In a career spanning over 50 years, dozens of albums, and too many shows to count, Marty Stuart still charts a course through new territory at every chance possible.  The five-time Grammy Award winner, Congress of Country Music Founder, Country Music Hall of Famer, and AMA Lifetime Achievement Award recipient has left an indelible mark on successive eras of country music and culture.  He went from accompanying Lester Flatt and Johnny Cash to launching a storied solo career highlighted by classic albums such as the Gold-certified Hillbilly Rock and Platinum-certified This One’s Gonna Hurt You, as well as Grammy Award-winning anthems including “The Whiskey Ain’t Workin’” [with Travis Tritt] and “Same Old Train.”  Immersing himself in the world of film and television, he notably scored All The Pretty Horses, garnering a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Original Score and earning Grammy Awards in the category of Best Country Instrumental Performance for “Foggy Mountain Breakdown” and “Hummingbyrd.”  Recently, 2023’s Altitude incited widespread critical applause.  Of the latter, Associated Press applauded how “Guitarist Kenny Vaughan, drummer Harry Stinson and bassist Chris Scruggs match Stuart’s guitar virtuosity, with thrilling results,” and American Songwriter attested, “Altitude finds Stuart putting his own stamp on a traditional vein of country.”  NPR put it best, “For millions, Marty Stuart is the very image of country music—splendid jackets, musical mastery and his respect for country’s traditions and a good jolt of humor.”  You’d be hard pressed to find a corner of country music he hasn’t impacted.  Speaking to his influence, he hosted the long-running fan-favorite television series The Marty Stuart Show and notably remains a member of the Country Music Foundation and Grand Ole Opry.  Moreover, the Country Music Hall of Fame inducted him during 2020.  He also curated and launched Marty Stuart’s Congress of Country Music in Philadelphia, MS, preserving and celebrating the genre and its history.  Joined by his longtime band The Fabulous Superlatives, he cruises into another stratosphere with his first-ever full-length double LP of original instrumentals titled Space Junk.  The cover art is a painting by Stuart’s longtime hero and pal, Herb Alpert, leader of the Tijuana Bass, a group Stuart considers to be one of the greatest instrumental bands of all time.  The inimitable interplay among Marty, Kenny Vaughan, Harry Stinson, and Chris Scruggs fuels this cosmic cowboy trip with sun-kissed surf guitar, breezy California rhythms, soul-stirring steel, and fluid fretwork all around.  Space Junk sounds like country music’s preeminent band crash-landing on a Malibu beach and performing the most epic jam you’ve ever witnessed by starlight…

Longworth-Anderson Series pre-concert reception from 6:30-8 p.m. features live local music, curated bites from Ollie’s Trolley, slices from N.Y.P.D. Pizza, craft beer tastings from HighGrain Brewing Co., and grain-to-glass spirits from Northern Row Brewery & Distillery.

THAO (formerly of Thao and The Get Down Stay Down), the critically acclaimed, well-loved and well-missed songwriter/ musician/ producer/performer is back with Show Me, her first album in six years, and her first release as THAO. This album reunites her with her dear label alma mater, the iconic Kill Rock Stars. Ever the multi-phyphenate, THAO has been hard at work in many mediums: Broadway musical development, filmmaking, writing her first book for Graywolf Press. All these forays have only sharpened her ability to emotionally capture and communicate as she returns to her first love as a recording and touring artist. She creates a live, kinetic communion unlike any other, and new and longtime ans are more than ready.

Show Me (very appropriately titled) is a deeply personal and evocative 11-song suite, a document of an ongoing journey to embodiment and vulnerability, and ultimately to love. It is a reminder and a prayer to stay open to life and connection; it can also be pretty sexy. Rooted in rich collaboration with close friends Nate Brenner (co-writing, co-production) and Merrill Garbus (co-production) of Tune-Yards, it features artists Neko Case, the Linda Lindas, and Adrian Quesada (Black Pumas, Grupo Fantastma). Show Me is flush with captivating groove and rhythm and lush with THAO’s signature, singular melodic hooks and heart- grabbing lyrics.

Show Me by THAO releases Sept 15th, 2026, and she and her full band will tour far and wide for a long time.

$1 of each ticket goes to The Ally Coalition

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Mission statement: The Ally Coalition provides critical support for organizations dedicated to bettering the lives of LGBTQ youth and raises awareness about the systemic inequalities facing the LGBTQ population.

