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Keeping the Blues Alive At Sea Mediterranean III has expanded its artist lineup, adding Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Laura Cox and When Rivers Meet. The floating blues-rock party sets sail on Aug. 17 from Athens, Greece, and concludes on Aug. 22, after making stops in Dubrovnik, Croatia and Santorini, Greece. Joining Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Laura Cox…
Photo Credit: Joshua Reynolds Easy Star All-Stars have announced a new LP Ziggy Stardub to be released on April 21. The reggae band has reimagined David Bowie’s classic The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders from Mars in an uplifting reggae style. Blending musical versatility, instrumental prowess, beautiful vocal harmonies and a…
photo: Anna Webber *** [Author’s Note: Two weeks ago, I had the good fortune to speak with David Crosby. He was animated, engaged and opinionated. It was classic Croz. The piece appears in the next issue of Relix but due to yesterday’s tragic news of his passing, we’ve decided to share it today.] *** “We…
Photo Credit: Anna Webber On Thursday evening, Variety confirmed that seminal singer-songwriter, guitarist and founding member of the Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash, David Crosby passed away. News of the artist’s passing spread rapidly across social media as fellow collaborators, friends and admirers paid tribute to the ‘60 iconoclast. Amongst the artist that delivered…
Photo Credit: Marc Millman Award-winning, multi-platinum ensemble, The Roots have announced plans to participate in the 2023 GRAMMY Jam Session, which is slated to occur on Saturday, Feb. 4, at The El Ray Theatre in Los Angeles. The impending show, sponsored by Hilton, is a pre-GRAMMY affair and will include an opening set performed by…
Photo by Anna Webber Beloved and seminal singer-songwriter and guitarist David Crosby, a founding member of the Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash, has died. He was 81 years old. Crosby’s wife released a statement to Variety, which reads, “It is with great sadness after a long illness, that our beloved David (Croz) Crosby has…
Beach Road Weekend music festival has announced the initial lineup for its gathering set to take place on the beautiful grounds of Veteran’s Memorial Park at Martha’s Vineyard, in Tisbury, Mass., on Aug. 25-27, 2023. Mumford & Sons, Bon Iver, and Leon Bridges will headline the event. The three days of music, food, and culture…
The Green River Festival revealed a number of artists that will take the stage this summer, June 23 through 25. The event will return to the Franklin County Fairgrounds in Greenfield, Mass. Live music will be accompanied by local food and beverage vendors, a Makers Market and plenty of family-friendly games and activities. Little Feat…
Pink Floyd have announced they’ll release a new box set of The Dark Side of the Moon to celebrate the LP’s 50th anniversary. The vinyl and CD set will release on March 24 and include the first standalone LP release of Live at Wembley Empire Pool, London, 1974, a legendary full-album performance of the album.…
Fruit Bats have announced their plans to release a new album, A River Running to Your Heart, on April 14 via Merge Records. As a preview of Eric D. Johnson’s 10th studio album, the musician has shared the track “Rushin’ River Valley.” Listen now. A River Running to Your Heart is Fruit Bats’ first full-length…
The Golden Road Gathering music festival has shared who will be joining them at El Dorado County Fairgrounds in Placerville, Calf., on May 14-16, 2023. The three-day festival, which was founded by the minds behind Hangtown Music Festival and Marco’s Cafe, will welcome a dynamic blend of talent, performing unique and iconic sets. The roster…
Photo by Harrison Whitford The acclaimed trio, boygenius, comprised of Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus, have announced their much-anticipated return with the release of three singles from their newly announced LP, the record – set to arrive March 31 via Interscope Records. The three singles include “$20,” “Emily I’m Sorry,” and “True Blue.”…
Photo by Josh Goleman Today, The National announced the release of their ninth studio album, First Two Pages of Frankenstein, due to release on April 28, 2023, via 4AD. The 11-track project signals a new chapter in the band’s discography and features guest appearances by Taylor Swift, Phoebe Bridgers and Sufjan Stevens. First Two Pages…
After delivering a set of Windy City dates yesterday, Phil Lesh & Friends followed up today by announcing their plans to ring in their namesake’s 83rd birthday at The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, N.Y., on March 15, 17, 18 and 19. Lesh broke the news on his official Instagram account, where he spread the…
On April 7 through 9, HillFest will return to Eden, Utah’s Powder Mountain for a long weekend of live music, snowmobile racing and an end-of-snow season celebration. Today, the folks behind the event, Triple Sports and the Rocky Mountain States Hillclimb Association, released the 2023 artist lineup. Live music will begin at noon each day.…
