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JUST ANNOUNCED: Haviah Mighty Joins Black History Month Showcase Feb 21 at City of Toronto Archives

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JUST ANNOUNCED: Haviah Mighty Joins Black History Month Showcase Feb 21 at City of Toronto Archives

The Canada Black Music Archives is pleased to announce the addition of Toronto rapper Haviah Mighty to their Black History Month Showcase. The accomplished lyricist has won several Juno awards and the coveted Polaris Music Prize in 2019 for her album 13th Floor. The album acts as an open letter on the continuing struggle for equality. She joins an already heavy line-up featuring the Dream Warriors— who just celebrated their 35th anniversary in music, and multi-disciplinary emcee, Mathematik.

The Black History Month Showcase is part of the CBMA’s Black History Month programming and is presented in partnership with the City of Toronto Music Office. This event will take place once more at the City of Toronto Archives on Friday, February 21st.

Hosting the evening is Andy McCurbin aka ‘Brother A’. The MC was a popular presence in the early days of Toronto hip-hop. Masters of the mix spinning between sets include DJ Carl Allen, DJ DTS, and Joey from Sound Quest. Special guest speakers that evening include former President of the Ontario Black History Society, Dr. Rosemary Sadlier, and Dr. Mark Campbell of Northside Hip-Hop.

Those in attendance are welcome to explore the Canadian Cyphers: Elements of Toronto Hip-Hop exhibit and music video screenings in between acts. This free event will run from 6:00– 9:00pm, with donations encouraged. Exclusive merchandise, drinks and food will also be available for purchase. Book your tickets now on Eventbrite.

Join the CBMA this February to celebrate Toronto’s impact on the hip-hop genre!

Thank you to our partners at the City of Toronto Music Office, the City of Toronto Archives, Retrontario, and Northside Hip Hop for making this programming possible.

Mumford & Sons Release New Single “Malibu” From Upcoming Album RUSHMERE, Out March 28

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Mumford & Sons Release New Single “Malibu” From Upcoming Album RUSHMERE, Out March 28

Mumford & Sons share the second track to be lifted from their forthcoming fifth album, RUSHMERE. “Malibu” is streaming now. RUSHMERE will be released on March 28 through Island EMI Group / Glassnote.

“Malibu” plays beautifully with those close harmonies that helped to shape Mumford & Sons’ signature sound. The slow, multi-layered build and the swell of instruments in its eventual crescendo, “Malibu” is another timely example of what Mumford & Sons create so effortlessly as they reveal the shape and soul of RUSHMERE.

Marcus Mumford on “Malibu:” “’Malibu’ was the first song we wrote when we got back together in Los Angeles in January 2023. The song just felt like us, and the process of recording it with Dave [Cobb] captured it on record in a way that made us feel it had to open RUSHMERE. We love it.”

The track follows the recent announcement, and subsequent selling out, of an intimate global club tour that kicks off in Amsterdam on March 5 and concludes at Brooklyn’s Paramount on March 26. The 9-date run also brings the band home to London at the O2 Kentish Town Forum on March 9. All dates sold out within an hour of on sale. Further tour plans for later this year will be shared shortly.

At the weekend, Mumford & Sons were one of the special guests at SNL50: The Homecoming Concert at New York’s Radio City, performing a storming rendition of I Will Wait and a cover of The Boxer (with Jerry Douglas) by Simon & Garfunkel. The band also rocked up to Houston Hall to play a last-minute surprise ‘pop up’ set to stunned drinkers.

Rushmere is the spot where it all began for Mumford & Sons. The pond, located on Wimbledon Common in south-west London, is where Marcus Mumford, Ben Lovett, and Ted Dwane first hung out and imagined the initial idea of putting a band together. Rushmere was as familiar to them as the instruments they played, and is at the heart of their origin story. The track has already become one of the most played tracks on British radio since its launch.

The album was produced by nine-time Grammy winner Dave Cobb and recorded at RCA Studio A in Nashville, in Savannah, GA, and back in the UK at Marcus’ studio in Devon.

