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In response to the monumental Occupy Movement, “America’s Fiercest Songwriter” James McMurtry has joined forces with Steve Earle and Joan Baez to record a new version of McMurtry’s poignant “We Can’t Make It Here.”  Originally released in 2005 (Childish Things), "We Can’t Make It Here" won the Americana Music Association’s award for “Song of the Year” in 2006.

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In signing up for CMT’s competition show Can You Duet in 2008, Rory Feek wanted one thing: for the world to know his wife Joey, and the power of her voice.“My whole hope was: I'm going to get eliminated immediately, but they might hear her sing,” he says, now four years into a career as her Joey+Rory duo partner, and a decade into life as her proud husband.The couple far surpassed his expectations, Joey+Rory taking third place and subsequently signing with Vanguard/Sugar Hill Records.

Z2 Entertainment is proud to present Langhorne Slim with Jessica Lea Mayfield at the Boulder Theater on Tuesday, July 24th, 2012.  Tickets go on sale Friday, June 1st at 10:00am for $13.50 advance & $16.00 the day of the show.There he is, in porkpie hat and dandy thrift store suit, looking like a fresh-faced grifting bluesman.

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The duo of Steve Kimock and Billy Goodman will open a string of dates on the East Coast for Electric Hot Tuna at the end of June. Expect Kimock to also guest with Hot Tuna.Steve and Billy will play a special two set show at Godfrey Daniels coming up on Friday, June 8th.

British singer-songwriter Bobby Long is adding 'author' to his list of descriptive hyphenates with the publication of his first collection of poetry entitled LOSING MY BROTHERHOOD.

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Jamie McLean Band’s concerts have become known for their jaw dropping musicianship, rich three-part vocal harmonies and phenomenal songwriting and the trio released their first and long awaited live album, Live at Gibson this week.

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The Grateful Dead is coming to the end of their 40th Anniversary tour of Europe '72 and in honor of the fantastic four Strand Lyceum London shows, dead.net is gonna have a little Grateful Dead jubilee.Tune in each day beginning today, Wednesday 5/23 to hear full concert strea

Tedeschi Trucks Band released Everybody's Talkin' this week, their sophomore album in their second full year as a band.  The uplifting, energy-packed double-disc set by the 11-piece ensemble led by husband-wife team Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi that recently marked their first anniversary with a Grammy win for their debut album Revelator.

Kyle Hollingsworth of The String Cheese Incident today announces Summer of Brews – a series of exclusive craft beer events he will host throughout the season.With three consecutive sell-outs of his flagship event, Kyle’s Brew Fest, Hollingsworth returns this summer with this charity beer festival and concert in Berkeley, CA and in Boulder, CO.

Each year since 1976, the New Jersey Jazz Society has presented Jazzfest, one of the best and oldest mainstream jazz festivals in the entire northeast. This year is no exception as this popular jazz festival serves up nine hours of great music in the air conditioned comfort of two concert halls plus outdoor entertainment, a food court and vendors selling everything from hard-to-find CDs to crafts and interesting merchandise.

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