Genre-hopping multi-instrumentalist Keller Williams will return to his hometown state for his third annual Thanksforgrassgiving celebration, a two-night tradition of bluegrass revelry held the weekend after Thanksgiving. Williams will open both nights with his signature solo looping performances, followed by a set with his all-star Thanksgiving Band, featuring Larry and Jenny Keel (The Keels), Jeremy Garrett (Infamous Stringdusters), Danny Barnes, …
On September 29th, three-time Grammy Award winner Lucinda Williams will release This Sweet Old World (Highway 20/ThirtyTigers), a re-recording of her beloved 1992 album Sweet Old World to celebrate the 25th anniversary of its release. See the exclusive announcement, interview and premiere of “Six Blocks Away” at Rolling Stone Country. Produced by Williams and Tom Overby, This Sweet Old World …
Fiery roots-rock singer/songwriter Scott Miller will release Ladies Auxiliary, his first album in four years on November, 3rd via F.A.Y. Recordings. Raised on a cattle farm in Virginia, and well versed in topics ranging from Greek mythology to modernist poetry, Miller’s smart songwriting has long been admired by his peers. A founding member of Knoxville based band, the V-Roys, Miller’s raucous …
Read The Exclusive Album Announcement From Rolling Stone Country And Hear “Pray For Jungleland” Acclaimed hit songwriter Travis Meadows will release First Cigarette (Blaster Records) on October 13th. Though Meadows is overwhelmingly recognized by his peers as a masterful songwriter and unforgettable live performer, his incredible personal story and how it has shaped his music is equally powerful. “I’m an …
Acclaimed Oklahoma roots-rock powerhouse Turnpike Troubadours will release their highly-anticipated new album A Long Way From Your Heart (Bossier City/Thirty Tigers) on October 20. Produced/engineered by Ryan Hewitt (Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Avett Brothers, The Lumineers) A Long Way From Your Heart is the fourth release from the fiercely independent outfit whose three previous albums received critical accolades while …
The late Jerry Garcia would have turned 75 on August 1st and 22 years after his passing on August 9, 1995, his cultural impact has yet to reach its apex. Nationwide celebrations, concerts, commemorations and archival releases continue to honor his one-of-a-kind legacy throughout the year. The Jerry Garcia 75th Birthday Acoustic Band has just been added to the sold …
Genre hopping multi-instrumentalist Keller Williams will return to the road this fall with a solo tour, featuring his signature live looping performances. Williams will also play a select number of dates with his Grateful Dead-inspired bluegrass group, Grateful Grass over Halloween weekend. See tour dates below. With a career spanning more than two decades, and just as many releases, Keller …
Acclaimed cellist, songwriter and activist Ben Sollee has announced tour dates in support of his upcoming release Ben Sollee and Kentucky Native. The highly anticipated album is a thought-provoking conversation about the practice and art of an ever-evolving American genre and is set for release on August 11th. Paste Magazine recently premiered the powerful video for “Pieces Of You,” a …
Singer-songwriter-guitarist Christian Lopez will release his sophomore album Red Arrow (Blaster Records) on September 22nd. Produced by Marshall Altman, the album illustrates the next chapter in the artistic maturity and sonic evolution of this promising young artist. Lopez’s debut release Onward (2015) was produced by Grammy Award-winner Dave Cobb, and received accolades from a wide variety of press outlets including …
In the continued year-long celebration of the late Jerry Garcia’s 75th birthday, a special sold-out concert celebration has been announced for August 4 at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre, and GarciaLive Volume Nine: August 11, 1974 – Jerry Garcia & Merl Saunders (Round Records/ATO Records) is set for release on July 28. GarciaLive Volume Nine is the latest installment of the …
