nugs Launches Play Dead App, Jury Rules Live Nation Operated as a Monopoly
Goose Deliver Setlist Message, Tedeschi Trucks Band Welcome Molly Tuttle
Relix Daily
April 16, 2026
April 16, 2026
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Today, live music streaming service nugs has announced Play Dead, the Grateful Dead-branded app that grants users access to a high-resolution streaming library of band-specific material. The new resource for musicheads provides interested parties with unprecedented access to newly transferred, mastered, and enhanced live recordings, as well as weekly new-vault releases from David Lemieux and more. As an initial offer, Play Dead has uploaded 20 previously unreleased shows, with two new releases each week, giving fans an ever-expanding window into the band’s live progression.
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A federal jury has found Live Nation liable of operating as a monopoly in live event ticketing in violation of federal and state law. After several weeks in a Manhattan court and four full days of deliberation, the jury ruled in favor of the plaintiff states on all three monopoly counts: monopolizing live event ticketing, controlling a dominant share of major concert venues/amphitheaters, and illegally tying its content promotions and venues. The consequences of the closely-watched case’s verdict will be determined in remediation proceedings by Judge Arun Subramanian.
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Last night, Goose took the stage at the War Memorial Auditorium for their final venue-specific appearance in a string of two Fort Lauderdale, Fla. concerts on their current seasonal outing. The band’s Wednesday evening performance was one of the books as the group entered the jamband continuum by evoking a phrase using the first letters of choice songs that arrived during both halves of their live show. The effort involved revisiting long-forgotten covers to pick up the right letters and assemble the final result: “Suck It Storm.”
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On Wednesday, Tedeschi Trucks Band took their current Future Soul Tour, which backs the release of their sixth studio album, to the Will Rogers Auditorium in Fort Worth, Texas. Last night’s concert was billed to feature support from bluegrass picker Molly Tuttle, who was invited to sit in during the headliner’s cover of Bob Dylan’s “Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright,” a song they have covered with fluidity over the years.
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On Wednesday, Gov’t Mule rode their Spring Tour into Des Moines, Iowa’s Val Air Ballroom. The latest staging from the Southern rock giants was their second alongside Americana sister-act Larkin Poe, whose distinctive slant on electric blues will pair powerfully with the Warren Haynes-fronted quartet’s for seven shared stagings in April. Last night’s show brought the first onstage collaboration from the traveling partners, with Larkin Poe’s Megan and Rebecca Lovell joining in on Gov’t Mule’s performance of “Blue Sky.”
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Allegany County Through the Lens of DelFest | A Mountain Maryland Story
A look at Allegany County, Maryland through the lens of DelFest - where music, culture and place come together.
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Questlove’s eagerly anticipated Earth, Wind & Fire documentary will premiere this summer as the opening presentation for New York’s Tribeca Festival. Settling off the 25th anniversary of the venerable film festival, Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial VS That’s the Weight of the World) will screen on June 3, paired with a performance from the legendary R&B group alongside The Roots at New York’s Beacon Theater.
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Dark Star Jubilee has unveiled its official daily lineups for its May 22-24, 2026 event at Legend Valley in Thornville, Ohio. As is tradition, the host band, Dark Star Orchestra, is scheduled to take the stage three times, on each consecutive evening of the Buckeye State gathering. Filling in the gaps is an array of raw talent, positioned to partake in the time-honored camping and music tradition.
