Valerie June

After two years off due to the pandemic, Pickathon is back on August 4-7 at Pendarvis Farm in Happy Valley, OR…

The one-day California festival intentionally has more of an alt-country vibe than Stagecoach, and also features Turnpike Troubadours, Orville Peck, Valerie June, Charley Crockett, Nikki Lane, Morgan Wade, Ian Noe, and more…

The documentary will feature interviews and performances from Jimmie Allen, Blanco Brown, BRELAND, Shy Carter, Mickey Guyton, Willie Jones, Valerie June, Amythyst Kiah, Reyna Roberts, Allison Russell, Brittney Spencer, and Frankie Staton.

Listen to new songs by Arooj Aftab, Norah Jones, King Princess, Alex G, Phosphorescent, Ravyn Lenae, Valerie June, The Wedding Present, Tha God Fahim, Normani, Leikeli47, A Wilhelm Scream, Kaitlin Butts, and more…

The Wales fest also includes Metronomy, Bicep (live), Cate Le Bon, Ty Segall & Freedom Band, Yves Tumor, Black Country New Road, Dry Cleaning, Ezra Furman, Jenny Hval, Mdou Moctar, Arab Strap, and much more…

Plus: Howard Jones, Jesse Malin, Lil Durk, Touché Amoré, Jason Isbell, Midlake, Metronomy, Thursday, Guerilla Toss, Carson Hahone, and more tour and festival news.

It’s officially that time: year-end list season.

Valerie June released a new album, ’The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions For Dreamers,’ this year, and she’ll tour supporting it in spring of 2022.

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass is this weekend and the entire festival is livestreaming for free, with performances by Bela Fleck, Emmylou Harris, Kevin Morby, Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog, Steve Earle, Terence Blanchard, Valerie June, Andy Shauf, and more.

The festival, which is in its 26th year, happens this October in Fort Greene Park.