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2019

Maren Morris

Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

John Prine

Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real

Mandolin Orange

The Mavericks

The New Pornographers

Nick Lowe with Los Straitjackets

Patty Griffin

Alejandro Escovedo

Del McCoury

Amanda Shires

The War and Treaty

Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore

Black Pumas

Doug Kershaw Featuring Dave & Deke Combo

Old Salt Union

John Németh

The Mighty Pines

The National Reserve

John Henry

Kent Burnside & The Flood Brothers

The Kay Brothers

The Burney Sisters

Violet and the Undercurrents

The Daves

The Lacewings

The January Lanterns

2018

The Mighty Pines

The Kay Brothers

The Burney Sisters

The Cactus Blossoms

Ha Ha Tonka

Davy Knowles

Israel Nash

Sturgill Simpson

Ben Miller Band

Blue Jay – King of the Roots Runner Up

King Benny

The Mighty Pines – King of the Roots Winner

Son Volt

Kelly Willis

Taj Mahal

Valerie June

Samantha Fish

Keb’ Mo’

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue

Greensky Bluegrass

Dale Watson

Los Lobos

Lake Street Dive

Dave & Dyno with The Roadkill Orchestra

Molly Gene One Whoaman Band- King of the Roots Runner Up

Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors

Danielle Nicole

Robert Cray

Whitey Morgan

Lucinda Williams

Punch Brothers

Buddy Guy

Lucero

Tab Benoit

The Wood Brothers

2017

Kent Burnside & The Flood Brothers

The Mavericks

Margo Price

Norm Ruebling Band

Amanda Shires

Paul Weber and the Scrappers

Aina Cook

The Bottle Rockets

Nikki Lane

The Bel Airs

The Fairfield Four

Marshall Crenshaw

Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys

Nikki Hill

Kent Burnside & The Flood Brothers

Chump Change

The Untamed Youth

Band of Horses

The Hooten Hallers

Ana Popovic

Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives

The SteelDrivers

The Suffers

Old 97’s

Lee Fields & The Expressions

Ryan Adams

Booker T’s Stax Revue

Pokey LaFarge

John Prine

Gary Clark Jr.

Emmylou Harris

Leon Bridges

Justine and the Highs

Spankin’ Rufus

2016

Broadway Blues

Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats

Music Maker Blues Revue

The Avett Brothers

The Fried Crawdaddies

The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band

Brad Cunningham Band

Shovels & Rope

Blues Traveler

Houndmouth

The Devil Makes Three

Southern Culture on the Skids

Grace Potter

Ben Folds

Rayland Baxter

Deke Dickerson

Jackie Greene Band

The Budos Band

The Oh Hellos

The Blind Boys of Alabama

The Mavericks

Sam Bush

Jason Isbell

The Oversight Committee

St. Paul & The Broken Bones

Chump Change

Robert Earl Keen

The Hulagans

2015

Dr. John

Justin Townes Earle

Irma Thomas

NEEDTOBREATHE

G. Love & Special Sauce

Rebirth Brass Band

Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires

Dwight Yoakam

Brandi Carlile

The Word

Mike Farris

Junior Brown

2014

Paul Thorn

The Flood Brothers

Todd Day Waits Pigpen

Matthew Curry

Tj Wheeler

Robert Randolph & The Family Band

Bettye LaVette

Hot Rize with Red Knuckles and The Trailblazers

Jay Farrar

JJ Grey & Mofro

Blackberry Smoke

Amos Lee

Preservation Hall Jazz Band

David Wax Museum

The Hooten Hallers

John Prine

Rosanne Cash

Trampled by Turtles

Posted @withregram • @nito_live NITO is proud to unite and partner with additional organizations and coalitions comprised of small, independent businesses fighting to survive the financial impact of the pandemic. We have refined and communicated to our representatives our individual needs, but we recognize the interconnectedness of our industries and the need for legislative help. Together, we urgently demand action by way of a comprehensive pandemic relief bill. Congress, please #DoNotAbandonUS.

Learn how you can join us at DoNotAbandonUS.com (link in @nito_live bio)

The live events industry employs over 12 million people in the US and contributes nearly $1 trillion into the US economy annually.

We need you to take action and push Congress to pass the #RESTARTAct and the #saveourstagesact. Time is running out. Head to SaveOurStages.com to send a message to your legislators today.

Join us and a few of our friends, @lbvwinery, @rosemusichall, @the_blue_note and many more in supporting Missouri musicians and industry folks on Sept. 5.

MoMusicAid.com for more info

We applaud the new bipartisan Save Our Stages Act introduced this week in Congress. The SOS Act would provide Small Business Administration grants for independent live music promoters affected by COVID-19. We NEED the #SaveOurStagesAct and #RestartAct passed in order to keep events like us from closing permanently. Please share and send in the new letter to Congress at SaveOurStages.com

The health and safety of our community has always been our highest priority. Because of this, we have been carefully deliberating whether or not to hold the Roots N Blues Festival in 2020. The exact timing for when it will become safe for us to operate still remains unclear. Today, we have reached the conclusion that it is in the best interest of our staff, volunteers, artists, crews, and patrons that we postpone the Roots N Blues Festival to 2021.
We have been communicating with other entertainment industry professionals across the country about the state of live music events as we all navigate our way through this time of unprecedented uncertainty. In alliance with our fellow festival promoters, we are choosing to postpone our event until a time when it is safe for the return of the communal experience of live music.
We have successfully retained 95% of our planned 2020 lineup for 2021 and are hopeful that the remaining artists will confirm soon. More lineup information will be available later this summer.

We're excited to gather with you for the Roots N Blues Festival on September 24-26, 2021. All passes purchased for the 2020 festival will be honored for the 2021 event and no action is needed on your part. Your wristbands will be shipped to you next summer. We are partnering with Lyte to provide a service for those that are unable to attend the dates in 2021. More information can be found at rootsnbluesfestival.com

The Roots N Blues Festival is unique to the industry, as it is not owned by a larger entity. Instead, it is owned by three middle-class Missourians who recognize the importance of community and what live music contributes to the human experience. Despite a global pandemic, we continue to uphold these values.

Sincerely,
Shay Jasper, Tracy Lane and Jamie Varvaro, owners of Trio Presents,
promoter of the Roots N Blues Festival

Thank you @voxdotcom for this piece on Juneteenth and why we must honor and celebrate it each year.
Posted @withregram • @voxdotcom #Juneteenth is a 155-year-old holiday that is celebrated all over the world, but some people are learning more about it this year. Here’s a quick look back at the holiday honoring one of America’s earliest emancipation moments.⁣
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Juneteenth commemorates an important moment in history: It marks the day that thousands of slaves in Texas were informed of their freedom, on June 19, 1865, nearly two and half years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. The following year, newly freed black people celebrated the first Juneteenth with food, singing, and the reading of spirituals. Now, nearly every state and Washington, DC, have recognized Juneteenth as an official holiday or observance, and the global diaspora has adopted the holiday to recognize emancipation at large.⁣
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Despite Juneteenth’s significance, its history is rarely covered much in US school curricula, and it is not observed as a federal holiday. But this year, calls for Juneteenth to be designated a national holiday have grown stronger amid a climate seeking justice for black lives, and Juneteenth has entered the public spotlight at a swift, unprecedented scale. In any case, whether you are learning about Juneteenth for the first time or have been celebrating it for years, today recognizes a pivotal moment of emancipation — and the traumatic legacy of slavery — in America.⁣
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To read more about the history of Juneteenth, visit the link in bio.

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