Todd Snider Day in Nashville + New Music From Hard Working Americans, New Conversation with Greensky Bluegrass
Billy Strings Debuts New Originals in Savannah, Gov’t Mule Welcome Grace Potter and Joe Bonamassa
Relix Daily
April 13, 2026
April 13, 2026
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Mayor of Nashville, Freddie O’Connell, is recognizing the self-proclaimed Mayor of East Nashville, Todd Snider, in a big way. April 20 will now be observed as Todd Snider Day, highlighting the late musician’s influence on the east side of Music City and the creativity and charisma he exuded throughout his career. Nashville’s mayoral proclamation comes on the heels of Hard Working Americans’ 2013 archival cover of Gil Scott-Heron’s “Work For Peace,” which arrived on Friday for the first time on digital streaming.
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On Friday, April 10, Billy Strings emerged at Enmarket Arena for the first of two nights in Savannah, Ga. The Peach State location represented the third stop on the musicians’ ongoing spring outing, and a fitting place to unleash another round of first-time originals. Like previous concerts on this specific tour, the high-speed picker and his band of equally gifted accompanists continued their current performance trend of offering a glimpse of their forthcoming album through singular concert debuts: one new number each night on stage.
For years, Billy Strings fans have filled arenas and festivals knowing they were witnessing something special, and now those moments have a permanent home. Live Vol. 1 is Billy's debut live album, pressed on double 180g vinyl and released in partnership with Reprise Records. Spanning four sides, the record captures the full arc of a Billy Strings show: the fiery bluegrass precision of "Dust in a Baggie," a sprawling 13-minute journey through "Away From The Mire," and an epic 21-minute centerpiece in "Turmoil & Tinfoil." This is the one fans have been waiting for.
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Gov’t Mule is back on the road for a series of shows over the next few weeks that will culminate with an Orpheum Theater gig in New Orleans on May 1. On Saturday night the group traveled to Miramar Beach, Fla. for a performance at Joe Bonamassa’s Sound Wave Beach Weekend. Back in 2000, Bonnamassa recorded Gov’t Mule frontman’s “If Heartaches Were Nickels” for his debut record, A New Day Yesterday.
All upcoming shows will be livestreamed and available to purchase as pay-per-view on LivePhish or on nugs, where you can catch every note on your big screen from anywhere! Choose from a nine-night bundle, weekend bundles, or single night shows and line up your couch tour plan.
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In June 2023 Greensky Bluegrass traveled to rural Iceland for a recording session at Flóki Studios. The splendor of the surroundings was amplified by a natural phenomenon whereby the sun never quite set, instead it lingered just below the horizon. Joining the band on this journey, with the goal of tracking the visual spectacle and its impact on the group’s creative process, was René Huemer, the longtime photographer for Phish and the Dave Matthews Band. However, rather than solely shooting still images, Huemer and his partner, Chérie Hansson, were on hand to create a documentary about the experience.
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On April 10, musical twosome Gillian Welch and David Rawlings took the stage at the historic Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, N.Y. The concert served as the midsection of a three-night venue-specific stand for the ensemble, who are currently honoring the Grateful Dead’s songbook with particular emphasis on their early ’80s acoustic chapter via the double live LP, Reckoning. On the road, the pair has welcomed support from standup bassist Paul Kowert (Punch Brothers), who helped them during their Friday night debut, a first-ever cover of the Dead’s “New Speedway Boogie.”
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Taj Mahal has shared “Wild About My Lovin’,” the second single from his forthcoming studio album, Time. Set to release on May 1 via his own Resonatin’ Records imprint with Thirty Tigers, the legendary singer-songwriter and blues firebrand’s next release runs the range of the diverse styles he’s experimented with through his six-decade career, swirling soul, roots, reggae, open-ended Americana and more into another potent distillation of his life and legacy.
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On Saturday, April 11, Eggy and Taper’s Choice pulled into Seattle’s Neumos for the last staging in their West Coast co-headline tour. After two weeks on the road, the independently esteemed jam quartets have increasingly brought their complimentary styles together, and the grand finale in the run brought their most impressive collision yet with a full ensemble debut cover of Nirvana’s “In Bloom.”
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The Mimi Fishman Foundation has continued its enduring project of activating the jam community for social good with a new auction of tickets for Phish’s Summer Tour and some exclusive pieces from Jon Fishman’s drum kit. In partnership with The WaterWheel Foundation, Phish’s multifaceted philanthropic arm, this latest auction offers 18 pairs of multi-passes for the nine stops on the band’s next run, plus seven of Fishman’s drum heads used during the band’s 2024 Sphere run and signed by all four members.
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The Hillberry Music Festival has unveiled an initial list of the first-round musical guests, who have signed on to play and participate in the October 7-11, 2026 event at The Farm Campground & Events in Eureka Springs, Ark. Presented by Railroad Earth and Deadhead Productions, the impending occasion will feature 40+ artists across three stages, including top-tiered names like Old Crow Medicine Show, Béla Fleck My Bluegrass Heart and Robert Randolph.