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Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country Outline Massive Summer Tour
Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country announced a massive summer tour featuring more than 40 live dates across the United States and Alaska, kicking off on May 30 at Maybe It Was The Roses Music Festival in Ventura, California. The itinerary blends solo club shows, multi‑night residencies, and high‑profile festival slots such as Electric Forest and Grand Targhee Bluegrass. Notable collaborations include duo performances with Grahame Lesh, joint concerts with Marty Stuart’s Fabulous Superlatives, and two shows alongside folk virtuoso Molly Tuttle. The tour culminates with an Alaskan leg at Creekbend Company and Salmonfest.
Umphrey’s McGee Dish Out Debut Original on Second Night in Portland, Welcome Saxophonist Sean McLean
Umphrey’s McGee wrapped their Portland stop on March 19, delivering the first live performance of the new original “Cocoa Butter.” Guitarist Jake Cinninger was absent, having taken a personal leave earlier in the tour. The band invited New Orleans saxophonist Sean McLean, who...
Moe. Debut Dropkick Murphys’ “Shipping Up to Boston” And Supertramp’s “Bloody Well Right” On St. Patrick’s Day
moe. celebrated St. Patrick’s Day with two Richmond shows on its Born to Fly Tour, debuting Dropkick Murphys’ “Shipping Up to Boston” and Supertramp’s “Bloody Well Right.” The set also featured fan favorites like “Nebraska,” “Giants,” and a rare Blind Faith...
Eagle River Jamboree Lists 2026 Musical Guests: Robert Randolph, Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country and More
The Eagle River Jamboree returns Aug 8‑9 2026 at the Eagle County Fairgrounds, featuring more than 20 performers across four stages. Headliners include Grammy‑winning pedal steel virtuoso Robert Randolph and Daniel Donato’s genre‑blending Cosmic Country, both slated for double sets. Additional acts...
Jazz Aspen Snowmass Shares 2026 June Experience Lineup: Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, The Family Stone, Christian McBride, Cory Henry and...
Jazz Aspen Snowmass has released the full lineup for its 2026 June Experience, scheduled for June 25‑28 in downtown Aspen. The festival will showcase 15 prominent artists spanning jazz, funk, blues and more across eight venues, offering intimate, walk‑able performances....
Widespread Panic Announce West Coast Summer Tour, First Extended Run Since 2016
Widespread Panic announced a nine‑date West Coast summer tour running July 10‑25, 2026, marking the band’s first extended multi‑city run since its 2016 fall tour. The itinerary follows a double‑header in Montana (July 7‑8) and includes shows in Bend, Oregon; three nights...
Lucius: All in the Family
Lucius released their self‑titled fifth album, a record that leans heavily into the duo’s signature vocal harmonies while welcoming collaborators like Adam Granduciel, Taylor Goldsmith and Madison Cunningham. The band deliberately shifted back to a stripped‑down, organic songwriting process after...
Bear’s Sonic Journals Chapter 12 Reflects Phil Lesh’s Reverence for Charles Ives
The Owsley Stanley Foundation announced the release of Bear’s Sonic Journals Chapter 12, titled *Concordance, 150 Years of Charles Ives*, as a tribute to Phil Lesh. The two‑disc set pairs a 1974 recording of John Kirkpatrick performing Ives’s Concord Sonata...
Band of Horses and Dinosaur Jr. To Perform ‘Everything All the Time’ and ‘Where You Been’ on Co-Headline Tour
Alt‑rock veterans Band of Horses and Dinosaur Jr. announced a co‑headlining summer tour featuring full‑album performances of their seminal releases. From July 10 through August 1, the 16‑date trek will span the East Coast and Midwest, with Band of Horses revisiting 2006’s *Everything...
Neil Young to Take Aim at Donald Trump on Next Chrome Hearts Album
Legendary singer‑songwriter Neil Young revealed he is recording a new Chrome Hearts album that directly attacks former President Donald Trump. The project already includes eight politically charged tracks, following recent anti‑Trump singles like “Big Crime.” Young also announced the cancellation...
Great South Bay Festival Unveils 2026 Artist Lineup: Gov’t Mule, My Morning Jacket, Little Feat, Sublime and More
Great South Bay Music Festival announced its 2026 lineup, scheduled for July 23‑26 at Patchogue’s Shorefront Park. The four‑day event will feature 28 acts across jam, indie, roots‑rock, ska and reggae, headlined by Gov’t Mule, My Morning Jacket, Sublime and...
Dark Star Orchestra Announce Jam in the Sand Return for 2027 with Melvin Seals & JGB, Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country...
Dark Star Orchestra announced the return of Jam in the Sand XIII, a multi‑day jam festival on Jamaica’s Royalton Blue Waters campus from January 12‑16, 2027, after a one‑year hiatus caused by hurricane‑related venue repairs. The lineup features DSO headlining...
