Sting Sued by Police Bandmates, Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks Join Gary Clark Jr.
New Interview with Grateful Shred
Relix Daily
August 27, 2025
August 27, 2025
NEWS
In their meteoric ascent to global superstardom from 1977 to 1984, the Police landed many memorable hits, but only one that reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100. “Every Breath You Take,” released with their fifth and final album, Synchronicity, in 1983, was not just the London trio’s only U.S. #1 hit, but also the States’ best-selling single of its release year and the fifth best-selling single of the ‘80s. In 2019, BMI recognized the infectious soft-rock anthem as the most-played song in radio history; music journalist David Hepworth estimated that it accounts for something between a quarter and a third of frontman Sting’s total publishing revenue.
RECAP
On Monday, Aug. 25, Gary Clark Jr. arrived at Cincinnati’s Andrew J. Brady Music Center for a solo headline performance within his stacked series supporting The Black Keys’ No Rain, No Flowers Tour. The cutting-edge, genre-bending bluesman made the most of his opportunity for a solo spotlight with a 14-track set spanning his two-decade discography, then made a headline of the evening with a surprise sit-in from Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks.
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FEATURE
“We like to have parameters,” Dan Horne says on determining the access point for Grateful Shred’s full-length debut LP, Might As Well. “For this recording, the parameters were songs that hadn’t been on a Dead studio album.”
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NEWS
In the wake of their jam-packed summer tour, Leftover Salmon have announced their plans for a New Year’s Eve celebration. On December 30 and 31, the Colorado-based Americana pathbreakers will take the stage at Fernandina Beach, Fla.’s Tigre Island Room to ring in 2026.
NEWS
Greensky Bluegrass Enlist Sam Bush, Lindsay Lou and Holly Bowling for 25th Anniversary and XXV Release Concerts in Kalamazoo
In recognition of Paul Hoffman, Dave Bruzza, and Michael Bont’s fateful first concert as Greensky Bluegrass, the ensemble will retrace its steps and return to its old haunt in Kalamazoo, Mich., for two nights of music at the Wings Event Center on October 31 and November 1. Following the initial concert announcement, the band has expanded its lineup with guest additions to the two-night event, which also marks the release of their latest studio effort, XXV, due on October 31, via Big Blue Zoo Records/Thirty Tigers.
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EXCLUSIVE
Ketch Secor is inviting fans and listeners to join him by the river. After releasing his debut full-length solo album, Story The Crow Told Me, on July 11, 2025, the roots music pundit has turned over the official visual equalizer for the album feature, “Old Man River.” The track underscores the changes Secor has experienced during his 25-year tenure living in Nashville. As the city expanded, the river continued to flow, providing a soothing outlet for respite from urban life—a place to cast a line, strum the guitar, and let the mind wander. These methods of relief are represented in the video as Secor’s personal source for alleviation.
NEWS
Aug. 26, Daniel Donato took to his social channels to officially announce his third annual Camp Cosmic event. Returning to Pelham, Tenn.’s beloved The Caverns on May 8 and 9, 2026, Donato’s third event in the subterranean space will follow the festival-esque program of last year’s presentation, with four sets from the headlining act alongside additional artists still to be revealed.