A tribute to Neal Casal has been announced for Wednesday, September 25 at The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, NY. Casal’s former bandmates and associates will get together to pay tribute; Casal tragically took his own life on August 26. The late guitarist last played with Circles...Continue Reading
Hot August Music Festival takes place every year in Cockeysville, Maryland. The 2019 edition had a solid lineup, headlined by Pigeons Playing Ping Pong. The lineup was diverse; the top of it was rounded out by Billy Strings, Melvin Seals and the Jerry Garcia Band,...Continue Reading
“My Wing,” the third track on Hiss Golden Messenger’s latest album Terms of Surrender, hits the nail square on its silver head: “Play it. Play it weird. Play it nimble. Make it lasting.” The album’s slightly weird (in a good way). It’s nimble. And if...Continue Reading
Keller Williams has announced the release of a new album, Speed, due out on November 22. The record, Williams’s 25th, will be his third as Keller & The Keels, his bluegrass-flavored project with husband-and-wife duo Larry and Jenny Keel. Like the two prior releases from the...Continue Reading
The Marcus King Band announced 32 dates on their El Dorado tour today. The tour will take the guitarist throughout the northeast and midwest, wrapping up at New York City’s famed Beacon Theater. Tickets go on sale on Friday, September 13 at 10 am local...Continue Reading
Three weeks from today, the Tedeschi Trucks Band will return to New York City’s Beacon Theatre for the 9th straight year, taking the stage for 6 performances from September through October 5. The band’s tenure at the venue, a tradition steeped in guitarist Derek Trucks’s Allman Brothers...Continue Reading
Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe has announced its Thick As Thieves Fall Tour 2019. Following his run as saxophonist for The Rolling Stones, Denson is getting his namesake band back together for a 22-date run in October and November. The band will be headlining and supporting Thievery Corporation on...Continue Reading
Blackbird Presents has announced the return of The Last Waltz Tour, a celebration of The Band’s legendary 1976 Thanksgiving concert at San Francisco’s Winterland Ballroom. Joining the act will be a bevy of top-notch musicians like Warren Haynes, Lukas Nelson, and John Medeski. (more…)Continue Reading
Neal Casal, guitarist for bands such as as Circles Around The Sun, Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Ryan Adams and the Cardinals, and Hard Working Americans has died at age 50. The following statement was posted on Casal’s social media accounts: “It’s with great sadness that we...Continue Reading
Upcoming back surgery has forced Grateful Dead Bassist Phil Lesh to cancel several festival dates scheduled for September. Lesh will miss the Outlaw Music Festival, Dirt Farmer Festival and Telluride Blues and Brews. Lesh is expected to make a full recovery from the minor surgery. ...Continue Reading