Photo by Jay Blakesberg Today, California Rock band, ALO, announced in celebration of their 25th year together they’ll release their first full-length studio LP in eight years and ninth studio release, Silver Saturdays – which is set to release on March 3 via Brushfire Records. Alongside the announcement of the project, the band shared the…
Photo by Juliana Bernstein // @gettiny Lightning in a Bottle festival announced who be joining it in celebrating its 20th anniversary on Memorial Day Weekend at Buena Vista Lake in Southern California this May 24-29, 2023. The boutique festival, presented by Do LaB, has been known for its independent and masterful curation of musical acts…
In 1998, Bassist Alphonso Johnson joined his longtime friend and fellow jazz luminary, drummer Billy Cobham in co-founding an all-new instrumental project. The pair teamed with keyboardist T Lavitz and guitarist Jimmy Herring to interpret the music of the Grateful Dead in the aptly titled Jazz Is Dead. This ensemble has performed intermittently over the…
Photo by Charles Reagan via The Governors Ball’s Facebook page Today, The Governors Ball music festival announced who will join them at the Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens, N.Y., on June 9-11, 2023. The event will be headlined by Lizzo, Odesza and Kendrick Lamar. The Governors Ball festival took place at New York’s Randall’s…
The Avett Brothers co-founder pays tribute to Greg Brown, an artist who enlightens and inspires. *** The 1980s were probably not the easiest time to be a folksinger. Between the shiny, new electronically produced textures of pop music and the generally celebrated pomposity of pop culture itself, there was seemingly little reverence, or room in…
Charleston Bluegrass Festival has dropped its 2023 artist lineup for the two-day event slated for March 24 and 25 at Woodlands Nature Reserve in Charleston, S.C. This year’s lineup is topped by Leftover Salmon, Molly Tuttle & Golden High and Keller & The Keels. Kyle Tuttle will serve as the artist at large during both…
Photo Credit: Jeremy Tauriac Tank and The Bangas have confirmed spring tour dates that are slated to begin on March 9, when the ensemble kicks things off at Tulips in Fort Worth, Texas. After opening up their newly announced run of dates, the band will work their way west before jumping to the Rocky Mountain…
Echoland Music Festival has delivered its 2023 artist lineup for the May 11 through 13 event at the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, Fla. Topping this year’s lineup are Phil Lesh & Friends, Tyler Childers and Vulfpeck. Also included on the springtime bill are Robert Plant and Allison Krauss, Nathaniel Rateliff…
Today, Willie Nelson announced his newest studio album, I Don’t Know A Thing About Love, which will release on March 3 via Legacy Recordings. The 10-track project is comprised of fresh interpretations of classic compositions written by iconic American songwriter Harlan Howard. Howard was an early contemporary of Nelson who is known for famously defining…
Photo by Peter Crosby Just days before the release of their 12th studio album, Cruel Country–out Jan. 20–Wilco have announced they’ll take to the road this spring in support of the offering. During their travels, the iconic band will perform several three-night residencies, which will see no repeated songs followed by one-off performances in cities…
Photo via 4848 Festival’s Official Facebook Today, 4848 Festival has shared its 2023 artist lineup for the July 13 through 15 event at Snowshoe Mountain Resort in Snowshoe, W.Va. The mid-summer affair features a range of talented acts slated to take the stage. Topping this year’s lineup is Greensky Bluegrass, who have signed on to…
“No matter where you lived on the planet, it seemed like we were all going through something together during the spring of 2020,” Captain Kirk Douglas says of the experiences that informed New Unknown, the second album he’s recorded under the moniker Hundred Watt Heart. “Though we all might have been experiencing it through a…
Last night, Lisa Marie Presley, the daughter and only child of Elvis Presley, died after being hospitalized earlier that day. She was 54 years old. The news of Presley’s death was announced by her mother, Priscilla. “It is with a heavy heart that I must share the devastating news that my beautiful daughter Lisa Marie…
Funk legend and Cincinnati mainstay, Bootsy Collins, will take the stage for his first live public performance since 2019 when the Cincinnati Bengals take on the Baltimore Ravens during the Sunday Night Football halftime show on Jan. 15 on NBC. The artist has also dropped a new single, “The Ickey Shuffle,” listen now. “The Ickey…
Photo by Alysse Gafkjen Today, Margo Price released her fourth studio album, the mind-altering desert trip Strays. On the 10-track project, Price addresses loss, failure, trauma and substance abuse and sonically reveals how she tackled her demons with an indomitable vigor. The result is an album unbound by genre and expectations, one that celebrates freedom…