Weeks have passed since Bear Shadow Music Festival made its triumphant return to Highlands, NC, but the good vibes remain.

The Windy Cities Tour kicked off July 13 at West Palm Beach’s iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre on a hot, shirt-soaking Monday night, pairing two of Chicago’s Southside natives and classic rock titans — ...

Given that this is a Scott Hopkins review, of course we are going to talk about sound quality. I have heard excellent shows in CPPAC; I have heard poor ones. Sadly, this was the latter. With a crowd ...

Led Zep released their second album October 22, 1969, and by November they were working on the next album. They would complete work on it in August and release Led Zeppelin III on October 5, 1970. It ...

There are music festivals, and then there’s Riot Fest — the annual Chicago gathering where punks, aging emo kids, hardcore lifers, metalheads, indie snobs, and at least twelve dudes named Mike wearing ...

Unlike commercial music festivals built around celebrity headliners and giant screens, the Florida Folk Festival succeeds because of its authenticity. The focus is more on heritage than spectacle.

For the first time since Bear Shadow’s inception in 2021, music will run continuously throughout the weekend between the second stage and the festival’s much larger Main Stage. The Stage4Hope Stage ...

The education portion of the program came into vivid highlight when Melody crossed paths with The Fitzkee Brothers, two wonderful spirits who were teens at the time. Drummer Alex Fitzkee is now 19, ...

There has been a lot of discussion about bands such as Khruangbin, Glass Beads, Arc de Soleil, and new entry Angine de Poitrine. We would suggest you add Colombian trio BALTHVS to the list. BALTHVS ...

You just can’t know the players without a program. Everybody is everywhere. With that in find, here is how to catch up with bass player extraordinaire Brad Miller at Jazz Fest and beyond.

After an eight-year break, Widespread Panic returned to Coca-Cola Amphitheater in Birmingham, the magic city, for two nights of good ol’ “rock and roll” in the midst of their 40th anniversary tour.

The 31st Annual Gamble Rogers Folk Festival was a great tribute to the enduring spirit of American folk music—a place where storytelling, musicianship, and community intertwine under the Florida sky.