Todd Snider Live Tribute, New Conversation with Holly Bowling
John Scofield's All-Star Electrospective, Metallica at Sphere
Relix Daily
February 26, 2026
February 26, 2026
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Last November, the world lost Todd Snider, the prolific musician, master storyteller and Americana journeyman. Through three decades of recordings, the singer-songwriter earned recognition as a great satirist tapped into the unsung minutiae of the human experience, extolled with his signature brand of wit and candor. To honor his towering legacy, Luck Presents has announced Todd Snider Rules!, a tribute concert featuring a star-studded cast of his friends and fans.
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“I find playing music for other human beings in the same room to be a quasi-religious experience,” Holly Bowling professes. “It is the most connected to other people through wordless expression that I have ever known. It’s also the closest thing to a religious experience for me internally when everything is really clicking.” She shares this observation while musing on the artistic objectives and personal predilections that prompted her to transition from performing and teaching classical piano to pursuing less traditional forms of expression on the instrument.
Griffin's Flying Eyeball on custom tie-dye? Yes please. Each T-shirt is hand-dyed with Rick Griffin’s signature on back. One-of-a-kind dyes by Sweet Dyes Sweet Vibes, Trapis Designs, Astral Dyes, & more. This is art you can wear.
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With a career spanning over 50 years, including an interlude supporting Miles Davis, the renowned guitarist John Scofield is looking to excavate the layers of his career in front of a live audience this fall. Supporting Scofield is a top-tier ensemble of seasoned musicians, including drummer Adam Deitch (Lettuce), bassist Oteil Burbridge (Dead & Co., Allman Brothers), and keyboardist Larry Goldings (Scary Goldings, James Taylor).
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This rare 1988 concert poster by artist Arlene Owseichik captures the Jerry Garcia Band's performance at the legendary Fillmore in San Francisco. The 13 x 19.25 inch piece represents a significant artifact from the Fillmore's storied concert series. Surviving in very good condition as rare deadstock, it stands as a genuine piece of Grateful Dead-adjacent history from an era celebrated in the Gabba Gallery x Relix exhibition Echoes of Gen X: The Art of the Fillmore 80s-00s. A must for collectors of original rock ephemera.
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Metallica have formally announced a new residency at Las Vegas’ Sphere. Following months of speculation, the legendary metal outfit has confirmed a run of eight shows at the technologically unparalleled venue, comprising four pairs of performances on October 1 and 3, 15 and 17, 22 and 24, and 29 and 31. The band’s Life Burns Faster residency will hold to their No Repeat Weekend standard initiated on their M72 World Tour, with no songs doubled across the Thursday and Saturday sets in the series.
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Umphrey’s McGee have shared an update on their imminent appearance at the Suwannee Amp Jam #2. In a joint post shared on social media, the festival and band announced that Jake Cinninger will not be performing during the group’s two-set appearance this evening, Thursday, Feb. 26, citing personal reasons.
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Hot Tuna have signed on to perform at the 67th annual Newport Folk Festival. On Friday, July 24, the blues-rock duo of former Jefferson Airplane bandmates Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady will take the stage at Newport, R.I.’s Fort Adams State Park for their first-ever set at the storied American roots music summit.
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Pert Near Sandstone has bottled its own brand of bluegrass and turned over “Pipe Dream.” The track, which was previously released as a single ahead of the Friday, February 27, 2026, arrival of the Minnesota band’s ninth studio album, Side By Side, was performed live during a hometown show at the First Avenue venue on December 5, 2025. As a Relix exclusive, the ensemble has shared a new live video, capturing their seamless exchange of high-energy acoustic prowess over lyrical contemplation on hopes, dreams, and self-prescribed ambitions for the future.
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Continuing its mission of activating the jam community for social good, The Mimi Fishman Foundation has launched a new auction of Phish memorabilia. The posters for The Mimi Fishman Foundation’s latest auction–a 26-year tradition for the organization founded by Phish drummer Jon Fishman’s mother–are sourced from the legendary jamband’s New Year’s run at New York’s Madison Square Garden and Riviera Maya destination event, both beloved customs in their own right.
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While Jerry Garcia’s birthday doesn’t necessarily linger in the near future, Grateful Shred is staking its claim and forecasting a special live experience honoring the Grateful Dead guitarist and improvisational surfer. The performance will take place on Saturday, August 1, 2026, on what would be the musician’s 84th birthday, at Libbey Bowl in Ojai, Calif.