Widespread Panic Confirm First Extended Run Since 2016, Paul McCartney Announces Two Intimate Concerts
Willie Nelson Shares Spring Tour Dates, New Music From Peter Frampton and Benmont Tench
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March 17, 2026
March 17, 2026
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Widespread Panic have announced a new West Coast tour, packing nine dates in California and Oregon into a two-week sprint from July 10-25. The celebrated Southern jam innovators’ new dates arrive as their first extended multi-city run since their 2016 fall tour, after which the sextet switched to their current emphasis on extended residencies.
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Paul McCartney has announced a pair of intimate live performances in Los Angeles. After concluding his massive Get Back Tour in 2025, The Beatles’ original bassist will continue the tradition of putting on intimate live shows with limited notice. Today, Macca shared plans to perform at 1,200 capacity Fonda Theatre on March 27 and 28.
This official cookbook channels kitchen magic with 90+ plant-based recipes perfect for feeding your crew. From backstage to your stove - sustainable ingredients, satisfying meals, pure Dead vibes throughout every page.
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Willie Nelson & Family have announced a new series of spring tour dates. From April 22 to May 2, the country legend and his tried and true touring ensemble, featuring his sons Lukas and Micah Nelson, will cross the Southeast with six performances culminating in a return to the Lone Star State. Nelson’s next run will feature support from special guest Drayton Farley on all stops but the last.
Only 25 copies of our 2-LP bundle remain. Holly's piano magic transforms familiar Grateful Dead and Phish territory into something completely fresh. Both volumes are mixed and mastered by Jesse Lauter, and together they offer a cohesive listen across two LPs, highlighting Bowling's ability to improvise heavily on familiar songs, jamming with the emotional force and sonic scope of an entire band on a single, grand piano. Walking With Giants deserves a spot in every head's collection.
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Previously, the Owsley Stanley Foundation teased the 12th chapter of Bear’s Sonic Journals and their plan to launch the collection on Sunday, March 15, the final night of Grahame Lesh & Friends-hosted Unbroken Chain: A Celebration of the Life and Music of Phil Lesh at the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, N.Y. In a detailed follow-up shared on Facebook, the foundation explained the intent behind their Phil Lesh tribute project, Bear’s Sonic Journals: Concordance, 150 Years of Charles Ives, by focusing on one of the bassist’s great musical influences.
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Peter Frampton Outlines First Original Album in 16 Years Carry The Light, Shares Tom Petty-Inspired Single Featuring Benmont Tench
For the first time in over a decade and a half, virtuoso guitarist Peter Frampton is preparing for the release of a new collection of original rock music. Titled Carry the Light, the 10-track presentation was co-written with The Humble Pie originalist’s son, Julian Frampton, and features guest appearances from Bill Evans, Graham Nash, Benmont Tench, Tom Morello, Sheryl Crow and H.E.R., and is due on May 15 via UMe. The initial single, “Buried Treasure,” is out now.
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Lollapalooza is back with the full artist lineup for its 2026 presentation, returning to its longtime home of Chicago’s Grant Park from July 30 to Aug. 2. This year, the iconic festival will welcome more than 170 artists and roughly 400,000 attendees to eight stages for a weekend of top-tier performances led by eight high-profile headliners: The Smashing Pumpkins, Charli XCX, The xx, Lorde, Jennie, Olivia Dean, Tate McRae and John Summit.
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Ed O’Brien has announced Blue Morpho, his second solo studio album. Set to release on May 22 via Transgressive Records, the accomplished songwriter and Radiohead guitarist’s sophomore offering captures a period of personal upheaval and artistic reinvention, leading him into uncharted combinations of psychedelic folk and symphonic atmospheres. To preview the project, he’s shared the title track, as well as an interview with Rolling Stone that detailed Radiohead’s future touring plans.
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It would be easy to make a case that Lucius are indie rock’s ultimate collaborators. Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig, the powerhouse vocalists who unite as one voice in Lucius, have spent the past two decades blending pop and Americana while singing alongside a cross-genre mix of luminaries—Roger Waters, Brandi Carlile, Harry Styles, Mumford & Sons, Sheryl Crow, Jeff Tweedy, John Legend, Mavis Staples, John Prine, Goose and Joni Mitchell are just some of the big name acts the duo have enhanced either on stage or in the studio.
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Parrotheads rejoice! The Coral Referer Band has announced that they will Keep The Party Going by launching a tour under the same idiom. The ensemble, which served their late spirited captain, Jimmy Buffett’s feet in the sand and cocktail in hand approach to rock, will commence their 19-stop run, beginning on July 9 at the Wind Creek Event Center in Bethlehem, Pa.
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Band of Horses and Dinosaur Jr. to Perform Everything All the Time and Where You Been on Co-Headline Tour
This summer, Band of Horses and Dinosaur Jr will return to the classics on a new co-headline tour. From July 10 to Aug. 1, the alt-rock titans will trek across the East Coast and Midwest with 16 shared dates featuring full-album performances of two defining masterpieces: Band of Horses will revisit their 2006 debut Everything All the Time, while Dinosaur Jr. unearths 1993’s Where You Been, both of which are currently receiving expanded anniversary reissues.