Watch Jesse Welles and Margo Price’s Park Pop-Up, Michael Stipe with Andrew Watt and Red Hot Chili Peppers Members
moe. Plot West Coast Return
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June 03, 2026
June 3, 2026
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Jesse Welles set up in Washington Square Park on Tuesday afternoon for a surprise public performance. Before returning to the stage after a few months away with a headline engagement at the Hudson River Music Festival on June 21, the celebrated folk-rock singer-songwriter stood out under the Washington Arch at golden hour and delivered an impromptu 11-track set for a circle of fans and passersby. Towards the end of the pop-up, he was joined by Margo Price for a duet on John Prine’s “Angel From Montgomery.”
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Michael Stipe Performs “I Played the Fool” on Kimmel with Andrew Watt, Josh Klinghoffer, Chad Smith and More
Michael Stipe appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Tuesday night to perform his recent single “I Played the Fool” with producer Andrew Watt. Stipe’s rare televised set included accompaniment from Red Hot Chili Peppers’ guitarist Josh Klinghoffer, who also featured on the studio version, as well as RHCP drummer and frequent Watt collaborator Chad Smith, Queens of the Stone Age’s guitarist Troy Van Leeuwen and bassist Chris Chaney, formerly of Jane’s Addiction.
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moe. will hit the West Coast this October, making stops in both Tahoe, NV and throughout California. The Buffalo-bred group’s newly announced run will kick off at Stateline, NV’s Harrah’s Lake Tahoe on October 15, before touching down at San Francisco, CA’s The Regency Ballroom on October 16, Los Angeles, CA’s The Bellwether on October 17 and Solana Beach, CA’s Belly Up Tavern on October 18.
Presenting moe. Live at The Bellwether, a limited-edition 4-LP album pressed on custom blue and green swirl vinyl, recorded live on Friday, February 7, 2025 at The Bellwether in Los Angeles, CA. The packed-house performance captured the band during their 35th-anniversary touring year, behind their 14th studio album Circle of Giants, a high-energy, career-spanning night that VintageRock.com called "a fabulous evening in every way."
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Last year, Ben Folds resigned from his longtime post as an artistic advisor to the National Symphony Orchestra following President Trump’s takeover of the arts organization’s board and overall operational approach. Now, the piano player has penned a lengthy open letter about the National Symphony Orchestra’s future.
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Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country have announced a sprawling fall 2026 tour. From Sept. 3 to Nov. 7, the Nashville axeman and his tried-and-true band of psychedelic Americana pioneers will deliver 40 performances across the Midwest, Mountain states and East Coast. The new outing will follow a packed summer on the road and continue the celebration of Ryman to Robert’s, the band’s first live album, arriving on Aug. 28 via Retrace Music.
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Black Marble has announced his fifth studio album, Life in Small Spaces. Set to release on Aug. 21 via Sacred Bones, Chris Stewart’s first release since 2021’s Fast Idol pushes his cold-wave in eclectic new directions to frame his grappling with the music industry and the philosophical perspectives needed for creative survival. To preview the set, he’s shared the lead single “Jim Carol New Year,” coupled with a music video directed by Clayton Hunt.
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Umphrey’s McGee have confirmed a series of September and October dates. The Midwest-bred jamband will now make stops in Colorado, Arkansas and Tennessee this fall, appearing at Bellvue, CO’s The Mishawaka (9/25-27), Fayetteville, AR’s George’s Majestic Lounge (9/30), Memphis, TN’s Satellite Music Hall (10/1) and Nasvhille’s Brooklyn Bowl (10/2-3).
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Taper’s Choice will celebrate Halloween with their debut performance at Chicago’s Garcia’s on October 30. The self-described “subversive jamband”‘s Taper’s Ball will be a three-set affair that nods to the scene’s history of special Halloween gigs.
