matt Andersen has released a stunning version of J.J. Cale’s timeless song “Magnolia.” The track is the lone cover that appears on his forthcoming studio album, The Hammer & The Rose. Listen to “Magnolia” on your preferred DSP HERE.

With A Tip Toe High Wire, her first new album in five years, songwriter, singer, and award-winning mandolinist Sierra Hull has perfected the daring act of stepping into a new, progressive sonic territory while never straying too far from the bluegrass and Americana roots she’s cultivated in her two-decade-plus career.

At Grateful Web, we honor Herb Greene—a visionary photographer whose lens captured the very soul of the counterculture era and the enduring spirit of the Grateful Dead. Herb’s work was much more than images on paper; it chronicled a transformative time in music and art. His photographs, from the intimate moments in his San Francisco home studio to the iconic hieroglyphic wall that became a symbol of psychedelic creativity, immortalized the energy, passion, and camaraderie of an era that continues to inspire.

Bob and Patti first played together in 1995 in a big band at San Francisco’s Fillmore Auditorium, doing arrangements of Grateful Dead music. That one performance made them know they had connected. They went on to separate projects, but their musical paths crossed again in the first months of Covid, which sent both looking for a musical relationship amid the isolation of the pandemic. Patti shared a CD of ragas that she had just recorded.