Music Industry News

Eric Clapton & Friends will release The Breeze – An Appreciation of JJ Cale featuring Derek Trucks, Willie Nelson and others on July 29.

The String Cheese Incident will perform twice at September’s Phases Of The Moon festival, including a “Lunar Landing Conspiracy” set.

moe. will host Tropical Throe.down in Jamaica this January featuring a handful of special guests.

Kyle Hollingsworth of String Cheese Incident will release Speed Of Life on August 19.

Yonder Mountain String Band has just announced a brief seven-show Mid-Atlantic run set for August.

There’s good news for Detroit and Colorado Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers fans, while bad news for those in Lincoln and Kansas City.

Robert Plant has some advice for Led Zeppelin band mate Jimmy Page.

Umphrey’s McGee’s first visit to Brooklyn Bowl London will feature a set filled with covers.

Check out the impressive lineup for this year’s Harvest Music Festival, hosted by Yonder Mountain String Band.

Phish front man Trey Anastasio says the band will play less covers this summer as they work the Fuego material into their repertoire.

dBpm Records will release the new album from Wilco front man Jeff Tweedy featuring 20 songs recorded with his son Spencer on September 16.

Foo Fighters front man Dave Grohl revealed the band’s new album only features eight tracks, but that it’s their longest LP yet.

Hard Working Americans have a number of festival appearances and headlining shows scheduled in July and beyond.

Pink Floyd, Talking Heads and Julio Iglesais (!?) were among the bands banned from Soviet Radio in the ’80s for various reasons.

The U.S. National Whitewater Center in Charlotte will host a free two-day 4th of July Festival featuring the likes of moe. and Bruce Hornsby.

Matt Butler will bring his Everyone Orchestra project to Terrapin Crossroads on July 31.

Woodstock promoter Michael Lang tells Rolling Stone he’s starting to plan a potential 2019 festival to mark the 50th anniversary of the original event.

We’re still waiting for a new Modest Mouse album, but in the time being the band has announced a batch of summer dates.