RUSHMERE is the beginning for Mumford & Sons’ next phase, and it follows an intense period of creativity for the trio.

MUMFORD & SONS LIVE
March 5—Amsterdam, NL—Melkweg (SOLD OUT)
March 7—Paris, FR—Elysee Montmatre (SOLD OUT)
March 9—Berlin, DE—Metropol (SOLD OUT)
March 11—London, U.K.—O2 Forum Kentish Town (SOLD OUT)
March 17—Sydney, AU— Sydney Opera House (SOLD OUT)
March 20—Los Angeles, CA—Hollywood Palladium (SOLD OUT)
March 22—Chicago, IL—The Chicago Theatre (SOLD OUT)
March 23—Toronto, ON—Allied Music Centre – Massey Hall (SOLD OUT)
March 26—New York, NY—Brooklyn Paramount (SOLD OUT)

Patterson Hood Releases “The Forks of Cypress” Featuring Waxahatchee, Announces 2025 Tour

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Patterson Hood Releases “The Forks of Cypress” Featuring Waxahatchee, Announces 2025 Tour

Drive-By Truckers co-founder Patterson Hood has shared “The Forks of Cypress (feat. Waxahatchee),” the latest single (featuring Katie Crutchfield) from his landmark new solo album, Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams, arriving via ATO Records on Friday, February 21. Pre-orders are available now. An official music video – filmed by Bradley Wagner and Juan M. Soria at the historic Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, NY before Drive-By Truckers took the stage on their Southern Rock Opera Revisited Tour earlier this year and featuring aerial footage of Hood’s hometown of Florence, AL provided by local pilot John David Apkarian of Wings Over Bama – premieres today on YouTube.

“The Forks of Cypress a real place, a few miles just north of my hometown of Florence, Alabama,” says Patterson Hood. “A former plantation house, once owned by a cousin of Andrew Jackson, it was struck by a ‘lightning cluster’ in 1966 – when I was two – and exploded into flames, burning to the ground in under five minutes. All that was left were these huge columns, in a rectangle on top of the hill overlooking the meadow. It was right by a very creepy rickety one lane bridge that the locals called Ghost Bridge. I drove past this (and crossed the scary bridge) every week of my childhood on my way to my Great Uncle’s house (where I spent every weekend). Later, as a teenager, kids would drive dates out to Ghost Bridge and tell ghost stories and make out. The bridge was torn down about a decade ago.

“I wrote the song as pure fiction, inspired by those great story songs that Bobbie Gentry did, an ‘Ode to Billie Joe,’ etc., where she implies a story without really telling it. In my head, I heard Katie Crutchfield (Waxahatchee) singing it with me and was blessed that she was willing to do so. She’s one of my very favorite artists, and such a lovely person.

“The song was fleshed out wonderfully by Phil and Brad Cook (who played keyboards, dobro and bass on it), Dan Hunt on drums, and then Kevin Morby put the cherry on top with a stunning lead part.

“Whipped cream and cherry.”

Produced by Chris Funk (The Decemberists, Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks) at various studios in Hood’s current hometown of Portland, OR, Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams marks the singer-songwriter-guitarist’s most expansive and ambitious extracurricular effort to date, supported by a stellar cast of friends and fellow musicians including Waxahatchee, Brad and Phil Cook (Megafaun), Kevin Morby, Wednesday, Brad Morgan and Jay Gonzalez (Drive-By Truckers), Steve Berlin (Los Lobos, The Blasters), David Barbe (Sugar, Mercyland), Nate Query (The Decemberists), Steve Drizos (Jerry Joseph and The Jackmormons), Daniel Hunt (Neko Case, M Ward), and Stuart Bogie (The Hold Steady, Goose).

The 10-track was heralded late in 2024 with the first single, “A Werewolf and a Girl,” featuring additional vocals from Lydia Loveless. A lyric video directed by Jason Shevchuk is streaming now on YouTube.

