Fore·cas·tle (f’ok_sol) n. ~ A superstructure at the bow of a ship where the crew is housed. Hard at work in the unruly sea, it is a place workers gather to unwind after a hard day of labor. Simply put, it is a place where people come together.

The RockyGrass bluegrass festival in Lyons may be sold-out, but KGNU radio has once again found a way to sneak everyone inside. Since 2008, the local community radio station has been broadcasting live backstage from the festival during their popular Saturday Old Grass Gnu Grass program. Last year they doubled the coverage and added a second day of broadcasting on Sunday morning.

Ruf Records announces a September 12 release date for blues-rock singer/guitarist Joanne Shaw Taylor's new CD, Almost Always Never, which was produced by Mike McCarthy and recorded in Austin, TX. Ruf Records is distributed in the U.S. by the Allegro Corporation.

Leftover Salmon Announces “New Year’s Run 2012” to take place in the Midwest! Tickets will go On-Sale July 13th.  The band hasn’t been to Chicago for a Long Time and are looking forward to coming back to chime in the new year!

Leftover Salmon will kick off their New Years run in Indianapolis, IN @ the Vogue Theatre.  Next up will be two nights @ the Old Rock House in St Louis, MO.  Salmon will finish off their New Years run in style at the Vic Theater in Chicago, IL. 

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The Peach Music Festival announces that sales of single-day tickets will begin this Friday, July 13 at 10am. Tickets for the Friday, August 10 show will be $60* and tickets for Saturday, August 11 (which include a free Sunday, August 12 ticket) are $80*.

Umphrey's McGee is thrilled to announce the details of their New Year's Eve run in Atlanta, including VIP enhanced-experience packages, alongside dates for the second leg of fall tour.Bright Light Social Hour joins UM as support on our "first-ever 12/28" as well as a smattering of dates in October and November. The Austin foursome has been generating buzz with their southern-rock-dance-party sound and we're pumped to have them on board.

After turning heads this summer with their electrifying instrumental performances at Bonnaroo, Hangout Music Festival and Summer Camp Music Festival, Tauk will be topping off their summer festival run by performing on Saturday, August 11th at the first annual Peach Music Festival, presented and headlined by The Allman Brothers Band.

Railroad Earth’s Hangtown Halloween Ball is thrilled to announce the first wave of artists for the 2012 festival, set to take place in Placerville, CA on October 26th-28th at the El Dorado County Fairgrounds.

Concord Music Group is launching five new titles in its Very Best Of jazz series, which showcases some of the very best tracks culled from the recordings of some of the most influential artists in the history of the genre. The five new titles, which highlight the work of Dave Brubeck, Vince Guaraldi, The Bill Evans Trio, Thelonious Monk, and Cannonball Adderley, are set for release on August 7, 2012.

Here is the stream! Its live NOW.Bobby Weir, Mike Gordon, Joe Russo, Cass McCombs, Neal Casal, Jonathan Wilson, Benmont Tech and many more will perform @ Weir's new TRI Studios in San Rafael, CA to help celebrate the 70th birthday of Jerry Garcia.  Thev event is taking place on Friday, August 3rd, 2012.  This show will be steamed live in HD!About TRI Studios:Tamalpais Research Institute is the vision of Bob Weir, a founding member of the Grateful Dead.