Imagine a world in which Eve unashamedly consumed the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden, biting into knowledge and sharing it with all the world. Feminist folk ensemble Ruby Mack imagine themselves direct descendants of that particular Eve.

When COVID forced the organizers of the first ever Earl Scruggs Music Festival to postpone the event to 2021, they figured there was nothing they could do. But following successful drive-in concerts in the US and Europe, and a well received first drive-in concert with Darin & Brooke Aldridge, we’re proud to announce that we can bring some of the magic of the Earl Scruggs Music Festival to live audiences on Saturday, September 5.

Today, Virginia’s genre-defying outfit Kendall Street Company (KSC) announces the upcoming release of their fifth studio album The Stories We Write For Ourselves, and has treated fans to the first single from the album “Lady In Green” which is now available across all major digital platforms. In celebration of the release, Kendall Street Company has also added a handful of new live shows to their calendar including their own two-day event, The Company Picnic, happening this Labor Day weekend on Sept 5th and 6th.

The difference between the Cincinnati and Austin area codes is one digit. Austin is 512. Cincinnati is 513. The new album 5123 by The 4Track All-Stars is what you get when the band’s leader, Jay Reynolds, starts out working with Bootsy Collins in one city and ends up gigging with Ray Benson in the next. You get contrasts. Western Swing icon Emily Gimble singing over Moog bass. The Queen City’s Napoleon Maddox trading off with steel guitar.

Due to overwhelming demand, GRAMMY Award-winning vocalist, songwriter, producer, revered guitarist, and Gov't Mule front man Warren Haynes has announced three additional shows at the spacious South Farms in Morris, CT on October 1st, 8th, and 15th. These shows are part of the outdoor venue's socially distanced Twilight Concerts on The Farm series, which was created with both safety and the overall concert experience in mind and at the forefront.

The Grey Eagle is proud to announce its first pair of drive-in style concerts featuring full band performances from master mandolinist Sam Bush on Sunday, September 20 and 9-time IBMA Entertainer of the Year Del McCoury on Saturday, October 3. The shows will take place at Maggie Valley Fairgrounds and will be the first in a series of socially-distanced off-site events presented by The Grey Eagle.

SiriusXM and The Blues Foundation announced today their new collaboration to broaden the content and reach of B.B. King’s Bluesville (ch. 74). The channel will be powered by The Blues Foundation, which will directly expand the featured programming to include exclusive performances, artist interviews and archival content that only The Blues Foundation can provide.

LOCKN’ has announced that the 2021 festival will now officially take place October 1-3, as always, at Infinity Downs & Oak Ridge Farm, LOCKN’s 387-acre property located at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Arrington, VA. A special “Steal Your Thursday” will kick off the festival weekend on Thursday, September 30.

The Bob Moog Foundation is excited to announce its 2020 Trifecta Raffle featuring three vintage Moog synthesizers: a Moog Rogue, a Moog Prodigy, and a Moog Source. The synthesizers being offered have been fully restored and are in excellent technical and physical condition. Together their collective worth is nearly $7,000.

Red Ribbon—the rising Seattle-based band of songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Emma Danner—debuted new single “Document (Alternate Version)” via FLOOD Magazine alongside the announcement that they’ve signed to Danger Collective Records.