Get ready for an electrifying evening of genre-defying music as Ana Popovic, Amythyst Kiah, and Vanessa Collier come together for a powerful celebration of Soul, Roots, and Fire, featuring full band sets from Ana Popovic and Vanessa Collier alongside an intimate solo performance from Amythyst Kiah, plus special collaborative moments that highlight the chemistry between three of today’s most compelling voices in contemporary roots music.  Popovic, whom Bruce Springsteen called “one helluva guitar player,” is internationally renowned for her fiery, genre-blending guitar work; Amythyst Kiah, a Grammy Award nominee, brings a deeply emotional and raw approach to Americana and folk with haunting vocals and incisive songwriting; and Vanessa Collier, a multi-instrumentalist and Blues Music Award winner, commands the stage with soulful vocals, powerful saxophone, and a modern take on blues traditions, making this a vibrant, unforgettable night you won’t want to miss.

“Ana Popovic melds rock, blues, and jazz for fiery power.” – No Depression

“Amythyst Kiah’s razor-sharp guitar picking alone guarantees her a place among masters, but it’s her deep-hued voice that can change on a dime from brushed steel to melted toffee that commands attention.” – The New York Times

“[Vanessa Collier is an] Up-and-Comer” – Rolling Stone

Pre-concert reception from 6:30-8 p.m. features live local music from Mic. Carr & Shades, curated bites from Ollie’s Trolley, slices from N.Y.P.D. Pizza, craft beer tastings from HighGrain Brewing Co., and grain-to-glass spirits from Northern Row Brewery & Distillery.

BIG THANKS to our Presenting Sponsor, Blue Snakes & Banjos, and Concert Sponsors, Bill & Kate Baumann, Carl & Margo Hall, and Steve & Mindy Rosen, for generously supporting this show.

LOS LOBOS AT 50

It’s a matter of time.  50 years, to be exact.  And in that time, Los Lobos have created an unprecedented body of work, a legacy of greatness.  The numbers are staggering:  100+ gigs a year for five decades running, crossing millions of miles to rock millions of fans.  And that’s just at the live shows.  In between, they’ve recorded 17 studio albums, 7 live LPs, 3 compilations, 2 EPs, 2 DVDs, and contributed 40+ guest appearances on their friends’ recordings—all garnering 4 Grammys, an Austin City Limits Hall of Fame induction, the ALMA Ritchie Valens Pioneer Award, National Endowment for the Arts and Hispanic Heritage Foundation Honors, Congressional recognitions, plus countless “Keys to the City” and “Los Lobos Day” celebrations.  And those are just a few of the highlights.  But beyond all the hoopla and applause (and the source of it all, really) is the tremendous heart.  Rather, hearts.  Cinco corazones.  Five blood brothers who have dedicated their off-stage time to helping others, working for peace and justice, penning some of the most literate and important music of their time, transforming the hard cries from the East L.A. barrio into songs of hope, tales of common folk finding ways to endure.  The young wolves were weaned on late-night radio’s soul, R&B, and doo-wop.  Were cured through the African-American currents of blues, jazz, and rock ‘n’ roll.  An amalgam.  As proud Chicanos, their songs have always glistened with the distillation from their Mexican and Latin American roots—nourished by Norteña and rancheras, buoyed by bolero and cumbias, soaring on the rhythms of son huasteco and son jarocho.  Los Lobos have helped spread the rich diversity of cultures across every continent, throughout the global community.  Kids in Antwerp now know about Aztlán.  Residents of Luxor and Ghana are crooning Lalo Guerrero.  People from Laos and Bulgaria are belting “La Bamba”—all thanks to The Wolves as cultural ambassadors.  Talk about a living legacy.  Talk about a productive half century.  And in the true rebel spirit, they did it all on their own terms, against formula.  For the ages.  To our delight.  Quite simply, they are one of the tightest, one of the best, one of the most prolific bands ever.  And, amazingly, with the original founding members as the pack the entire time.  Unprecedented.  As their liner notes put it, quite simply:  “Los Lobos still are David Hidalgo, Louie Pérez, Jr., Cesar Rosas, Conrad Lozano, Steve Berlin.”

