Taj Mahal

Carrying on the tradition the late Gregg Allman started, the Laid Back Festival is a celebration of music and food, happening at two NYC-area amphitheaters in August.

The genre-diverse lineup also includes Three 6 Mafia, 311, Leon Bridges, Deftones, Lindsey Buckingham, Nelly, Portugal. The Man, Brittany Howard, Liam Gallagher, Moneybagg Yo, Manchester Orchestra, and more…

Jazz and blues great Mose Allison, who died in 2016, is getting the tribute album treatment, with Iggy Pop, Elvis Costello, Fiona Apple, Richard Thompson, Frank Black, Chrissie Hynde, Bonnie Raitt, and more contributing covers.

Plus: Sheryl Crow, Heart’s Ann & Nancy Wilson, Chevy Chase, Martin Short, Bernie Williams and more at the four-hour benefit concert.

The lineup for the 2019 edition of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is out, and as rumored, it’s headlined by The Rolling Stones.

The third annual Love Rocks benefit also features Buddy Guy, Billy F Gibbons, Hozier, Grace Potter, Keb Mo, Taj Mahal, Lukas Nelson and more.

Dave Mustaine makes his ‘Experience Hendrix’ debut (which also includes Joe Satriani, Band of Gypsys’ Billy Cox, Taj Mahal, and more), plus 2-Tone ska vets The Selecter, The Bouncing Souls, Amy Schumer, and more tour news.

Other winners so far include Alabama Shakes, Kraftwerk, Aimee Mann, The Rolling Stones, and more. Stay tuned for more winners to be revealed and highlights from the televised awards ceremony.

PLUS: Mulatu Astatke, Roy Ayers, Panjabi MC, “Rock Steady Crew 40th Anniversary,” and more.

Also: Margaret Glaspy, George Clinton, Main Source, KRS-One, Slick Rick, Robert Glasper, Denzel Curry, DJ Premier, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Capone-N-Noreaga, GZA, Bilal, and so much more.