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Governors Ball Set Times Are Here

The Governors Ball Music Festival returns to Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens, New York, from June 6–8, 2025, marking its 15th anniversary. This year’s … Continued

Album Review: A Standout Release from Mason Via

Nobody should be the least bit surprised that Mason Via is one of the hottest new talents in Americana and bluegrass. Growing up surrounded by … Continued

Riot Fest: 20 Years 20 Albums

Further nailing in on the 20th anniversary celebrations, there will twenty bands, including Weezer, Alkaline Trio, and The Front Bottoms, playing albums in full. As previously … Continued

The Ain’t Sisters: Taking On the World… One TAINT at a Times

PINKY:  What do you want to do tonight, Brain?  BRAIN: Same thing we do every night: Help The Ain’t Sisters take over the world… One … Continued

Time to Catch Samantha Fish: 50+ dates on Paper Doll Tour!

Samantha Fish kicks off her Paper Doll tour today (April 23) in Decatur AL before the new album is released Friday, April 25. From Decatur, … Continued

Riot Fest Announces 20th Anniversary Lineup

Riot Fest is returning to Chicago for their 20th anniversary the weekend of September 19–21. Just this morning they announced their lineup, and it’s a … Continued

What is Photon, and Why Do You Need to See Them?

There is just too much music. That’s not really a complaint, just an observation. 30 years ago, we imagined that we could keep up with … Continued

Making Magic with Four80East

[photos courtesy of Mary Finn and Trace Caley] On a night once again overflowing with superb music at numerous venues, we settled in at the … Continued

The New Mastersounds: One Last Long Spin Around the States

The New Mastersounds posted this message Tuesday: The quartet have scheduled 40 shows across the country for their Ta-Ta for Now Tour, with eight in … Continued

Honoring the Legacy: The Gamble Rogers Folk Festival

  Gamble Rogers, the iconic singer/songwriter and guitar player, really defined the word “troubadour”. His storytelling about rural Florida and Georgia, mixed with his incredible … Continued

The Nth Power on a Mission to Deliver Light, Love & Hope through the Power of Music

The Nth Power are four shows into the current leg of their 2025 campaign to share light, love, and hope with their amazing amalgam of … Continued

Patrick McDonnell and Mutts Honor Magritte’s ‘Golconda’

Comic strip artist Patrick McDonnell is the creator of the warm and wonderful Mutts cartoons, now in print for 30 years and displayed in more … Continued

Last Trip to Tampa: Grateful Dead 04.07.95

It has been 30 years since the last Grateful Dead concert in Tampa. For years, they played the (now non-existent) Curtis Hixon Hall in Tampa, … Continued

Dunedin Brewery Spring Beer Jam: PHOTO GALLERY

We are in debt to Heather Nicole Bryant for this amazing gallery of photos of this year’s Dunedin Brewery Spring Beer Jam, March 28-30. All … Continued

Sunshine Get Down Starts Thursday: THE SCHEDULE!

The third annual Sunshine Get Down is ready to take over Florida Sand Music Ranch Thursday through Saturday, April 10–12, with fabulous music, great activities, … Continued

Uri Gurvich–Rodolfo Zuniga Quartet at St. Petersburg Jazz Festival

[Photos and video courtesy of Dr. David Manson] What, exactly, IS a jazz festival?  For all the right reasons, there are many correct answers. It … Continued

Khruangbin Prepare for Huge U.S. Tour Through June, Europe in August

Khruangbin launch the U.S. portion of their A La Sala tour April 9 at Texas Trust CU Theatre at Grand Prairie. It is the first … Continued

Who the heck is Joe Marcinek, and why is he playing at the Dunedin Brewery? (2015)

[This article from my old Tie Your Shoes Reviews blog got lost, almost.] Who the heck is Joe Marcinek, and why is he playing at … Continued

Steeln’ Peaches Ready to ‘Eat a Peach’

Steeln’ Peaches are getting revved up for more dates on their peachy spring tour with ten dates; five of those shows will feature the landmark … Continued

Widespread Panic & the Fountain of Youth:  “I’m so glad you could make it.”

[Story by Micaiah Filkins, photographs by Jeff Fernandez] Tickets haven’t been this tough since NOLAWeen 2001. Saturday night of that run, at least a dozen … Continued