Hood will celebrate the arrival of Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams with an eagerly anticipated run of US headline dates. The Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams 2025 Tour – which will feature backing from his band, The Sensurrounders, along with support from special guest Lydia Loveless – gets underway March 18 at Somerville, MA’s Arts at the Armory and then travels into April. Hood – who is also set for a two-night solo stand at Little Rock, AR’s White Water Tavern on May 2-3 – will then reconvene with The Sensurrounders for a very special double bill alongside MJ Lenderman as part of Charleston, SC’s famed Spoleto Festival USA on May 24. Before the tour begins, Hood will be performing a stripped-down acoustic set and signing at Music Millenium for free in his hometown of Portland, OR on release day, February 21 at 6 PM.

For complete details and ticket information, please visit pattersonhood.com/tour-dates.

PATTERSON HOOD AND THE SENSURROUNDERS’ EXPLODING TREES & AIRPLANE SCREAMS 2025 TOUR
MARCH
18 – Somerville, MA – Arts at the Armory *
19 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Made *
21 – Sellersville, PA – Sellersville Theater *
22 – Washington, DC – The Atlantis *
23 – Washington, DC – The Atlantis *
25 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle *
26 – Atlanta, GA – Terminal West *
28 – Birmingham, AL – Saturn *
29 – Nashville, TN – Eastside Bowl *
30 – Indianapolis, IN – HI-FI Indy *
APRIL
1 – Chicago, IL – Old Town School of Folk Music *
2 – Evanston, IL – SPACE *
4 – St. Louis, MO – Off Broadway *
5 – Louisville, KY – The Whirling Tiger *
30 – New Orleans, LA – Chickie Wah Wah
MAY
2 – Little Rock, AR – White Water Tavern †
3 – Little Rock, AR – White Water Tavern †
24 – Charleston, SC – Spoleto Festival USA ^
* w/ Special Guest Lydia Loveless
† Patterson Hood Solo
^ w/ Special Guest MJ Lenderman

Old Settler’s Music Festival Announces 38th Annual Event With Star-Studded Lineup April 24-27, 2025

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Old Settler’s Music Festival Announces 38th Annual Event With Star-Studded Lineup April 24-27, 2025

The 38th Annual Old Settler’s Music Festival April 24-27 just 45 minutes south of Austin Texas, and 12 miles southeast of Lockhart welcomes an outstanding musical lineup and single-day tickets now on sale at https://oldsettlersmusicfest.org

This year’s musical acts include local and national favorites, performing on Thursday, April 24,  Katie Shore, Tony Kamel & Kym Warner, Steel Betty, all female bluegrass band Sister Sadie and Austin Indie-Pop Band Wild Child. On Friday, April 25 Valley Flower, Harvest Thieves, Grace Rowland (of the Deer), Fennario Flats, Jeff Plankenhorn, Del Castillo Trio, bluegrass all-stars The Travelin’ McCourys and Americana Folk-duo Watchhouse. On Saturday, April 26 Owens Brothers, Shred Lasso, Jack Barksdale, Jeff Plankenhorn, Tim O’Brien Band, local favorites Heartless Bastards, progressive bluegrass band Yonder Mountain String Band and Folk-Rock Trio The Devil Makes Three. On Sunday, April 27 Owens Brothers, Tray Wellington Band, Darrell Scott and mandolin phenom Sierra Hull.

The beautiful 145-acre ranch is family-friendly and includes onsite parking, kid’s activities, a variety of food offerings, and partially electrified campgrounds. There is a variety of different camping experiences onsite and hotels and Airbnb’s are also available nearby in Lockhart and Luling, Texas.

Gates open Thursday, April 24 at 10 a.m. Kids 12 and under only $5. VIP tickets are also available.

