It could be argued that the very best art is a reflection of the times—and reflect is exactly Jeremy Garrett, the Infamous Stringdusters’ fiddle player, did when he sat down to write “I Didn’t Know” with legendary bluegrass songsmith Jon Weisberger. “This song was written during the pandemic and just after George Floyd was murdered,” says Garrett.

SweetWater Brewery Company and Happy Ending Productions are excited to announce the addition of Gov’t Mule and Thievery Corporation to complete the 2022 SweetWater 420 Festival Lineup. Single Day Tickets and the festival's final daily lineup are now available. The String Cheese Incident (2 sets) and Snoop Dogg on Friday night, Trey Anastasio Band (2 sets) and Umphrey's McGee (2 sets) on Saturday with Oysterhead and Joe Russo's Almost Dead (2 sets) closing out the festival on Sunday night.

Jazz pianist/composer Nicholas Bridgman made the best of the coronavirus restrictions by connecting with a band on the online jamming site, Jamkazam. While unable to perform live locally, Bridgman met guitarist Craig Hall, bassist Dan Koloski, and drummer Jim O'Sullivan in various virtual jam sessions. Their playing appealed and they all showed interest in devoting over a year to recording tracks from their home studios around the U.S.

Andrew Pitrone shares a brand new single entitled "Life is But a Dream," alongside an accompanying music video.

The Gasparilla Music Festival (GMF) presented by Coppertail Brewing Co. reveals several new additions to its 2022 festival lineup taking place February 25-27.  The Non-Profit festival has also released the performance dates details.

New acts joining the Black Pumas on Friday February 25 include Grouplove,  Cimafunk, Melt, seeyousoon, Hearty Har, and Parrotfish.  On Saturday February 26, new bands joining The Revivalists include Band of Horses, Margo Price, Bob Moses (club set), and Cha Wa.