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Karl Denson Project featuring Nicholas Payton with James Francies, Burniss Earl Travis and Blaque Dynamite stopped by New York’s beloved Blue Note Jazz Club on April 11 and 12. The sold-out shows showcased an eclectic array of glistening sounds that draped the club in style, fusion and celebration. The collaborative performance also gave each member…
photo: Shervin Lainez *** The Wood Brothers have always had a loose, freewheeling spirit. Brothers Oliver and Chris Wood, along with Jano Rix, embrace improvisation, imperfection and the unknown, whether in the studio or onstage. “The magic of recording music—or any art form—is not knowing how it’s going to turn out,” says singer/ guitarist Oliver.…
The Relix Music Conference will return for its fourth iteration on April 17 and 18. The revival of the event will occur at Brooklyn Bowl Nashville, in Nashville, Tenn., and follows three sold-out gatherings at the Brooklyn Bowl’s flagship venue in New York City. Today, the folks behind the event have shared they will livestream…
Harvest Music Festival has outlined its 2023 artist lineup. The forthcoming gathering will occur from Sept. 12 through 17 in downtown Fredericton, New Brunswick, and features a jam-packed lineup of talented musicians topped by Trey Anastasio and Classic TAB, Gov’t Mule, and blues/funk phenom Trombone Shorty. In addition to the Harvest Music Festival headliners, the…
Photo by Bryan Kwon New York’s iconic outdoor concert venue Forest Hills Stadium has announced the list of artists who will be performing this summer in honor of its 100th anniversary since its creation and the 10-year anniversary of its renovation. The season will enjoy 30 music and comedy acts, including boygenius, The Strokes, Dave…
After 25 years, the iconic cult classic 1998 film, Around The Fire–inspired by writers and producers Tommy Rosen and John W. Comerford’s real-life explorations into the Grateful Dead and Phish music cultures–is set to premiere on Relix‘s YouTube page Thursday, April 20 at 7:20 p.m. The film’s premiere will be in benefit of Backline.care, a 501(c)(3) non-profit that connects music industry…
The event organizers behind Gem & Jam and 4 Peaks Presents have announced the launch of a new cross-genre camping gathering titled Cascade Equinox Festival. The multi-day event will occur from Sept. 22 through 24 at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds in Redmond, Ore. The first-time lineup boasts more than 50 acts that embody the festival’s…
On April 11, Bruce Springsteen performed at the UBS Arena located at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., directly adjacent to the New York City limits for his penultimate show before bringing his tour to Europe. The sold-out performance opened with “No Surrender.” Highlights included “The Promised Land,” “Kitty’s Back,” a cover of “Nightshift” by the…
Photo Credit: Danny Clinch John Mayer has tacked on a European leg to his solo tour. The newly added dates will see the esteemed guitarist hop across the pond next spring, March 2024, where he will stop in seven cities and perform an array of songs from his expansive catalog, ranging from fan favorites to…
British psych-rock band Temples’ new album Exotico is set to release tomorrow, April 14 – to celebrate the project, they’ll set out on a headlining tour across North America. Exotico was produced by Sean Ono Lennon and mixed by Grammy award-winner David Friedmann, who is known for his work with The Flaming Lips, MGMT and…
DJ, producer and multi-instrumentalist LP Giobbi has announced a series of post-Dead and Company appearances that will coincide with the band’s final tour. Giobbi will stop in New Orleans, Chicago, Philly, New York City, Boston, Boulder and San Francisco this summer. The performances will see the Eugene, Ore.-native’s combination of the Grateful Dead and electronic…
Photo Credit: Gabi Porter Musician, producer, and President of Blue Note Records, Don Was, will curate and host a first-time music festival presented by the Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame and the Boch Center. The three-day gathering will occur from June 23 to 25 at Boston’s Wang and Shubert Theatres, and had been dubbed…
Photo by Jackie Lee Young Today, the boundless Houston-based trio Khruangbin announced a series of five live LPs to be released concurrently through the fall. The series pays homage to the eclectic energy of the live circuit and the connections it creates by showcasing the band’s improvisational skill and the stylings of guests they shared the stage with…
Today The National shared another new track from their highly anticipated LP First Two Pages of Frankenstein, titled “Your Mind Is Not Your Friend.” The song features Phoebe Bridgers and comes with a mind-bending music video starring Matt Berninger’s brother Tom, directed by Bridgers’ brother Jackson. “When I feel stuck, I’ll often grab a book…
Burlington, Vt.’s beloved music venue Higher Ground is set to celebrate its 25th-anniversary in three days on April 15, and in celebration of the milestone, it has released a beautifully crafted book comprised of original, silkscreen concert posters that have been released over the years. The book titled ECHO: A Survey at 25 Years of…