Kids 18 and under can apply to be part of the Youth Talent competition for cash prizes and a performance at the Old Settler’s Music Festival in 2026. https://oldsettlersmusicfest.org/ytc/

Old Settler’s Music Festival partners include Camphost, KUTX, Collings Guitars, The Natural Gardener, HEB, City of Buda, Band Aid School of Music, Habitat Camping Rentals, Radio Coffee & Beer, THC Provisions, The Austin Chronicle, Sun Radio and KLKT.

Old Settler’s has grown from a one-day bluegrass festival in 1987 into a nationally renowned four-day event attracting loyal music fans. Many return annually for amazing performances by both legendary and up-and-coming bluegrass, folk and Americana artists such as Jason Isbell, Brandi Carlile, Béla Fleck, Jerry Douglas, the War and Treaty, Alison Krauss, Los Lobos, the Jayhawks, Milk Carton Kids and the McCrary Sisters, and local favorites including Sarah Jarosz, Shakey Graves, Ray Wylie Hubbard and Shinyribs. A 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, Old Settler’s Music Festival is directed and staffed largely by devoted volunteers. The mission of Old Settler’s Music Festival Inc. is to bring a legacy of American roots music to a new age of listeners while preserving the music and a strong culture of family, friends, and community.

USA Today has ranked the Old Settler’s Music Festival in the top five of its list of North America’s 10 best festivals. Applications open to Volunteer and Vendor at the festival.

Railroad Earth, Yonder Mountain String Band, and Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country Announce Summer 2025 Tour

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Railroad Earth, Yonder Mountain String Band, and Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country Announce Summer 2025 Tour

This summer’s soundtrack is set as Railroad Earth, Yonder Mountain String Band and Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country team up for a series of dates that are all about open roads, late-night jams and the spirit of live music.

Rolling through town in July, this run brings together three acts known for their improvisational mastery, next-level musicianship and deep-rooted connection to their fans. The tour kicks off July 6 in King of Prussia, PA and will follow the bands as they wind through the Southeast and Midwest including stops in Atlanta, St. Augustine, St. Louis and many more.

Railroad Earth and Yonder Mountain String Band continue touring in support of their most recent albums, “All For the Song” and “Nowhere Next” respectively, each with revived lineups that have brought fresh energy and sound to the stage. Daniel Donato too has become no stranger to the road, where according to Jambase.com, his band toured in 110 cities, performing 148 concerts in 2024.

“We can’t wait to set out on the road with our friends Yonder Mountain String Band & Daniel Donato in July,” shared Carey Harmon of Railroad Earth. “These are the moments (we and) our fans live for, so to be able to get out and do this run is a dream come true.”

Fans can expect unique collaborations, extended jam and the kind of electric spontaneity that only happens when three genre-defying acts get on stage together!

All tickets are on sale this Friday at 10:00 AM local time.

All Current Tour Dates Include:
July 6 – King of Prussia, PA
July 10 – Atlanta, GA
July 11 – Asheville, NC*
July 12 – Wilmington, NC
July 13 – St. Augustine, FL
July 15 – Cincinnati, OH*
July 16 – Nashville, IN
July 17 – St. Louis, MO
July 18 – Kansas City, MO
July 19 – Omaha, NE**
July 20 – Minneapolis, MN**
* Railroad Earth, Yonder Mountain String Band and TBD
** Railroad Earth and Yonder Mountain String Band ONLY

Phish Announces Summer 2025 Tour With Stops Across the U.S. and Special Boulder 4th of July Shows

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Phish Announces Summer 2025 Tour With Stops Across the U.S. and Special Boulder 4th of July Shows

Phish have announced their summer 2025 tour, set to get underway June 20 for three nights at Manchester, NH’s SNHU Arena. The band will continue on with performances in Pittsburgh, PA (June 24), Austin, TX (June 27-28), Columbus, OH (July 9), North Charleston, SC (July 11-13), Philadelphia, PA (July 15-16), Chicago, IL (July 18-20), Forest Hills, NY (July 22-23), and Saratoga Springs, NY (July 25-27). In addition, Phish will take a break this year from their long-standing Labor Day weekend tradition at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, instead taking the stage at Folsom Field in Boulder, CO over July 4th weekend (July 3-5).

