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Croton, NY’s annual two-day folk fest Clearwater Festival returns this year from June 20-21. The initial lineup has been announced, including Neko Case, The Felice Brothers, Guster, Ani DiFranco, Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn, The Blind Boys of Alabama, The Lone Bellow, Los Lobos, Tom Paxton, Bettye LaVette, Joseph Arthur, The Felice Brothers, The Mavericks and more, plus still more …

One of this year’s anticipated SXSW events is the official Lou Reed tribute which will happen on Friday, March 14 at the Paramount Theatre from 7:30 PM to midnight…

The 2014 SXSW Festival is coming up soon — March 11 – 16 in Austin, Texas — and they’ve just announced the third round of showcasing bands which is a massive update…

Snoop Dogg brought the party (and a double rainbow!, see pics below) to a sold-out Stubb’s on 6/7. Austin’s own Phranchyze opened. Snoop rolled through many of the hits in his catalog (“Gin and Juice,” “What’s My Name,” “Drop It Like It’s Hot” were highlights) as well as adding a few cover tracks (DJ Khaled’s “All I Do Is Win,” House of Pain’s “Jump Around”)…

At this point, you know the deal and the general cast of characters, but this year Dylan Fest, a tribute to the music of Bob Dylan, will go down over two nights at Irving Plaza in NYC:Featuring: The Cabin Down Below Band And Starring: Adam Green, Fabrizio Moretti of The Strokes, Nicole Atkins, Ryan Miller of Guster, Cory Chisel, Boz Scaggs, Jason Sudeikis, Will Forte, Kristen Wiig, Christopher Chu of POP ETC, Petter Ericson Stakee of Alberta Cross, Tyson Ritter of All American Rejects, Jody Porter of Fountains of Wayne, Danny Clinch and the Tangiers Blues Band, Sammy James, Jr…

The Newport Festivals Foundation continues to celebrate the festival’s historic past by featuring emerging young artists alongside some of folk music’s most venerable names…

CMJ takes over NYC venues from October 18-22, and they just announced another round of bands that are playing. They are:J Mascis, Shonen Knife, Gang Gang Dance, Boy & Bear, Cloud Nothings, Free Energy, T…

Bono and Gavin Friday (U2Log)On October 4 at New York City’s legendary Carnegie Hall, (RED) unites a world-class line up of artists for a special (RED)NIGHTS concert “Hal Willner Presents: An Evening with Gavin Friday and Friends…

the first in a series where we asked comedians to tell us what was good this year…. Dave Hill is a great man. He’s a very busy musician, comedian, actor, writer, and taste-maker…

J&R’s Downtown Musicfest 2007 features a series of free concerts in City Hall Park in NYC from August 23-25. The lineup includes Israel and the New Breed, Lyfe Jennings, Chaka Khan, J…