Jorma Kaukonen to Change Touring Approach, ‘Mermaid Avenue’ at Solid Sound Festival
Supergroup MC50 Announce New Live LP
Relix Daily
October 23, 2025
October 23, 2025
NEWS
Jorma Kaukonen has announced the “cresting wave” era of his career. The musician, known for his singular fingerstyle guitar in bands like Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna, posted a career update on social media. In the post, he acknowledged the significance of live performances during his six-decade tenure, before settling on a less demanding path, and “playing on a different scale.” Kaukonen was keen that this is not a retirement, but a change in pace.
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One by One: Wilco and Billy Bragg Announce Mermaid Avenue Live, First Ever Concert in Support of Woody Guthrie Albums at Solid Sound Festival
In the spring of 1995, Woody Guthrie’s daughter contacted Billy Bragg about composing music for her father’s prose–a staggering number of incomplete lyrics, penned from 1939 to 67, that were never recorded. With Bragg on board, he reached out to alt-country newcomers Wilco [Jeff Tweedy’s post-Uncle Tupelo band] to assert their brand of Midwest grit akin to Guthrie’s own Okie status. The collective of contemporary musicians effectively released Mermaid Avenue in 1998, providing listeners with a vehicle to revisit the past through one of folk’s most significant contributors. Now, 28 years after turning over the first volume, Wilco and Bragg will come together for the first time to honor the set live.
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WATCH
The next Studio 9 Session shines a light on Sierra Hull, a modern master redefining acoustic music with grace and precision. Captured in collaboration with FreshGrass Foundation at FreshGrass in North Adams, this performance is one you won’t want to miss.
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MC5’s legacy lives on in a new album from MC50, the touring revival outfit led by the band’s late founding guitarist Wayne Kramer.
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Dust off your CD player and press play. Explore official live albums, concert films, and collector’s editions from the Grateful Dead, Tedeschi Trucks Band, and more, bringing legendary performances straight to your speakers.
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Stevie Nicks is a Barbie. And, a sold-out Barbie at that. The doll, created in collaboration with makers Mattel, takes inspiration from the songstress’ Bella Donna era, the first record she released under her own name, which resulted in timeless classics, launched her solo career, and prompted the Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers duet, “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around,” the Don Henley featured “Leather and Lace,” “Edge of Seventeen” and country-stained “After the Glitter Fades,” all of which received hit single status between 1981-82.
LISTEN
Fuzz (Ty Segall, Charles Moothart and Chad Ubovich) Preview Fuzz’s Fourth Dream with “Jack The Maggot (Demo)”
Fuzz, the heavy garage-psych project of Ty Segall, Charles Moothart and Chad Ubovich, have unveiled Fuzz’s Fourth Dream. The trio’s forthcoming album, set to arrive via In the Red Records in late December, is their first release since 2021’s Levitation Sessions and a window into their history through unreleased demos, singles, and rarities. To preview the collection, they’ve shared “Jack The Maggot (demo),” accompanied by a video directed by Andrew Hooper.
GALLERY
This past weekend, NOLA Funk Festival returned for its annual offering of musical performances celebrating the sound and spirit of Louisiana’s rich tapestry of artistic influences, drawing on roots, jazz, blues, soul, and, of course, funk.
