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The Bust Out Bard: Bob Dylan Continues Willie Nelson's Outlaw Music Festival Tour by Reviving "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright," "Blind Willie McTell" and "Lonesome Day Blues," Live Debut of Rick Nelson's "Garden Party"

Bob Dylan cemented his spring 2025 status as the bust-out bard during last night’s set on Willie Nelson’s ongoing Outlaw Music Festival tour. After establishing his current motif, dusting off beloved originals and inserting seasoned covers into a single set during night one of the multi-artist run in Arizona, Dylan kept up the habit last night, reintroducing three originals and using the set’s final slot to evoke a first time take on Rick Nelson’s “Garden Party.”

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Billy Strings Debuts New Original “10,000 Miles From A Friend,” Welcomes Sierra Hull

On Thursday, May 15, Willie Nelson’s traveling Outlaw Music Festival arrived at its second location, North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre in Chula Vista, Calif. During the San Diego County stop, Billy Strings was joined by longtime pal, fellow bluegrass torchbearer and event participant, Sierra Hull, for a three song sit in that succeeded a first time original performed by Strings, Thursday night’s debut of “10,000 Miles From A Friend,” was delivered solo.

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Bluegrass is good for you and tickets are available for Billy Strings' Fall Tour now. If you've ever wanted to catch this arena act in smaller venues abroad, a slew of dates in Australia, New Zealand, Europe and the UK are also on sale now. Put that passport to use!

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Warren Haynes Band Debut Freddie King’s “Big Legged Woman (With A Short Short Mini Skirt)” in San Diego

This week, the Warren Haynes Band have wound through the final stops on its 2025 Million Voices Whisper Tour. Following an outset in the Pacific Northwest and an exhaustive eight-show California run, the Haynes-fronted quartet of Southern and blues-rock torchbearers touched down in San Diego for their final Golden State stand on Wednesday, May 14. In that performance at Humphrey’s Concerts by the Bay, the group tore through a litany of Haynes’ greatest hits and hit a live debut along the way.

RARE FIND: 2019 Billy Strings - The Relix Sessions Poster

While cleaning the Relix Vault yesterday, we tripped over a handful of original Billy Strings posters from November 12, 2019 at Relix Studio. All three variants sold out instantly five years ago, and we didn’t expect to see them again, but here they are, alongside more ultra-rare posters we uncovered from Goose, Grateful Mahalo, and Taylor Rushing.

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Dead & Company Commence Final Residency Weekend at Sphere with Grateful Dead Classics

On Thursday, May 15, Dead & Company returned to Las Vegas’ Sphere venue for their final weekend of their Dead Forever experience. Night one of three on the state-of-the-art stage commenced with the tone-setting “Good Times” before the arrival of fan favorite “Shakedown Street.” Bobby Weir, John Mayer, Oteil Burbridge, Mickey Hart, Jeff Chimenti, and Jay Lane kept up with crowd rousing renditions of cherished Grateful Dead covers, including sing-along “Uncle John’s Band.”

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“Jazz Is an Inspirational Force”: Behind The Scene with Blue Note Jazz Club’s Alex Kurland

“Great music is great music and it’s special to see how jazz is a common thread and a cornerstone of a lot of music,” observes Alex Kurland, the director of programming and talent buyer at the Blue Note Jazz Club in New York. “Whether it’s funk, jam, jazz, hip hop or R&B, at the end of the day, it’s all connected. Labels and publishing companies work at putting everything in these categories to be able to sell it, but you can make an argument that it’s all one.”