R.I.P. Bonnaroo Co-Founder Jonathan Mayers
David Byrne Announces First LP in Seven Years
Viktor & Relix Daily
June 10, 2025
June 10, 2025
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Jonathan Mayers, the co-founder of Superfly and original force behind the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, has died. He was 51. The cause of his death has not been announced.
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David Byrne has announced the release of his first album in seven years, Who Is The Sky?, due on September 5 via Matador Records. The impending studio effort builds on the musical foundation Byrne laid via his 2018 critically acclaimed American Utopia. As an initial preview of his latest creative endeavor, Byrne has shared the first single and official music video for “Everybody Laughs.” In addition, the artist delivered an extensive global tour schedule, featuring coast-to-coast appearances in the US.
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Margo Price Previews New LP Hard Headed Woman with First Single “Don’t Let The Bastards Get You Down”
Margo Price has announced the August 29 release of her forthcoming album, Hard Headed Woman, via Loma Vista Records. Previous collaborator Matt Ross-Spang produced the new set, which features duets between the songstress and Tyler Childers, as well as the social media music sensation Jesse Welles.
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Revered bassist Oteil Burbridge has shared the dates and locations of his six-stop headlining tour. Oteil & Friends’ impending run will occur on the East Coast and is stacked ahead of the group’s highly anticipated return to Suwannee Roots Revival in Live Oak, Fla., on October 9 through 12, the final date in a stretch of in-person appearances, which begins on October 1, at the Waterville Opera House in Waterville, Maine.
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On Wednesday, June 11, The String Cheese Incident’s Michael Kang will offer a musical display that promotes unity and a nod of patriotism by singing the National Anthem before tip-off at game three of the NBA finals. Tomorrow’s faceoff will see the hosts, the Indiana Pacers, go head-to-head with the Oklahoma City Thunder at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
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The second annual Sunshine Hootenanny Music & Arts Festival has unveiled its artist lineup. The gathering will take place November 13 through 15 at Florida Sand Music Ranch in Brooksville, Fla. Leading the musical schedule is Terrapin Famoe.ly Band, a first-time collaboration between members of the Terrapin Family Band and moe.’s Al Schnier and Vinnie Amico. In addition, separately billed performances from Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country and Eggy will also be featured.
