Spotify Drops 2026 Loud & Clear Report, Tedeschi Trucks Band Offer More ‘Future Soul’ Material at The Beacon
Herbie Hancock Shares Tour Dates, Umphrey’s McGee Debut New Covers
Relix Daily
March 12, 2026
March 12, 2026
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Spotify released a review of its 2025 royalty data on Monday in its annual Loud & Clear report. Published just before the streaming giant’s 20th anniversary, the latest dispatch touts record-breaking payouts to demonstrate its place at the center of a thriving music industry, despite criticism of the streaming economy from artists and songwriters.
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Tedeschi Trucks Band Maintain Future Soul Previews with Two New Debuts, First-Time Sturgill Simpson Cover on Night Two at The Beacon
After commencing their Beacon Theatre run on Tuesday with a three-track preview of their pending release, Future Soul, and a first-time cover of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young’s warning of the government’s overuse of power on the Kent State campus in 1970, Tedeschi Trucks Band were primed for their second concert in a 10-night series. Last night’s display intensified fans’ need for the new album with a four-track pull that included two debuts. As a cherry on top, they also delivered Sturgill Simpson’s “All Around You” for the first time.
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Last night, Umphrey’s McGee returned to the stage in Solana Beach, Calif. for the second of two nights at Belly Up Tavern. In their Wednesday follow-up, the progressive jam ensemble, sans guitarist Jake Cinninger, built on a thrilling first performance on their West Coast tour by meticulously stitching two debut covers into the improvisational throes of their second set.
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Herbie Hancock and his band are going out on tour. The jazz-funk fusion pioneer and member of Miles Davis’ Second Great Quintet will set off on a North American run beginning on July 26 at Massey Hall in Toronto. On the road, the ensemble will hit venues on both coasts, with stops scheduled for interior locations as well.
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Dave Matthews Plays Unreleased Song “Making It Great” on Colbert, Talks Meaning Behind “Don’t Drink The Water,” and Shares Tale of First Concert
On Tuesday evening, Dave Matthews appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. During the musician’s New York City pitstop, he delivered three politically-charged songs, including the newer number “Making It Great,” which was previously debuted in concert during Dave and Tim’s 2026 destination event. Prior to the night’s live performance, Matthews sat down for a conversation about his affinity for fellow artists like Pete Seeger and David Byrne.
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As they prepare to return to the road with their spring tour, Yonder Mountain String Band have extended their live itinerary with a new batch of summer tour dates. From May 1 to Aug. 15, the long-running jamgrass outfit will make 15 stops across the country, including some longtime haunts, uncommon locales and festival stages. The quintet’s 2026 touring will introduce audiences to Good as True, their 12th studio album and first featuring fiddler Coleman Smith, due to release on March 27 via their own Frog Pad Records imprint.
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Jeff Tweedy Launches Midwest Leg of Twilight Override Tour with City-Specific Debuts and Artist Tributes
On March 10, Jeff Tweedy returned to the stage in the US. Having previously supported his new triple solo LP, Twilight Override, in Europe, the adept wordsmith and Wilco frontman’s latest slate of live appearances initiated a Midwest road trip, with the first night spent on the Hoyt Sherman Place stage in Des Moines. During Tuesday’s concert, Tweedy struck up locationally fitting encore debuts [considering the authors’ Iowa origins]: Arthur Russell’s “I Couldn’t Say It to Your Face” and Perfume Genius’ “Queen.” The pacesetter positioned the band’s final deliveries on Wednesday as well, spotlighting first-time covers by a pair of Nebraska artists.
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Eggy rolled into Memphis, Tenn. last night, March 11, for a performance at the 1884 Lounge at Minglewood Hall. The second show in the indie-jam quartet’s spring tour built on a thrilling kickoff on Sunday night with another tight rotation of longtime setlist staples, held together with some scattered homages and punctuated by a previously unheard original.