Altin Gün: Garip
Altin Gün’s sixth album, Garip, arrives as the band’s first release without vocalist Merve Daşdemir, who departed in 2024. The record leans into synth‑wave, funk, and orchestral textures while reinterpreting Turkish folk classics. Collaborations with the Stockholm Studio Orchestra and...
Yonder Mountain String Band Unveil Summer Tour
Yonder Mountain String Band announced a summer leg of their 2026 tour, adding 15 dates from May 1 to August 15 across the United States. The new leg follows their spring run and will feature festival appearances and headline shows,...
Molly Tuttle and Maggie Rose Outline Co-Headlining Tour Dates
Molly Tuttle and Maggie Rose announced an eight‑city co‑headlining tour running May 7‑16, kicking off at Houston’s Heights Theater and concluding in Lexington, Kentucky. The itinerary threads through Texas, Louisiana, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Ohio, targeting mid‑size venues that match their growing...
Jerry Garcia and Merl Saunders Mingle on Forthcoming Live LPs, ‘GarciaLive Volume 22: September 25th, 1971, Lion’s Share’
Garcia Family Provisions will issue GarciaLive Volume 22 on May 1, 2026, documenting Jerry Garcia and Merl Saunders’ September 25, 1971 performances at San Anselmo’s Lion’s Share nightclub. The double‑LP captures early and late sets recorded on analog reel by Betty Cantor‑Jackson and Bob...
Circles Around the Sun Announce Summer Spin Tour
Circles Around the Sun announced their Summer Spin tour, launching on June 19, 2026 at the Northlands Music & Arts Festival in Swanzey, N.H. The six‑stop itinerary will travel through Pittsburgh, Washington, D.C., Brooklyn, Westport and conclude at Ardmore Music...
Tedeschi Trucks Band Open Beacon Run with Three-Piece ‘Future Soul’ Preview, First-Time Cover of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young’s “Ohio”
Tedeschi Trucks Band kicked off its Beacon Theatre residency in New York by previewing material from the forthcoming album *Future Soul*, slated for release on March 20, 2026. The set featured debut live performances of the new songs “Hero” and...
Pigeons Playing Ping Pong Welcome Tim Palmieri for “Eminence Front” In Ft. Lauderdale
Pigeons Playing Ping Pong teamed with Lotus for a three‑night co‑headline run across Florida venues from March 6‑8, delivering inventive setlists that highlighted new material from their album *Pizazz* and a preview of their upcoming 2025 release. Guest guitarist Tim...
Watch: Bruce Hornsby Talks March Madness on New Track “Ecstatic”
Bruce Hornsby has unveiled the second single “Ecstatic” from his forthcoming album Indigo Park, slated for release on April 3. The track, inspired by the chant‑filled atmosphere of AAU basketball games, features a music video filmed on the LSU campus with...
The Who Announce ‘Live at Eden Project’ Orchestral Album
The Who announced a new orchestral live album, Live at Eden Project, slated for release on May 29. The recording captures their July 2023 performance at Cornwall’s biodome, featuring the Heart of England Philharmonic Orchestra and a 24‑song set dominated...
Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebration Outlines Wolf Trap Date with Grahame Lesh, Melvin Seals, Tom Hamilton and More
The Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebration will return on September 4, 2026 at Wolf Trap in Vienna, Virginia, featuring the National Symphony Orchestra. The concert honors 60 years of Grateful Dead music with classic tracks like “Dark Star” and “Ripple.” Veteran collaborators Melvin Seals, Jacklyn...
Umphrey’s McGee Announce Jake Cinninger’s Imminent Absence on March Run, Citing “Personal Resons”
Umphrey’s McGee announced that guitarist Jake Cinninger will miss their 14‑stop West Coast March run, citing personal reasons. The notice arrived on March 10, the day the tour kicks off at Solana Beach’s Belly Up Tavern. This follows a similar February withdrawal from the...
Eggy Revive Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young’s “Teach Your Children” And “Moments Passed” To Set Off Spring Tour
Eggy returned to the stage on March 7 at Moontown Brewing Company in Whitestown, Indiana, kicking off their spring tour after a three‑week break. The indie‑jam quartet blended long‑time staples like “Here and Now” and “Lost and Found” with rare deep‑cuts,...
Watch: Mickey Hart, Béla Fleck and More Gather at New York’s Carnegie Hall to Honor Zakir Hussain
On March 6, Carnegie Hall hosted "Zakir Hussain Eternal: Celebrating 75 Years of Genius," a tribute to the late tabla legend who died in December 2024. The concert featured a star‑studded roster including Mickey Hart, Béla Fleck, Charles Lloyd, and a...
Widespread Panic Announce First Montana Concerts in a Decade
Widespread Panic announced two shows at Missoula’s KettleHouse Amphitheater on July 7‑8, 2026, marking the band’s first Montana performances since 2016. The dates are part of a month‑long summer tour that includes stops in Florida, Alabama, New Orleans, Las Vegas, Maryland,...