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January 25, 2022
Toronto's 20th Annual Winterfolk Blues & Roots Festival Announces Lineup
TORONTO’s 20th Annual WINTERFOLK BLUES AND ROOTS FESTIVAL has announced their lineup for this years event happening FEBRUARY 18th - 20th. Artists set to perform are SUE FOLEY, SHARI ULRICH, LUCY KAPLANSKY, MEAN MARY, JACK DE KEYZER BAND, ROBERT … more »
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January 12, 2022
Ronnie Spector, The Original ‘Bad Girl Of Rock ‘n’ Roll,’ and Lead Singer For The Ronettes, Passes At 78
VERONICA YVETTE BENNETT, aka RONNIE SPECTOR, who was inducted into the ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME in 2007 as a member of THE RONETTES, died after a brief illness at the age of 78 after a brief battle with cancer. The family released a statement: … more »
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December 9, 2021
WonderRoad In Indianapolis With Vampire Weekend, Lord Huron
VAMPIRE WEEKEND, LORD HURON, BASTILLE, CHVRCHES, MILKY CHANCE and BISHOP BRIGGS, among others, are slated to perform at ELEVATION FESTIVAL's WONDERROAD in INDIANAPOLIS on JUNE 11th-12th, 2022. Tickets go on sale this FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10th at … more »
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October 15, 2021
ASCAP Foundation Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Awards Announced
The 52nd Annual ASCAP FOUNDATION DEEMS TAYLOR/VIRGIL THOMSON AWARDS have been announced for Outstanding Print, Broadcast, Liner Notes & New Media Coverage of Music. Awards span an eclectic range of musical subjects including the first Blues recording … more »
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September 30, 2021
Sheryl Crow Honored At All-Woman-Led 'Roots N Blues Fest'
SHERYL CROW was presented with the "2021 Missouri Roots Songbook" honor at this year's ROOTS N BLUES FESTIVAL. The honor was presented to the GRAMMY Award-winning singer-songwriter by TRACY LANE and SHAY JASPER, who founded the MISSOURI … more »
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September 27, 2021
Review: Maren Morris, Cage The Elephant, Dave Matthews Band, The Black Keys And More Welcome Back Live Music To Pilgrimage Festival
Live music made its return to FRANKLIN, TN this past weekend (9/25-26) at the sold-out seventh annual PILGRIMAGE MUSIC & CULTURE FESTIVAL at HARLINSDALE FARM, after a COVID-related cancellation in 2020. The festival featured headliners MAREN MORRIS … more »
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May 25, 2021
Retrospekt Micro Music Festival Coming July 10th-11th
RETROSPEKT is a two-day multi-genre immersive micro (under 1,000 capacity per day) music and art festival at the MOXY SOUTH BEACH MIAMI on JULY 10th-11th. The festival will be live-streamed on TWITCH, with select acts paid per show on CISCO ADLER & … more »
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March 17, 2021
FESTY Launches Socially-Distanced Outdoor Concert Series
Beginning in APRIL, FESTY will launch a series of social distant live music concerts, at three venues: WOODLANDS NATURE RESERVE, CHARLESTON, SC, LAKE EDEN, BLACK MOUNTAIN, ASHEVILLE, NC, and CHISHOLM VINEYARDS, EARLYSVILLE, VA. FESTY will continue to … more »
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March 11, 2021
KRCC/Colorado Springs Music Host Vicky Gregor To Retire After 25 Years
Longtime COLORAD COLLEGE Triple A/NPR KRCC/COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, music host VICKY GREGOR, who hosted a nightly music show on the station, will hang up her headphones this summer. GREGOR's career at KRCC spanned more than 25 years, starting first as a … more »
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January 12, 2021
WXPN/Philadelphia To Explore Haitian Influence On New Orleans Culture
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Triple A WXPN/PHILADELPHIA has just launched a year-long project that explores and celebrates the influences of HAITI on NEW ORLEANS’ music, culture and community. Called KANAVAL: HAITIAN RHYTHMS AND THE MUSIC OF NEW … more »