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Willie Nelson's Fourth Of July Picnic Announces Lineup

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GRAMMY winners Asleep At The Wheel, Ryan Bingham, Edie Brickell, Sturgill Simpson, and more plan musical fireworks for Independence Day picnic in Austin, Texas
Philip Merrill
GRAMMYs
Mar 5, 2018 - 3:24 pm

The lineup for Willie Nelson's Fourth of July picnic in Austin, Texas, was announced on March 5, returning for its fourth year to Austin's Circuit of the Americas. Beginning at the Grand Plaza in the afternoon, the evening will then move to the Austin360 Amphitheater for headliner acts, including Sturgill Simpson.

Additional GRAMMY winners making musical fireworks for Independence Day include Asleep At The Wheel, Ryan Bingham and Edie Brickell. GRAMMY nominee Billy Joe Shaver is also on deck for the show, along with Head And The Heart, Jamestown Revival, the Wild Feathers, Johnny Bush, David Allan Coe, Ray Wylie Hubbard, and Margo Price.

In addition, the "Willie Nelson & Family" group and individual Nelson-clan acts Amy Nelson's Folk Uke, Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real, Micah Nelson's Particle Kid, and the Raelyn Nelson Band, will deliver unforgettable performances.

This stellar lineup is set to make this a memorable day, commemorating freedom, family and music. Regular tickets go on sale March 9 with presale reservations starting March 7. VIP packages are also available. Willie Nelson's new album Last Man Standing is scheduled to drop April 27.

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Willie Nelson's Outlaw Music Festival 2018 Sets Los Angeles Finale

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Phil Lesh, Lukas Nelson, Particle Kid, Margo Price, and Sturgill Simpson will bring the tour to a big close at the Hollywood Bowl in October
Philip Merrill
GRAMMYs
Jul 31, 2018 - 2:23 pm

The Outlaw Music Festival 2018 tour presents changing lineups led by Willie Nelson & Family. The festival began in 2016 and first went cross-country in 2017 and has extended its second leg through an Oct. 21 finale at the Hollywood Bowl. Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real have been along for the ride and will be there with Particle Kid, Margo Price and Sturgill Simpson. Appearing at Outlaw for the first time, Phil Lesh of Grateful Dead fame will be headlining for a unique presentation of old masters along with the young journeymen and women rising in stature.

"Willie is so American, you know, in the finest sense. Classic," said Lesh. "I've hoped to get back on the stage with him again for a long time now."

"I'm excited to play the Bowl with my old pal, Phil Lesh," said Nelson. "I'm sure there will be some magical music moments for all the fans."

In our exclusive Newport Folk Fest interview with Lukas Nelson, Willie's son spoke of the energy cycle connecting the younger generation with greats such as Neil Young who are able to teach them so much.  "It's like as we learn more and we grow, then we give him energy at the same time," said Lukas. "People in the audience can feel that too I think, and they get caught up in the cycle."

In addition to meaningful musical moments, every stop on the Outlaw tour features local cuisine, beers and crafts, celebrating regional culture. In Southern California, some new artisanal discoveries are bound to add to this one-of-a-kind event.

Tickets go on sale on Aug. 4 for the chance to catch the traveling fest in Los Angeles.

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Kacey Musgraves, Chris Stapleton Join Farm Aid 2018 Lineup

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Founded by Willie Nelson decades ago, the festival's help for America's farmers has never been more urgent
Philip Merrill
GRAMMYs
Jun 25, 2018 - 1:53 pm

On June 25 Farm Aid 2018 announced it will be coming to Hartford Connecticut's Xfinity Theatre on Sept. 22 and revealed its initial lineup with more artists to be announced soon. Among others, the festival's leaders Dave Matthews, John Mellencamp, Willie Nelson, and Neil Young will be joined this fall by GRAMMY winners Kacey Musgraves, Sturgil Simpson and Chris Stapleton.

Other featured artists on the bill — so far — include regular Margo Price, Dave Matthews Band guitarist Tim Reynolds, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real, and Particle Kid. This will be the festival's 33rd year, and it has raised a total of $53 million to support family farms and good farming practices in the U.S.

"Family farmers are the backbone of our country," said Willie Nelson. "But today, they are endangered. Whether we live in cities like Hartford or the rural areas of New England, each of us has the power to create positive, lasting change in our farm and food system and strengthen farm families to help them stay on the land for generations to come."

Tickets go on sale June 29 at the Farm Aid website. Billboard confirmed, "Farm Aid is the longest-running concert for a cause in pop music history." This will be Stapleton's first Farm Aid performance.

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Lady Legends And Newcomers Join Mercury Rev On Bobbie Gentry Tribute Album

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Mercury Rev revisits Gentry's classic sophomore album with female guest vocalists who shine. Catch the album out Feb. 8
Philip Merrill
GRAMMYs
Nov 14, 2018 - 4:34 pm

Indie band Mercury Rev have announced their next album, a tribute to Bobbie Gentry's The Delta Sweete Revisited, will be available on Feb. 8.

The album features an array of guest voices. Mercury Rev's incredible selection of guest vocalists on the tracks kicks off with Norah Jones performing "Okolona River Bottom Band." Others lending their voices to the effort are Phoebe Bridgers, Vashti Bunyan, Rachel Goswell, Marissa Nadler, Beth Orton, Lætitia Sadier, Hope Sandoval, Kaela Sinclair, Susanne Sundfør, Carice van Houten, and Lucinda Williams, whose rendition of "Ode To Billie Joe" was added to the original album's tracklist.

"Bobbie is iconic, original, eloquent and timeless," said singer Margo Price, whose guest vocals are featured on "Sermon." "She has remained a strong voice and an eternal spirit of the delta, wrapped in mystery, yet forever here."

The Delta Sweete was Gentry's 1968 follow up to her debut Ode To Billie Joe, for which she won three GRAMMYs at the 10th GRAMMY Awards.

For the full track list and additional details see Bella Union's announcement and Pitchfork. Mercury Rev recently concluded their 2018 U.S. tour and will be playing across Britain in Dec.

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Mavis Staples, 2018

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Music Festivals 2018: Avett Brothers, Mavis Staples To Play Moon River Fest

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This September, the Memphis-born festival moves to Chattanooga, Tenn.'s riverfront Coolidge Park for 22 bands on two stages
Nate Hertweck
GRAMMYs
Mar 20, 2018 - 5:51 pm

Look out, Chattanooga, Tenn.! There's a lot more to see in the this fall in "River City" than the historic Lookout Mountain. For the first time, Moon River Music Festival is coming to town Sept. 8-9  at the riverfront Coolidge Park featuring performances by The Avett Brothers, Mavis Staples, The Head And The Heart, Margo Price, I'm With Her, and more.

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The festival was founded in 2014 in Memphis by Drew Holcomb and Paul Steele, who recently forged a partnership with Knoxville's AC Entertainment. After outgrowing the historic Levitt Shell in Memphis, Moon River makes the move to Chattanooga where this year's festival will host 22 bands playing on two stages at either end of the park.

"In our dreaming and searching for a new home, we realized we could showcase other parts of my home state, Tennessee, and we have found the perfect place," said Holcomb. "Chattanooga is primed for a music festival like Moon River, and the city has opened its arms to us. It is the gateway to the Appalachian Mountains and one of the most beautiful cities in the region. Coolidge Park is right in the center of town, connected to one of the world’s largest pedestrian bridges, Walnut Street Bridge, overlooking the Tennessee River."

Tickets go on sale Mar. 22 at 10 a.m. via the festival website (side trip to Lookout Mountain is optional).

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