Photo credit: Sanjay Suchak Last night, April 25, Dave Matthews Band closed out a highly-anticipated two-night run at London’s hallowed Royal Albert Hall, marking a definite highlight in its 2024 European tour as it winds towards the end of the run. These high-profile performances exceeded sky-high expectations with two expansive sets of fan favorites loaded with covers, teases and interpolations. With the added excitement of a surprise special guest appearance from Robben Ford and a long-awaited bust-out of “Dreamgirl,” the band properly honored its first European tour since 2019 with an unfo ..read more

Photo Credit: Larry Hulst The String Cheese Incident have shared another bonus track off their 2023 set, Lend Me a Hand. The new song arrives after previous releases “Country Road Blues” and “Windy Mountain.” “Roll Around the Sun” clocks in at just under 10 minutes and is chocked full of explorative rhythms and jams destined for further exploration on the live stage.   Co-written by Jason Hann (SCI percussionist) and Brian Chapman (Zoo People), “Roll Around the Sun” extends a lyrical lead to electric mandolin player Michael Kang, who takes the listener on a sonic journey that referen ..read more

Credit: Ernest Stuart Since 2022, particular Sundays have seen Brooklyn’s Bar LunÀtico transformed into a place of worship due impart to the musical excellence led by Jon Lampley. As a stimulant for the musician’s gospel-tinged roots, these performances functioned as the convergence of space and style, as snared on Lampley’s debut solo release, Night Service: Live at LunÀtico, due May 17.  A trumpet player, bandleader, and captivating frontman, Lampley propels his gift as a performer and songwriter to the forefront of the impending set, which aims to “take the zeal of church to a secular ..read more

Photo Credit: Geoff Tischman This fall, groundbreaking jam quintet God Street Wine will return for a four-night run in and around its home state of New York. After a long history of hiatuses and reunions, the upcoming run is its first since a pair of benefit concerts in 2023 and an eight-show run before those in 2019, which also brought This Fine Town, the ensemble’s seventh studio album and its first full-length offering since 2000. The band joins forces once more this year to celebrate the 30th anniversary of its first major-label release–1994’s $1.99 Romances–with the run, a long-awaited di ..read more

Photo Credit: A Rood A new interview with Trey Anastasio has surfaced via the Burlington Free Press. In the piece, which dropped today, Friday, April 26, the Phish frontman opens up about his own trying times with drugs and monumental refocus through recovery and treatment. In turn, the musician has used his experience to open a new facility aimed at helping folks through their own struggles, Divided Sky Residential Recovery Program, located in Ludlow, Vt. “I was an opiate addict,” said Anastasio via a phone conversation with The Green Mountain State publication. “My story is exactly Vicodin ..read more

Joshua Timmermans  Today, April 26, Widespread Panic have released their latest single and fourth new song of the year, “Life as a Tree.” Dialing back the tempo and breaking away from prior instrumental presentations, as heard on “Little by Little,” “We Walk Each Other Home,” and “Tackle Box Hero,” the new number embraces the smooth, whining sound of the slide guitar, paired with purposeful lyrics that present like sage and poetic wisdom. Acoustic strums open the new number, a simple start that demands a deeper listen. The lyrical intent is not hidden behind wailing riffs or thunderous dr ..read more

Dog Days Presents has shared the full artist lineup for Dog Days Fest, returning to the stages of Savannah, Ga. on June 7-9. Guided by Dog Days’ DIY spirit and gritty specialty, the second-annual festival continues to set hometown heroes alongside alternative forerunners to cultivate a distinct, subversive sound and bottomless subcultural cred. This year’s three-day series will be led by hot acts like Stuck, Frankie and the Witch Fingers, MJ Lenderman and the Wind, Sheer Mag and more, who top a bill of 37 total performers set to storm seven of Savannah’s favorite intimate stages. On Friday, Ju ..read more

Photo Credit: Marc Millman On Wednesday evening, April 24, Neil Young and Crazy Horse commenced their Love Earth Tour at Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre in San Diego, Calif. Night one began with the 1975 released “Cortez The Killer,” which was augmented from its popularized form with missing verses that initially appeared in the book that was paired alongside Neil Young Archives II: 1972-1976 box set.  The altered song landed in the night’s number-one slot, serving as the opener to Young’s first live appearance of the year. Fraying from the Zuma-originated presentation, the esteem ..read more

In November, The Rolling Stones unveiled a fully-fledged North American tour schedule, which was coupled with the release of their latest sonic entry and first album of original music since 2005’s A Bigger Bang, the blues rock-focused Hackney Diamonds. Ahead of the group’s tour opener this Sunday, April 28, at NRG Stadium in Houston, the famed band has revealed artist support for their forthcoming run of shows, beginning with Gary Clark Jr., during night one in the Lone Star State.  While the band’s Jazz Fest appearance will not include support, they will bring Carin León and Electric Mud ..read more

On the eve of its 40th anniversary, Talking Heads have announced a pair of special screenings of Stop Making Sense in New York and Los Angeles. Set for early June, these momentous events will show the band’s core four of David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz and Jerry Harrison reunited to answer questions and divulge their experiences following presentations of A24’s recent 4k restoration of its massively influential concert film. The first of these appearances will occur on June 4 at Los Angeles’ Hollywood Pantages Theatre, the stage where the Stop Making Sense concerts were originally hel ..read more