A ticket request period is now underway at tickets.phish.com and will continue through Monday, February 24 at 12 noon ET. Tickets officially go on sale to the general public beginning Friday, February 28 at 10 am ET. Travel packages for the Boulder and Chicago shows go on sale Wednesday, February 19 at 10 am local time. Travel packages for North Charleston go on sale Thursday, February 27 at 10 am ET. Specific ticketing information for each show is available at phish.com/tours.

The band recently announced West Coast tour dates which include two-night stands at Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena (April 18-19) and San Francisco’s Bill Graham Civic Auditorium (April 22-23) as well as a one-night-only show at Portland, Oregon’s Moda Center on April 20 – the first Phish performance in Portland, OR in over 25 years. The run concludes with a three-night return to Los Angeles’ historic Hollywood Bowl, set for April 25-27. In conjunction with their return to the Hollywood Bowl, Phish will donate $300,000 to support relief and rebuilding efforts for communities affected by the recent Southern California wildfires through the band’s non-profit The WaterWheel Foundation.

Phish were recently named as nominees for induction to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025. This marks the band’s first-ever nomination for induction into the Rock Hall, honoring a singular four-decade career that has earned them one of the most dedicated fan communities in music history with their blend of idiosyncratic songcraft, extended improvisation, and immersive live performances, all fusing a variety of genres into their own freewheeling sound and vision. Fans around the world can participate in the Induction selection process through the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Fan Vote. Through April 21, fans can vote online every day at vote.rockhall.com. The top five artists selected by the public will comprise a “fans’ ballot” that will be tallied along with the other ballots to determine the 2025 Inductees.

Phish Summer Tour 2025

APRIL
18 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena
19 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena
20 – Portland, OR – Moda Center
22 – San Francisco, CA – Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
23 – San Francisco, CA – Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
25 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl
26 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl
27 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl
JUNE
20 – Manchester, NH – SNHU Arena
21 – Manchester, NH – SNHU Arena
22 – Manchester, NH – SNHU Arena
24 – Pittsburgh, PA – Petersen Events Center
27 – Austin, TX – Moody Center
28 – Austin, TX – Moody Center
JULY
3 – Boulder, CO – Folsom Field
4 – Boulder, CO – Folsom Field
5 – Boulder, CO – Folsom Field
9 – Columbus, OH – Schottenstein Center
11 – North Charleston, SC – North Charleston Coliseum
12 – North Charleston, SC – North Charleston Coliseum
13 – North Charleston, SC – North Charleston Coliseum
15 – Philadelphia, PA – TD Pavilion at the Mann
16 – Philadelphia, PA – TD Pavilion at the Mann
18 – Chicago, IL – United Center
19 – Chicago, IL – United Center
20 – Chicago, IL – United Center
22 – Forest Hills, NY – Forest Hills Stadium
23 – Forest Hills, NY – Forest Hills Stadium
25 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Broadview Stage at SPAC
26 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Broadview Stage at SPAC
27 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Broadview Stage at SPAC

Paul Simon Announces “A Quiet Celebration Tour” With Intimate 2025 Dates Across North America

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Paul Simon Announces “A Quiet Celebration Tour” With Intimate 2025 Dates Across North America

Today the legendary singer-songwriter Paul Simon announced “A Quiet Celebration Tour,” a US Tour for this Spring and Summer 2025 where he will present the live-debut performance of his critically acclaimed, Grammy-nominated album Seven Psalms, as well as perform a celebration of his timeless classics. The evolution of this extraordinary artist continues to unfold with this offering, in which Simon chose to perform in intimate venues where the acoustics are optimal in consideration of the severe hearing loss that he incurred over the last few years.

