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New Orleans Jazz Fest 2018 lineup (Aretha Franklin, Jack White, Beck, David Byrne, more)
The lineup also includes Sturgill Simpson, Common, Jason Isbell, Big Freedia, Lucinda Williams, Calexico, Hiss Golden Messenger, and more.
Nathaniel Rateliff touring, playing Forest Hills w/ Head & the Heart and Hiss Golden Messenger
Rateliff’s new album Tearing at the Seams comes out in March.
Forecastle 2018 lineup (Arcade Fire, Chris Stapleton, Modest Mouse & more)
The Louisville fest also includes Jason Isbell, The War On Drugs, Father John Misty, Courtney Barnett, Jimmy Eat World, Kurt Vile, Jenny Lewis, Margo Price and more.
Electric Forest 2018 lineup
Jam vets The String Cheese Incident are playing for the eighth year in a row, and Bassnectar — who headlined both weekends last year — is back too. The lineup also includes Cut Copy, !!!, Chromeo, Bonobo, Washed Out, Floating Points, Hiss Golden Messenger, Noname, Sinkane, and more.
Okeechobee 2018 lineup (Arcade Fire, Flaming Lips, Bassnectar, Leon Bridges, more)
Arcade Fire, The Flaming Lips, Tycho, Sylvan Esso, Denzel Curry, Leon Bridges, Bassnectar, Travis Scott and more are playing Florida’s third annual Okeechobee festival.
Uncut's Top 75 Albums of 2017
As usual, Uncut‘s list has some similarities to their sister publication MOJO, but they have some other surprises in store too.
Lockn' begins, streaming live (including Phil & Bob's 'Terrapin Station' set)
It’s free to watch the stream, but they’re also taking donations and proceeds go to the Charlottesville Community Fund.
Bon Iver cancels Mexico concert vacation
Bon Iver’s Mexican concert vacation, “Days Have No Numbers,” has been cancelled less than a month after being announced.
Bon Iver throwing Mexico concert vacation w/ Sylvan Esso, Polica & more
It goes down in January 2018 and also includes Francis and the Lights, Hiss Golden Messenger, Melt-Banana, Spank Rock, Phil Cook, and more.
Justin Vernon covered Bill Withers with Grandma's Hands Band at Newport Folk Festival (watch)
Newport Folk Festival often hosts special one-off collaborations between artists, and this year was no different; members of Hiss Golden Messenger joined Justin Vernon, Natalie Prass, Phil Cook, Patterson Hood of Drive-By Truckers, and Alynda Segarra of Hurray for the Riff Raff to cover Bill Withers as Grandma’s Hands Band.