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Del McCoury, Alison Krauss and Billy Strings Among Artists Who Receive Multiple Nominations for 2026 IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards
The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced the nominees for the 2026 IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards. The winners will be announced on October 22 at the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium in Chattanooga. The Entertainer of the Year offers a stellar representation of artists, as ever, with Billy Strings, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Siste
Watch Dave Matthews Band Perform “If I Had It All” for First Time Since 2019
The Dave Matthews Band made their way to the BankNH Pavilion in Gilford, NH for the first of two nights at the venue. The group has been been steadily introducing tour debuts over the course of the course its summer run. Last night was no exception, as the group tossed three such tunes into the […] The post Watch Dave Matthews Band Perform “If I Had It All”
Billy Strings Opens Summer Tour with Special Guest and Two Debuts
Image via Nugs Last night in Roanoke, VA Billy Strings finally opened his summer tour. Strings and his group had been off the road since mid-April when he in broke his leg after leaving the stage during the group’s April 18 performance at Charlottesville’s John Paul Jones Arena. As he said at the time, “Well, […] The post Billy Strings Opens Summer Tour with
Gillian Welch and David Rawlings Add Grateful Dead Acoustic Reckoning Dates
A week from Saturday, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings will bring their Grateful Dead Acoustic Reckoning tour to the Newport Folk Festival. This is the final confirmed Northeast date for the project, which they debuted this past April. However, the pair have just added some additional fall shows. The tour, which takes its name from […] The post Gillian Welch
Chaka Khan, Cynthia Erivo, Chris Thile, Robert Glasper, Brandi Carlile and Laura Lee Among Artists to Join Meshell Ndegeocello on New Album
Photo: Charlie Gross On October 2, Meshell Ndegeocello will release her third album with Blue Note. Synonym finds the artist interpreting a range of compositions through Ndegeocello’s signature voice. She offers, “This project is about classic songs that are known and loved. The songs have diverse tones, representing various genres and intentional grooves. B
New Grateful Dead Box Set Will Revisit ‘Summer Magic 1985’
On September 18, just days before summer 2026 comes to a close, the Grateful Dead will revisit the summer of 1985. The latest box set from the band collects seven performances from the group, spanning both coasts. In anticipation of Summer Magic 1985, “Sugar Magnolia (Live at Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD 6/30/85)” is now […] The post New Grateful
Phish Deliver 32-Minute “Split Open and Melt” in Savannah
photo: Dave Vann Phish returned to the stage last night at Savannah, GA’s Enmarket Arena after an off-day and the band picked up where it left off, by delivering some deep, extended improv. On July 12, the band opened its second set with a 38 minute “Simple.” On the 11th it was “Tweezer” which crested […] The post Phish Deliver 32-Minute “Split Open and Melt
Luther Dickinson Joins Danielle Nicole on “Take Me Back” from Forthcoming Album ‘Fireflies’
photo: Ben McBee Danielle Nicole started out performing with her brothers in Trampled Under Foot. After 15 years with that group, during which she garnered notoriety as both a bass player and lead vocalist, she set off on a solo career. Nicole and quickly distinguished herself with her 2015 debut Wolf Den. The two records […] The post Luther Dickinson Joins
“Nobody Ever Knew When Something Should Be Stopped”: Mouse on Mars’ Jan St. Werner on Lee “Scratch” Perry’s Final Full-Length Recording
Photo: Constantin Carstens “Everybody is looking at him and he just bursts out laughing, like somebody tickled him,” says Mouse on Mars’ Jan St. Werner recently. “It was just such an immediate, heartfelt response.” That’s the scene when dub pioneer Lee “Scratch” Perry met the electronic duo inside a performance space they were playing at […] The post “Nobody
Phish Goes Big with “Tweezer” and “Simple”
photo: Dean Budnick On Friday night in Noblesville, IN Phish hit new heights. The band’s performance of “Bouncing Around the Room” was nearly 15 minutes in length, the longest version since the group debuted the song back on 1/20/90. “Bouncing” closed out the first set and its duration even seemingly took lighting director Chris Kuroda […] The post Phish Goe
Jason Newsted Joins Blackberry Smoke for Thin Lizzy and Black Sabbath Covers
Former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted has taken to the road with his new group The Chophouse Band. This is the initial U.S. tour for the quintet who will be out through July 25. Most of the band’s shows are opening for Blackberry Smoke, which is in the midst of a 25th anniversary tour. Even since […] The post Jason Newsted Joins Blackberry Smoke for Thin Li
St. Vincent with the National Symphony Orchestra at Wolf Trap
Pop collaborations with symphonies usually go one of two ways: An artist integrates themselves into the orchestra, re-arranging their songs to tastefully fit the classical format, something Trey Anastasio and Andrew Bird have done recently. The other option is to bring a full band — drums, keys, guitar, and all — and use the orchestra […] The post St. Vincen
moe.mentUM Continues in the Carolinas
photo: Jeremy Smith On Sunday night, the second run of moe.mentUM tour dates concluded at The Refinery in Charleston, SC. After moe. and Umphrey’s McGee took the stage for their own sets, once again the evening ended with a collaborative encore. The Carolina run had opened at Outer Banks, NC’s Roanoke Island Festival Park on […] The post moe.mentUM Continues
Lindsay Lou Collaborates with Sierra Hull, Molly Tuttle, Aoife O’Donovan and Sarah Jarosz on ‘Bluegrass Women’
On August 14, Lindsay Lou will release a new album that will celebrate the long history of women in bluegrass. She has selected 10 songs written by female songwriters and invited a number of guest musicians to join her on this project. The first single from Bluegrass Women “All I Ever Loved Was You” was […] The post Lindsay Lou Collaborates with Sierra Hull,
The Avett Brothers Debut Dead Cover at Red Rocks
After performing a series of dates with their AVTT/PTTN project, the Avett Brothers and Mike Patton wrapped up their 2026 gigs with the collaborative endeavor in late June. As the Avett Brothers then posted, “AVTT/PTTN is a collaboration that has been in the making since we were all kids. The recording of our album was […] The post The Avett Brothers Debut D
Watch: The Oregon Country Fair Hosts an All-Star Celebration of Bob Weir
The 57th installment of the Oregon Country Fair closed out on Sunday in Veneta, OR. The climatic final performance was billed as the All-Star Celebration of Bob Weir. The core roster featured Steve Kimock and Dan Lebowitz on guitars, Pete Sears on bass, Jason Crosby on keys, Dave Ellis on sax and Kanika Moore on […] The post Watch: The Oregon Country Fair Ho
Amy Helm Speaks to Postponement of Helm Family Midnight Rambles
photo via Amy Helm Facebook page In late May an announcement was made regarding a special two-night installment of the The Helm Family Midnight Rambles, which was set to take place at Levon Helm Studios on August 1 and 2. These shows were to be first annual Sun Records Midnight Rambles, bringing together Sun Records […] The post Amy Helm Speaks to Postponeme