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For Phish aficionados interested in the neuroscience of the jam or Talmudic interpretations of the band’s improvisational technique, Oregon State University will host the first Phish Studies academic conference at its Corvallis, Oregon campus May 17th through 19th. The conference will feature over 50 presentations, as well as special events …

Paul Simon delivered an ecstatic performance of his Cajun-inspiredGraceland classic “That Was Your Mother” on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Monday. The performance found Simon teaming up with Late Show house band, Jon Batiste and Stay Human, with Batiste — a Louisiana native — stepping out from behind his …

There are 13 frontline major record label groups operating in the United States, including Nashville outposts. One of those labels, Sony’s Epic Records, is run by a woman – Sylvia Rhone. One of them, Warner’s Atlantic Records, is co-run by a woman – Julie Greenwald. All of the rest, literally …

Lizzo has never been shy about standing up for herself. In the second grade, her math teacher called her mom in because “Melissa” was trying to teach the class herself. “I was this little girl, and I was like giving it to the teacher like, ‘You need to teach us …

Following the March release of his Guy Clark tribute album Guy,Steve Earle has returned to the deep well of Clark songs to record a couple more. To celebrate Record Store Day on Saturday, April 13th, Earle is releasing an exclusive 7-inch with his covers of “El Coyote” and “Don’t Let …

Maggie Rogers has included cover songs in her set since she was 17, from the Miracles’ “The Tracks of My Tears” to Neil Young’s “Harvest Moon.” “We’ve been doing more covers because they’ve been a way to stay creative during soundcheck,” Rogers, who is currently on tour in support of …

Days after replacing the Rolling Stones as Jazz Fest headliners due to Mick Jagger’s heart surgery, Fleetwood Mac have also canceled their gig at the New Orleans festival as Stevie Nicks recovers from a bout with the flu. Fleetwood Mac recently postponed concerts in Boston and Philadelphia due to Nicks’ …

Lil Nas X’s lonesome cowboy trap ballad, “Old Town Road,” is a runaway hit that’s been banished from the Billboard country charts almost as quickly as it broke them. Evidently the song isn’t country enough — which is in and of itself a ridiculous sentiment, given country music’s recent years …

The news came out this morning that Guns N’ Roses are playing Louisville’s Louder Than Life Festival in late September. It’s the first sign that GN’R’s Not in This Lifetime reunion tour didn’t wrap up at Hawaii’s Aloha Stadium in December, but was merely taking a long break. There’s no …

Venerable Georgia rock band Drivin N Cryin have announced the new album Live the Love Beautiful. Produced by Aaron Lee Tasjan — who played guitar for the group for two years before launching his own successful solo career — the 11-track album highlights the quality mix of Southern rock, country …