A Congressman’s Barefoot Tribute to Bob Weir, Billy Strings and Grateful Dead Record Store Day Exclusives
The Black Keys Are Back
Relix Daily
February 05, 2026
February 5, 2026
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Record Store Day’s full 2026 inventory has arrived, once again celebrating physical media and the shops that have facilitated its renewed vogue with a massive haul of exclusive releases. A whopping 363 products will be offered only in independent record shops on April 18, spanning a vast array of artists and genres.
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California congressman Rep. Jared Huffman paid tribute to Bob Weir on Wednesday by going barefoot on the House floor. Huffman, a Democrat who has served as the U.S. representative for California’s 2nd congressional district since 2013, rose to speak to the late Grateful Dead guitarist’s legacy in his home of Mill Valley, Calif. Huffman’s comments were captured in full on C-SPAN.
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The Black Keys have returned to unveil Peaches!, their 14th studio album. Due to arrive on May 1 via Easy Eye Sound, the garage-rock duo of Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney herald their follow-up to 2025’s No Rain, No Flowers as their “most natural record” since their 2002 debut, owing to its roots in raw expression reminiscent of their earliest creative practices. To preview the rough and rowdy return to form, they’ve shared the advance single “You Got to Lose.”
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RECAP
Taper’s Choice have continued their trek down the East Coast over the past week with a rapid-fire slew of shows. On the march to Miami to embark on Jam Cruise 22 on Feb. 7, the California-based supergroup bolstered their self-proclaimed “subversive jamband” antics with surprise guest spots from their friends in high places.
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French Quarter Festival has unveiled the full artist lineup for its 2026 event. Now in its fourth decade, the beloved New Orleans public music festival will expand its footprint this year to several stages across the city, featuring a total of 29 storied acts from the Crescent City in its initial bill.
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Buck Meek has shared “Ring of Fire,” the second preview single from his forthcoming album The Mirror. Set to arrive on February 27 via 4AD, the singer-songwriter and Big Thief guitarist’s fourth solo studio offering feels around the hazy contours of love and intimacy with a wide-eyed reverence for their mercurial undercurrents. His latest advance offering is a radiant, gentle love song featuring backing vocals from his bandmate Adrienne Lenker.
