Pickathon, the renowned annual music event that has redefined what a festival can truly be, is thrilled to announce its 25th Anniversary lineup, featuring a curated mix of legendary artists and rising stars—59 bands in total—across a diverse range of genres. Much more than just a music festival, Pickathon is a four-day city built on the pillars of community and creativity. For 2025, headliners include indie rock giants Portugal.

TajMo - the historic collaboration between two generations of American music masters - have announced their long-awaited return with Room On The Porch, a new full-length album out May 23 on Concord Records.

The Bob Dylan Center proudly presents “Red Dirt Boogie: A Concert Tribute to Jesse Ed Davis,” a one-night-only celebration of the late Indigenous guitar hero’s expansive musicality and enduring influence.

Today, legendary roots star Taj Mahal was announced to be honored at the Recording Academy®’s Special Merit Awards Ceremony, receiving a Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award, alongside fellow honorees Frankie Beverly, The Clash, Dr. Bobby Jones, Prince, Roxanne Shante, and Frankie Valli. The ceremony celebrating the 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award, Trustees Award, and Technical GRAMMY® Award recipients will return during GRAMMY® Week on Feb. 1, at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre.

Today marks a special day as we at the Grateful Web celebrate the life and music of the legendary Taj Mahal, born Henry Saint Clair Fredericks on May 17th, 1942. With a career spanning over six decades, Taj Mahal has been a beacon of blues, a versatile musician, and a cultural ambassador who has enriched the world with his extraordinary talent and deep understanding of musical traditions.

Kaia Kater’s new album, Strange Medicine (out today,  May 17, 2024 on Free Dirt Records), opens with a haunting vision. Accompanied by Aoife O’Donovan, Kater sings of the women burned at the stake as witches in 17th century Salem, Massachusetts and their wish to strike back: “I dreamt I moved through you and / Burned my name into your chest”.

The Blues Foundation cordially invites you to an extraordinary moment in musical history as they proudly unveil their brand-new, state-of-the-art Hologram Interactive exhibit, proudly setting a milestone as the first in Tennessee, and only the second museum in the US to embrace this cutting edge-technology that promises an immersive experience that celebrates the rich tapestry of blues music, brought to life like never before.

Today, legendary roots star Taj Mahal released Swingin’ Live at the Church in Tulsa, a dynamic live album, out now via Lightning Rod Records. Order HERE.

Today, legendary roots star Taj Mahal announced the release of his single, “Lovin' In My Baby's Eyes,” which will feature on Swingin’ Live at the Church in Tulsa, a dynamic live album, released on March 8, 2024, via Lightning Rod Records. Pre-order the album HERE.

Today legendary roots star Taj Mahal announced the release of Swingin’ Live at the Church in Tulsa, released on March 8 2024 via Lightning Rod Records. Pre-order the album HERE. His latest project is an extraordinary set recorded live at the Tulsa studio best known as the home base of the late, great Leon Russell, a huge influence and personal friend of Taj.