Greensky Bluegrass recently announced their live tour project, “The Leap Year Sessions” and held a successful first broadcast of the series last Friday. Tomorrow, Friday, August 14, fans can catch a brand-new show, and can tune-in every Friday throughout August and September for more (8 shows scheduled, with 7 shows remaining).

Ripe is set to perform a special encore show at the Yarmouth Drive-in on Cape Cod. The band marked the return of live music to Massachusetts with a sold-out show at the drive-in on August 1. Now Ripe will return for round two Saturday, September 5. Tickets for the show go on sale Friday, August 14 at 10:00 am on yarmouthdrivein.com. 

International advocacy organization Global Citizen and voter registration organization HeadCount today announced a nonpartisan multi-year partnership to engage young Americans to check their status, register, and vote. Through their joint initiatives, Global Citizen and HeadCount will mobilize support from artists, entertainers, media, corporations, and nonprofit organizations, to give young Americans the tools to use their voice in the November 3, 2020 election and beyond.

Noa Zimmerman is honest. The 21-year-old songwriter, producer feels as though it’s her responsibility to be. Having written songs since before she can remember, Zimmerman has always felt that pursuing music was less of a choice and more of an instinct. Her multiple self produced folk-pop records, as well as her acceptance to the University of Southern California’s Popular Music and Production programs are a testament to that.

As a result of one of the most disturbing eras of blatant American racism in a generation, Black musicians and industry veterans are holding a conversation to accelerate racial equity in Americana, one of our nation’s most essential musical genres. On Thursday, August 20th, at 1 PM PDT/4 PM EST, Black Equity in Americana: A Conversation will occur. The live Zoom panel streaming on Facebook via the Americana Music Association’s Facebook page will feature an honest, restorative dialogue featuring a group of Americana music’s top Black artists and creative professionals.

“The music goes ’round with love. It’s why this band means so much to so many,” writes MC Kostek about his favorite band, NRBQ, in his liner notes from the band’s new rarities retrospective.