Music Events & Festivals

Explore Philadelphia's Laid-Back Night Spots: When deciding on a night out on the town while traveling there are some nights that may call for bottle service, prix-fixe menus and pulsing house music. Then there are other nights when you just slip on a pair of jeans and enjoy a beer. Whether it’s enjoying a Guinness at a local Irish-style pub, listening to an emerging band at an indie haunt or nibbling on lamb burgers and hand-cut fries at one of the city’s gastro-pubs or perhaps some combination of both, Philadelphia offers endless opportunities for laid-back fun on your trip.

Summer's Heating Up At The Greenfield Village’s Ragtime Street Fair In Dearborn, MI: During the Ragtime Street Fair in Mid-July enjoy live performances, dance, and historic food as the entire village will portrays the African-American musical form that defined American culture, and open the door to the “jazz age.”

Cleveland Rocks!: In the early 1950's local deejay Alan Freed started playing up-and-coming bands on the air and coined the phrase rock and roll. Check out these venues for a truly genuine "Cleveland rocks" experience...

The Greenwood Furnace Folk Gathering and Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival Welcome Legendary Performers: With a combination of legendary performers and variety of hot up-and-comers, over 20 exceptional artists on two stages in May. While Folk musicians and fans will flock to Greenwood Furnace State Park in Late August for a fun and friendly weekend of playing, singing, dancing and listening to folk music.

Get Free Music With An Avis Car Rental: Ready to plan your vacation? One of the first things you've probably packed is your music player or CD's. Did you know you can get free songs from EMusic with Avis Car Rental? It's true.

Alabama Celebrates A Legend With Hank Williams Trail: Alabama's Southern Charm and attractions draw visitors back each year. From festivals to the Hank Williams Trail, where you can learn more about this legendary musicians, there's plenty to explore throughout the state.

Discover Fine Wine & Festive Events At Elk Creek Vineyards: Kentucky is home to an abundance of wineries where visitors can enjoy wine tours and tastings. The state is also home to America's first commercial vineyard, which was planted in 1798 by the winemaker for the Marquis de Lafeyette. By the late 1800's, Kentucky was the third largest grape and wine producer in the United States. Elk Creek Vineyards is among the extraordinary Kentucky wineries that carry on Winemaking Traditions of the past.

Why We Enjoy Music: A noteworthy new book on why human beings make and enjoy music is striking a responsive chord with readers across the nation. The book, "This Is Your Brain On Music" (Plume), by Daniel J. Levitin, explores the connection between music--its performances, its composition, how we listen to it, why we enjoy it--and the human brain. 

'Digitizing' Vinyl is Music to the Ears: While modern audio technology, such as compact discs and digital downloading, has quickly taken over the music world in the 21st century, there's still a definitive market for the granddaddy that helped start it all -; the vinyl record.