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LOCKN' is very proud to announce the initial lineup for its fifth anniversary event, which it revealed on Thursday by releasing puzzle pieces with artist names throughout the day, eventually culminating in the full initial lineup. More artists will be announced soon.
 
Named 2016's "Best Festival" by Garden & Gun, LOCKN' continues to raise the bar for incomparable large scale creative programming as it cements its reputation as one of the premiere American festivals.
 

YOKO ONO continues her nearly 16-year long love affair with electronic dance music with her incendiary club single “HELL IN PARADISE 2016” (PART 1).  Currently #18 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs Chart (Issue date: 12/17/2016) – alongside hits from THE WEEKND, BRUNO MARS, ARIANA GRANDE, PET SHOP BOYS, RIHANNA and EMPIRE OF THE SUN -  the searing call to arms is the first official single from ONO’s critically-acclaimed remix collaborations album YES, I’M A WI

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Musical renaissance man Keller Williams will celebrate New Year's Eve with a special performance at Rams Head Live on December 31. The show will open with The John Kadlecik Band, followed by a solo set from Keller Williams, with Grateful Gospel featuring both Williams and Kadlecik closing out the night. The New Year's Eve celebration marks the first club appearance for Grateful Gospel, better known as a LOCKN' Festival Sunday-morning staple that began when William's pitched the idea several years back and has since evolved into a standing tradition drawing massive crowds.

After a 7-year Hiatus, Miami reggae/rock band Jacuzzi Fuzz makes a comeback releasing two new singles: “In Orbit” and “Hoverboard”.  The new releases are written by Andy Clavijo (vocals/guitar) with creative lead from band members Johnny Colorado (drums), Martin Manzanarez (bass), and Julian Roots (keyboard/guitar), each adding their unique styles and musical influences into the mix.

MAMBY ON THE BEACH is ecstatic to announce its 2017 return to beautiful Oakwood Beach! The third installment of Chicago’s only beachside-summer-music-festival will take place on Saturday, June 24 and Sunday, June 25. Featuring a healthy dose of indie, soul, house, hip-hop and beyond, the summertime spectacle encompasses a diverse roster to represent numerous genres in the music sphere.

On February 8, 2017, the stars will gather for a tribute to one of country music’s finest, Randy Travis. The event, titled 1 Night. 1 Place. 1 Time.: A Heroes & Friends Tribute to Randy Travis, will feature performances from Alabama, Kenny Rogers, Rodney Atkins, Chris Janson, Jamey Johnson, Montgomery Gentry, Michael Ray, Ricky Skaggs, Michael W. Smith, The Randy Travis Band, Tanya Tucker, Josh Turner and more to be announced.

Kind Ladies and Sweet Sirs,

We cordially invite you to a narrowly elegant affair, “Hall Lange Syne;" presented at The Preservation Hall on December Thirty-First, Two Thousand Sixteen celebrating the waning of the passing year and the genesis of the new.

Carouse with us. Delight in visual and sonic merriments. Indulge in the Hot Jazz sounds of The Preservation Hall-Star Band. Luxuriate with a companionable Champagne toast in our innermost courtyard at the stroke of Midnight.

Fayetteville, AR’s first weekend in December brought cold weather – but that didn’t seem to stop anybody from heading to George’s Majestic Lounge for a two-night set of Steve Kimock and Friends. I didn’t catch the first night’s set.

North Carolina's BIG Something are thrilled to announce that they will be releasing their fourth studio album, Tumbleweed, on February 24th, 2017.

Dolly Parton and a number of her friends, including Reba McEntire, Kenny Rogers and Alison Krauss, are set to perform during Smoky Mountains Rise: A Benefit for the My People Fund on Tuesday, Dec. 13 at 8 p.m. (EST) on Great American Country (GAC).

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