It was during the recording of Seven Psalms, as revealed in the acclaimed In Restless Dreams documentary, that Simon began to steadily lose the hearing in his left ear which initially made extended live performances impossible. Together with the Stanford Initiative to Cure Hearing Loss, and his own production team, Simon redesigned his entire stage set up to make performing viable. This included moving monitors to surround him as recently discussed on CBS Mornings LINK.

Inspired to perform again, Simon began work rehearsing and figuring out how he could bring Seven Psalms to the stage along with new arrangements of familiar favorites. Recorded on entirely acoustic instruments and performed predominantly by Paul, Seven Psalms transcended the concept of the “album” and was released as a single piece of continuous music in seven movements. Simon often says the listener completes the song, and he was eager to expand the experience into the live forum by performing this intricately layered work in intimate rooms with pristine acoustics.

The tour will begin on April 4 in New Orleans and travel throughout North America and Canada, concluding in Seattle in August. The band will include: Caleb Burhans (viola), Jamey Haddad (percussion), Gyan Riley (guitar), Mick Rossi (piano, keys), Andy Snitzer (saxophone), Nancy Stagnita (flute), Mark Stewart (guitar) and Eugene Friesen (Cello). Steve Gadd and Matt Chamberlin will alternate on drums.

All shows on sale Friday, February 21st at 10 AM local time.

For more information and to purchase tickets please visit paulsimon.com

TOUR DATES:
April 4 Saenger Theater, New Orleans, LA
April 5 Saenger Theater, New Orleans, LA
April 8 Bass Concert Hall, Austin, TX
April 10 Bass Concert Hall, Austin, TX
April 11 Bass Concert Hall, Austin, TX
April 14 Paramount Theatre, Denver, CO
April 16 Paramount Theatre, Denver, CO
April 17 Paramount Theatre, Denver, CO
April 20 Orpheum Theatre, Minneapolis, MN
April 22 Orpheum Theatre, Minneapolis, MN
April 23 Orpheum Theatre, Minneapolis, MN
April 26 Midland Theatre, Kansas City, MO
April 28 Stifel Theatre, St. Louis, MO
April 29 Stifel Theatre, St. Louis, MO
May 7 AT&T Performing Arts Center, Dallas TX
May 8 AT&T Performing Arts Center, Dallas TX
May 11 Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN
May 13 Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN
May 14 Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN
May 17 Riverside Theater, Milwaukee, WI
May 18 Riverside Theater, Milwaukee, WI
May 21 Symphony Center, Chicago, IL
May 23 Symphony Center, Chicago, IL
May 24 Symphony Center, Chicago, IL
May 27 Massey Hall, Toronto, ON
May 29 Massey Hall, Toronto, ON
May 30 Massey Hall, Toronto, ON
June 6 Wolf Trap, Vienna, VA
June 7 Wolf Trap, Vienna, VA
June 10 Boch Center, Wang Theatre, Boston, MA
June 12 Boch Center, Wang Theatre, Boston, MA
June 13 Boch Center, Wang Theatre, Boston, MA
June 16 Beacon Theater, New York, NY
June 18 Beacon Theater, New York, NY
June 20 Beacon Theater, New York, NY
June 21 Beacon Theater, New York, NY
June 23 Beacon Theater, New York, NY
June 26 Academy of Music, Philadelphia, PA
June 28 Academy of Music, Philadelphia, PA
June 29 Academy of Music, Philadelphia, PA
July 7 Terrace Theater, Long Beach Performing Arts Center, Long Beach CA
July 9 Disney Hall, Los Angeles, CA
July 11 Disney Hall, Los Angeles, CA
July 12 Disney Hall, Los Angeles, CA
July 14 Disney Hall, Los Angeles, CA
July 16 Disney Hall, Los Angeles, CA
July 19 Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, CA
July 21 Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, CA
July 22 Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, CA
July 25 The Orpheum, Vancouver BC
July 26 The Orpheum, Vancouver BC
July 28 The Orpheum, Vancouver BC
July 31 Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA
August 2 Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA
August 3 Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA

Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, and Bailey Zimmerman to Headline Watershed Music Festival 2025 at Gorge Amphitheatre

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Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, and Bailey Zimmerman to Headline Watershed Music Festival 2025 at Gorge Amphitheatre

Watershed Music Festival announced today that headliners Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley and Bailey Zimmerman are set to descend on the scenic Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Washington on Fri., Aug. 1 through Sun., Aug. 3. It was also revealed the three-day, two-stage festival’s main stage will host performances from Drew Baldridge, Sawyer Brown, Ashley Cooke, Jackson Dean, Tyler Hubbard, Ian Munsick, Bryan Martin, Chase Matthew, RaeLynn, Nate Smith, Austin Snell, Dee Jay Silver and Zach Top.

Ranked as one of the Best Country Music Festivals in the U.S. and deemed an “unmissable event” (Holler), Watershed will offer a limited number of passes starting at $199—the lowest price in a decade. More details on all passes and camping for the much-anticipated summer event will go on-sale beginning this Fri., Feb. 21 at 10am PT at WatershedFest.com.

Watershed continues to showcase the hottest up-and-coming talent with its “Next From Nashville” stage. Festival-goers will get a first look at some of country music’s most exciting new acts, including Logan Crosby, Spencer Crandall, Karley Scott Collins, Thomas Edwards, Greylan James, Last Chance Band, Bryce Leatherwood, Owen Riegling, Shaylen, Lauren Watkins, Timothy Wayne and The Woods.

Self-proclaimed “Shedders” and equally-excited artists gather every year to enjoy the festival’s “tough to beat” (Rolling Stone) scenery that is both “a sonic and visual treat” (Billboard), alongside an eclectic lineup that includes the genre’s biggest stars and hottest emerging acts. Quickly becoming a staple to George, WA and marking an end of summer event, passes for the unrivaled experience often sell out in minutes.

“Goddess of Slide: The Forgotten Story of Ellen McIlwaine” Premieres Across Canada on CBC Gem, March 12

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“Goddess of Slide: The Forgotten Story of Ellen McIlwaine” Premieres Across Canada on CBC Gem, March 12

The feature documentary film about the goddess of the slide guitar, Ellen McIlwaine, by Montreal-based award-winning director Alfonso Maiorana at Soul Flicker Films, premieres across Canada on Wednesday, March 12 on CBC Gem.

Goddess of Slide: The Forgotten Story of Ellen McIlwaine is a personal and heartfelt story that follows Ellen McIlwaine’s relentless pursuit to claim her rightful place in music history. She was one of the first women to choose the slide guitar as her instrument of choice, even when everyone around her suggested otherwise. She would lose out on lucrative record contracts and management, all because she refused to conform to what managers and music producers believed an up-and-coming artist should look and sound like.

Everyone – from fans to fellow musicians to music journalists – were all in agreement: Ellen McIlwaine should have been a household name!

Eight months after arriving in Greenwich Village with no prospects, Ellen found herself opening for the biggest blues legends in the world, like Odetta, Richie Havens, and Mississippi John Hurt. But it’s the six magical nights a young fearless redheaded Ellen ignited the stage with Jimi Hendrix that changed the course of her life. Goddess of Slide is an intimate look at a pioneer performer whose road trip to stardom and long career deserves a rightful place in music history.

Goddess of Slide began its film festival run at the Calgary International Film Festival in September of 2024 and came home with its first of many awards: the Audience Choice Award for Music on Screen Feature. The documentary continues its film festival run in the U.S. and Europe.

A special in-person screening of Goddess of Slide will be held at the Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema in Toronto (506 Bloor St West) on Sunday, March 9 at 12:30PM. Director Alfonso Maiorana will be present for a Q&A immediately following the screening.

Goddess of Slide is produced by Alfonso Maiorana and Agata De Santis, with support from the Canada Media Fund, the Quebec Film and Television Tax Credit, The Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit, documentary Channel, the Rogers Documentary Fund and the Hot Docs-Slaight Family Fund.

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