Sixthman, the leader in festivals and music cruises for more than two decades, has announced the 25th anniversary of The Rock Boat, sailing January 29 - February 5, 2026 from Miami, FL to St. Maarten and San Juan, Puerto Rico aboard the Norwegian Pearl.

Today, Nashville guitar virtuoso Sean Thompson releases Head In The Sand, his second album under the moniker Sean Thompson’s Weird Ears, via Ears Over America/Missing Piece Records. He celebrated the album with a release show last night at The Blue Room and will play a Grimey’s In-Store today before closing out the weekend with a listening party event at East Nashville’s The Green Ray.

Acclaimed singer-songwriter Josh Phillips, founding member of Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band and Josh Phillips Folk Festival, is proud to announce the release of his new charitable EP, “Already Gone,” out now via CommunityZ RecordZ—a 501(c)(3) charitable record label owned and operated by friends and fellow artists SeepeopleS and Sparxsea.

AEG Presents Rocky Mountains and John Summit are thrilled to unveil the full weekend schedule for the John Summit Presents Experts Only Vail Weekender, running February 14–16, 2025. Vail once again transforms into the world’s premier alpine music venue, encompassing daytime pop-ups, après parties, main-stage sets at Ford Park, and late-night afterparties.

Today, GRAMMY® Award-winning jazz pioneers Yellowjackets release their newest single “The Lion” featuring guitarist and singer-songwriter Raul Midón. The song appears on their upcoming album Fasten Up, due out February 21 via Mack Avenue Records.  Well into their fourth decade as a band, the new release from these masterful musicians will be Yellowjackets’ 27th album and their seventh for Mack Avenue Records.

The Blues Foundation is pleased to announce its 45th class of Blues Hall of Fame inductees. This year’s honorees represent the heart and soul of the blues, reflecting the genre’s continued impact, innovation, and cultural importance. The Induction Ceremony will be held at the Cannon Center for the Performing Arts, 255 N. Main St., on Wednesday, May 7. A Cocktail Reception honoring both the Blues Hall of Fame inductees and Blues Music Awards nominees will start at 5:30 p.m., with the formal inductions beginning at 6:30 p.m.

MAS invites music lovers to gather at The Savoy for an extraordinary evening of boundary-pushing sounds on Thursday, February 27. Award-winning banjoist, producer, and musical explorer Jayme Stone joins forces with the soul-stirring vocalist Alexa Wildish for a night of reimagined folk traditions, indie-pop originals, and global grooves that will transport you from Appalachia to Timbuktu.

When it comes to younger generation musicians dedicated to preserving and advancing the fine art of mainstream jazz guitar culture, Pasquale Grasso has become part of the upper echelon of living practitioners. Through his precision-geared, clean-toned and tradition-steeped legacy in progress, the virtuosic Italian-born and NYC-based guitarist has gained due respect in the guitar scene--including high praises from Pat Metheny--and beyond.

The 26th Annual Super Bowl Soulful Celebration, the only NFL-sanctioned multicultural and inspirational event of Super Bowl weekend, is set to captivate audiences with a special performance by the legendary Isley Brothers. The celebration will premiere in primetime on FOX on Saturday, February 8, at 8 PM ET/7 PM CT.

CMH RECORDS (Country. Music. Heritage.) maintains a rich history of classic country and bluegrass albums and is honoring several of these legacy releases by remastering them and making them available in new formats for the first time ever. Out February 21 for the first time ever on CD and digital, the 1981 classic title The Clayton McMichen Story features a star-studded cast of musicians–country and bluegrass legends Merle Travis, Mac Wiseman and Joe Maphis, alongside Jackson D.