Photo credit: Tabs The Photographer *** “I started singing at a super young age. I was involved in musical theater, and I took dancing and singing lessons,” Shira Elias observes, as she discusses her seven-year stint with Turkuaz and the solo repertoire she’s building in the wake of her departure from the Brooklyn, N.Y.-based funk…
Paul Simon has announced that on May 19, he will release a new musical work, Seven Psalms. The seven-track collection presents 33 minutes of music that transcends the concept of an album with the intent that listeners will interact with it as one continuous piece. The impending drop was recorded entirely on acoustic instruments. It…
Today, Eddie Vedder announced the lineup for his beloved Ohana Festival, set to take place at Doheny State Beach in Nana Point, Calif., on Sept. 29 through Oct. 1. Headliners include The Killers, HAIM, Eddie Vedder, The Chicks, Foo Fighters and the Pretenders. The Killers and HAIM top the bill for Sept. 29’s gathering, which…
Yonder Mountain String Band, Railroad Earth and Keller & The Keels have come together to announce a fall 2023 tour, which will commence on Sept. 21 at The Refinery in Charleston, S.C. The six-stop romp is presented by Relix and will see each ensemble deliver a full set at every location. After their initial night…
Hot off the heels of Foo Fighters’ recent announcement of their first three headlining performances of 2023 the rock stars have now confirmed six more performances. Along with the headlining performances Foo Fighters will be appearing at festivals across the world this summer with top-billing performances at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, Festival D’ete De…
Photo by Rene Huemer Today, Phish bassist Mike Gordon released “Mull” the latest taste of his highly anticipated sixth solo album, Flying Games, set to release on May 12 via ATO Records/Megaplum. The song has lived in Phish’s live sets for nearly two years and was born through the improvisational and experimental inclinations of the…
Today, the sustainable clothing brand Pact, whose mission is to make Earth’s FavoriteTM clothing announced their second small-batch collaboration with the Grateful Dead. In line with the band’s 55-plus years of supporting environmental causes, Pact’s entire collection is fair trade, organic, and carbon-neutral – not to mention deeply stylish. “The Grateful Dead believe in authentic…
Today, Billy Strings detailed a run of tour dates set for the fall. The shows will see the premier bluegrass rock star performing in the Rocky Mountains and the West Coast before heading to Europe, the U.K., and finally the East Coast. Strings and his crew will kick off his fall festivities with a two-night…
After the initial announcement that Marco Benevento’s Follow The Arrow gathering would return on June 17 to Arrowood Farms in Accord, N.Y., the man behind the event has added more artists and a special tribute to David Bowie to his upcoming Hudson Valley event. Joining previously announced acts, Rubblebucket, The Barr Brothers, Scott Metzger and…
photo: David McClister *** On April 18, the two-day Relix Music Conference will conclude with a keynote conversation featuring John Oates. The musician, whose memoir Change of Seasons was published to acclaim in 2017, will look back on a career that remains active and vital, both through his work as a solo artist and in…
Lotus has confirmed the passing of percussionist Chuck Morris. In an update shared via the band’s social media, they informed fans and followers that after a 24-day search, the bodies of the musician and his 20-year-old son, Charley, have been recovered. An official statement from local authorities, Benton County Sheriff’s Office read: “On March 16,…
Photo by Katherine “Sunshine“ Johnson The Rumble, a collective created by seven members of the multi-Grammy-nominated band Cha Wa – fronted by Second Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr. of the legendary Golden Eagles Indian tribe – have a new live album Live at the Maple Leaf on the horizon set to release on May 19. The…
Over the weekend South Jersey’s Beardfest announced who will be joining them at Pineland Preserve on June 22 through 25. 2023 will mark the event’s 11th gathering which began as a small party at the hosts of the event, Out of the Beardspace’s guitarist Zach LoPresti’s backyard. In what has become a tradition the gathering…
Music Heals International has announced that it will hold a special fundraiser event at Sweetwater Music Hall on May 8 to celebrate the many musicians based in the Bay Area who have supported it since its inception. The collective of musicians, students, supporters, and educators have been steadfast in their mission to guide the uniting…
Backwoods Music Festival announced it will return to Mulberry Mountain in Ozark, Ark., from April 20 through 23, 2023. The festival will be headlined by Big Gigantic, Lettuce, The String Cheese Incident–who will perform two sets and The Floozies, on each of the respective nights. 2023’s gathering marks the first Backwoods Music Festival since 2021–during which…