NEWS

Drive-By Truckers Reunite with Jason Isbell on Colbert

Last night, Drive-By Truckers reunited with one-time member Jason Isbell during their performance slot on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. The televised staging found the band back together again in support of their pivotal 2003 album, The Definitive Decoration Day, which was recently remixed and remastered as an expanded box set collectible. During the appearance on Colbert, the group reprised their track, “Hell No, I Ain’t Happy.”

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Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi Deliver Soulful Christmas Classic with BeBe Winans

Last night, husband-and-wife powerhouse Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks appeared on the holiday television special CMA Country Christmas. Motor City gospel singer BeBe Winans joined the pair to perform the spiritual Christmas carol, “Children, Go Where I Send Thee,” giving the classic number a soulful treatment that stayed true to each musician’s signature style.

GIFT GUIDE

Retroactv Merch Inc.: Jerry Garcia Art Posters

Step into the world of Jerry Garcia, not through the echo of guitar strings, but through movements of a brush, with these officially-licensed art posters. Jerry was a lifelong visual artist whose spontaneous, abstract works—psychedelic and whimsical—reveal his imaginative inner world.

NEWS

Tyler Childers Confirms Snipe Hunt Tour

Back in July, when the sun bleached the grass that crinkled beneath naked feet, Tyler Childers unveiled his seventh studio album, a meticulous blend of experimental rock, gospel, psychedelia, and homebred Appalachian storytelling. After receiving critical acclaim and fan-loved status, Childers has shared his intent to support the 13-track record on the road, beginning on April 23 at Dallas’ Dos Equis Pavilion.

Limited Edition Signed Stanley Mouse Posters

Legendary poster artist Stanley Mouse created this striking print for The Heart of Town, a three-night concert series at Pier 48 in Mission Rock, San Francisco, celebrating 60 years of the music and community born in the Bay Area jam scene. Presented by the San Francisco Giants and Relix and hosted by Grahame Lesh & Friends. Each poster is individually numbered (1–150) and signed with Mouse’s custom signature, making it a rare keepsake from the inaugural Heart of Town celebration.

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Toy Factory Project Supergroup Announce Two Nights at The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester

Supergroup, Toy Factory Project, comprised of members Paul T. Riddle, Marcus King, Oteil Burbridge, Charlie Starr, and Josh Shilling, will reprise the sound and sensation of Toy Caldwell and The Marshall Tucker Band with a heartfelt two-night tribute on the esteemed Capitol Theatre stage in Port Chester, N.Y., on February 26 and 27.

FEATURE

Mona Lisas, Holy Grails and White Lightning: Brian Chambers and Zoltron on the Expansive Gallery Exhibition “60 Years of the Grateful Dead”

“This is by far the biggest show I’ve ever put together. I’ve never worked on a show this hard and this long. I’d say 90% of this stuff has never been seen,” explains curator Brian Chambers as he describes the realization of an idea that he first envisioned nearly two years ago. On December 6, the Chambers Project Gallery and PACT: Psychedelic Arts and Culture Trust will present 60 Years of the Grateful Dead, which is billed as “the most comprehensive exhibition of original Grateful Dead artwork ever assembled.” It will run through June 1, 2026 at Chambers’ gallery in Grass Valley, Calif.

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Rob Eaton Pulls Out of Dark Star Orchestra’s Florida Run to “Focus on Health,” Splintered Sunlight’s Michael Kennedy to Fill In

Dark Star Orchestra has enlisted Michael Kennedy of Splintered Sunlight to fill in for guitarist Rob Eaton, after the Grateful Dead cover band’s rhythm guitarist and Weir-inspired vocalist announced a break from the road to focus on his health. Initially, Eaton penned a message to fans and followers with the intention of taking minimal time away from the stage. Today, the band delivered an update indicating that Eaton’s absence will extend through December 6.

REVIEW

The Beatles: Anthology

Thirty years ago when The Beatles released Anthology 1, it was the first of three voluminous volumes—a double-disc debut for an eventual six-disc set that became an exclamation point on the presumed last sentence from the Fab Four. In total, the immense compilation was comprised of over 150 tracks of outtakes, alternate takes, and demos, and concluded with the most suggestive and defining of song choices: “The End.” Or was it?

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Austin Blues Festival Enlists Parliament Funkadelic Ft. George Clinton, BADBADNOTGOOD, Adrian Quesada and More for Fourth Annual Event

Austin Blues Festival has released its musical lineup and list of acts for its fifth annual gathering at Moody Amphitheater at Waterloo Park in Austin, Texas, on April 25-26, 2026. The event, co-presented by the esteemed Antone’s Nightclub and the Waterloo Greenway Conservancy, will feature performances by Parliament Funkadelic with George Clinton, BADBADNOTGOOD, Adrian Quesada’s Boleros Psicodélicos, Eric Johnson, Larkin Poe and others.