Widespread Panic Unveil Next Archival Multi-Track Series, Grahame Lesh & Friends Expand Busted Down on Bourbon Street Lineup
New York’s SummerStage Share 2026 Schedule, New Interview with Courtney Barnett
Relix Daily
April 28, 2026
April 28, 2026
NEWS
Widespread Panic have announced the 20th installment of their archive multi-track series. The forthcoming two-set presentation grants fans and listeners alike audio access to the band’s performance from January 29, 1996, night three of three at Garton’s in Vail, Colo. The concert was part of the group’s esteemed Sit n’ Ski Tour, a 20-date trek where members and followers hit the slopes during the day and jammed by night. As a concert sample, “Radio Child” has been released.
NEWS
New names have been added to Grahame Lesh & Friends’ Busted Down on Bourbon Street lineups. The two-night event, which begins this evening, April 28, and concludes tomorrow, April 29, with a final conjuring of songs and Grateful Dead spirit, will now include John Kadlecik (Tuesday) and Tony Hall (Wednesday). The concerts will take place at the Joy Theater in New Orleans, and fall amid Jazz Fest weekends.
Six NOLA drumming legends unite with members of Galactic, Dumpstaphunk, Big Sam's Funky Nation, and others for an unprecedented track. Stream Toyesauce's “Feel The Rhythm” everywhere now, then watch the full music video and behind-the-scenes documentary.
Sponsored
NEWS
As spring arrives in New York, the City Parks Foundation has continued a cherished tradition today by unveiling the Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage’s 2026 concert and entertainment season. The return of the city’s esteemed outdoor performing arts festival will mark its 40th anniversary with high-profile free and benefit performances in Central Park and eight other neighborhood parks across the city.
60 Years of the Grateful Dead Experience is a landmark celebration of one of the most influential bands in American history. This 160-page, coffee-table-quality softcover book brings together six decades of the Grateful Dead’s evolution, from the acid tests and early club gigs to stadium shows and spiritual gatherings that shaped the counterculture.
NEWS
The Oregon Country Fair has shared the lineup for its July 10-12, 2026 gathering set along the Long Tom River in Veneta, Ore. The time-honored tradition of congregating beneath thick conifer branches in a fairy-like environment bathed in sparkling sunlight promotes the occasion’s chosen kin-focused approach, functioning like a reunion set to songs by an undeniably adept group of musicians, artists, and entertainment oddballs.
FEATURE
Sometime since the pandemic, Courtney Barnett caught the live-music bug all over again. “I really did fall in love with music again and just being a fan—going out and enjoying the experience of standing in a room with other people and being consumed by a show,” the 38-year-old singer/songwriter/guitarist says. “It was fun, and you can’t force that. It was nice to allow myself to feel that, especially coming out of COVID, when there weren’t concerts for so long.”
NEWS
LCD Soundsystem have announced new fall tour dates. Just before they head to Boston for a four-night residency at Roadrunner from April 30 to May 3, the James Murphy-fronted electronica ensemble has extended its 2026 live itinerary with a 14-show run, beginning on Aug. 7 at Vancouver’s Freedom Mobile Arch and continuing through a Sept. 20 headline set at Atlanta’s Shaky Knees Festival.
NEWS
Suwannee Roots Revival has officially detailed its 2026 presentation, returning to Live Oak, Fla.’s Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park on October 8-11. For its 10-year anniversary, the renowned festival has assembled a bill that upholds its longstanding tradition of pairing genre forerunners with up-and-coming artists, balancing first-time sets from Americana icons with a range of familiar faces. The four-day event will be led by Trampled By Turtles, Sam Bush, Leftover Salmon, Peter Rowan and Donna the Buffalo, topping a bill of 20 acts with more to be announced.
LISTEN
The Last Wild Buffalo have released their second full-length album, Still Here, Somehow, the follow-up to their 2024 self-titled LP and surprise EP Sincerely, which introduced the four-piece’s folk tendencies, nailed to Americana floorboards, and finished with a thick layer of emotional honesty and singular grit. The new record comprises 15 tracks, fixed to hushed harmonies that counter big builds and collectively propel a sonic agenda that totes undeniable intimacy and anthemic qualities of togetherness.
