R.I.P. Dave Mason, Gov’t Mule and Larkin Poe Cover Jerry Garcia
Goose in New Orleans, Toyesauce Share Behind-The-Scenes Look at Making of New Single
Relix Daily
April 22, 2026
April 22, 2026
NEWS
Dave Mason, the singer, songwriter, and guitarist who came of age as a founding member of pioneering British rock group Traffic, has passed away. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, who wrote, sang, and contributed “Feelin’ Alright?,” “Hole in My Shoe,” and his own “Only You Know and I Know” and “We Just Disagree” to the group died on Sunday. Mason was 79 years old.
EXCLUSIVE
Toyesauce has ignited a ring of beats that rip and roar with a second-line presence on their forthcoming single “Feel The Rhythm.” Today, the group’s curator and guitarist, Leon Toye, has shared a behind-the-scenes look at the historic session that yielded the official song and music video, slated to arrive on Tuesday, April 28. As an initial preview, a six-minute documentary-style look at the making of the track shines light on the six New Orleans contributors and their independent come-ups.
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In celebration of Earth Day, our resident green-thumbed writer, Hana Gustafson, presents her sonic boosts in celebration of Gaia. The ensuing five-beat countdown serves as a mile marker for lyric or instrumental-led praise for the environment on a day dedicated to abundance.
5. Soul Planet – Phish
4. Plant Earth – Sun Ra
3. Good People – Widespread Panic
2. Weather Report Suite > Let It Grow – Grateful Dead
1. Love Earth – Neil Young
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Goose touched down in New Orleans last night to set off their two-night series at the historic Saenger Theatre. As the Crescent City prepares for the two-week citywide musical celebration of New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, the ascendant indie jam outfit stopped in for an action-packed two-set staging, featuring some trusty covers and a return to a dormant original.
Every piece in this collection carries a commitment. Jerry Garcia Polarized Sunglasses plants 20 trees with every purchase. Peace of Stage promotes sustainability by preserving and repurposing the 1969 Woodstock stage into collectibles. Slowtide Towels are crafted from 100% post-consumer recycled plastic bottles (roughly 23 per towel) and are certified to the Global Recycled Standard. Shop like the Earth is watching. Because it is.
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Bre Kennedy | Live From Relix
Fresh off the release of her latest record, The Alchemist, Nashville-based Bre Kennedy stopped by the Relix office for a session that unpacked the emotion and storytelling behind some of the album’s most powerful moments. Watch the full session now on the Relix YouTube channel. Bre Kennedy kicks off her headline tour today in Knoxville. The tour will support her new album, The Alchemist, which was released earlier this year. With this album, Bre Kennedy offers a body of work rooted in radical self-acceptance and emotional truth: a reminder that beauty can bloom even through the hardest places.
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Two weeks into their Spring Tour, Gov’t Mule are still serving up fiery performances and nightly surprises. On Monday, the Warren Haynes-fronted Southern rock quartet rolled into Chesterfield, Mo.’s The Factory STL for the sixth of seven split bills with Americana sister act Larkin Poe, and in keeping with the series so far, the bands met for a collaborative tribute to a shared influence during Mule’s set.
NEWS
David Byrne has extended his Who Is the Sky? Tour with a new slate of tour dates. Bryne’s 10 new performances will take place in August and September, bringing his high-concept live show to venues in Asia and North America after a long stint on Europe’s summer festival circuit.
GALLERY + RECAP
Waxahatchee and MJ Lenderman took their co-headline tour to Brooklyn, N.Y. on Sunday for a performance at the Brooklyn Paramount. In a comforting living room set lined with lamps and a plush dog, the indie-Americana trailblazers pooled their talents for a review of their celebrated repertoires, followed by an encore of covers.
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Thundercat sustained the celebration of Distracted, his fifth studio album, on Monday with a live performance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. As the musical guest on NBC’s late-night talk show, the singer-songwriter and bassist sampled his new project with a dreamy, spaced-out performance of “Walking on the Moon,” leading with his bright falsetto vocals and nimble basslines and taking a ferocious solo at the track’s midpoint.
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