Another Longworth-Anderson Series evening of great music, food, and drink!  Complimentary pre-concert reception features live local music, light bites from Ollie’s Trolley and N.Y.P.D. Pizza, and craft beer tastings from HighGrain Brewing Co.

Over the last 25 years, Andrew McMahon has successfully experienced musical rebirth many times and consistently arrived on the other side stronger than ever.  A child prodigy who was born and raised on the East Coast before moving to Southern California as a teenager, McMahon began stunning classmates and teachers with his ability to connect through song at an early age.

By 1998, he co-founded the pop-punk outfit Something Corporate while in high school, serving as singer, pianist, and songwriter, and leading the band to major chart success in the early 2000s with Leaving Through the Window and North.  Soon after, McMahon resurfaced in 2005 with the deeply personal solo project Jack’s Mannequin, releasing three acclaimed studio albums, including the Gold-certified Everything in Transit and two subsequent Billboard Top 10 albums, The Glass Passenger and People and Things.

In 2014, McMahon released his debut album under his own name and new moniker, Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, featuring the breakout Top 5 Alternative radio single “Cecilia and the Satellite.”  He followed with the hook-packed Wilderness albums like Zombies on Broadway, which featured another Top 5 single, “Fire Escape,” “Upside Down Flowers,” and “Tilt at the Wind No More.”

Across his three projects, McMahon has sold nearly 2.5 million albums, surpassed 1.3 billion streams, performed at major festivals including Coachella, Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, and Austin City Limits, and toured alongside the likes of Weezer, Panic! at the Disco, Gavin DeGraw, Dashboard Confessional, and even his idol, Billy Joel.  McMahon has also received an Emmy nomination for his work on the NBC show Smash and launched his own curated cruise experience, Andrew McMahon’s Holiday From Real.  In July 2025, he brought all three of his acts together at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, making history with his sold-out Three Pianos show, where he became the first artist to perform as opening act, direct support, and headliner at the iconic venue all in one special, career-spanning night.

But behind this story of constant evolution lies a deeply personal journey.  McMahon’s path was shaped by his very public battle with leukemia at the age of 22.  Those challenges not only influenced his songwriting but inspired the founding of the Dear Jack Foundation in 2006, a nonprofit that supports adolescents and young adults facing cancer.  His survival and continued creativity are also chronicled in the documentary Dear Jack and his searingly honest 2021 memoir, Three Pianos, which blends personal storytelling with original music scored by McMahon himself.

Through it all, McMahon has found solace and hope in the things that matter most:  his family and the one instrument he’s always turned to, his piano.  He has built a career on resilience, reinvention, and the healing power of music, creating a body of work that continues to inspire others as much as it has sustained him.

$1 per ticket goes towards The Dear Jack Foundation, which provides impactful programming that directly benefits adolescents and young adults diagnosed with cancer in order to improve their quality of life and create positive health outcomes from treatment to survivorship for patients and their families. For more info, please visit https://www.dearjackfoundation.org/ 

Another Longworth-Anderson Series evening of great music, food, and drink!  Complimentary pre-concert reception features live local music, light bites from Ollie’s Trolley and N.Y.P.D. Pizza, and craft beer tastings from HighGrain Brewing Co.

Now in its 31st year, the unstoppable engine of joy that is Pink Martini continues to bring founder Thomas Lauderdale’s mission of multicultural connection and inclusion to concert stages on six continents.  Presenting a mélange of catchy old-fashioned pop, global color, foot-tapping big band sound, and Hollywood glamour, Oregon’s most famous “little orchestra” performs music intended to appeal to everyone, regardless of age or background.  Performing with a number of iconic voices including the band’s first lead singer China Forbes, the inimitable Storm Large, NPR’s dashing Ari Shapiro, the soulful Edna Vazquez, America’s Got Talent finalist Jimmie Herrod, fan favorite Timothy Nishimoto, and international singing sensation Meow Meow, Pink Martini has played on legendary concert stages around the world, including the Hollywood Bowl, Carnegie Hall, the Sydney Opera House, Royal Albert Hall in London, and Bercy Arena in Paris.  They’ve released over a dozen albums on their in-house label Heinz Records, including the newest EP, Bella ciao, featuring the anti-fascist title song sung by Storm Large.

“This is rich, hugely approachable music, utterly cosmopolitan yet utterly unpretentious.  And it seems to speak to just about everybody … from grade-schoolers to grandmothers to the young and hip and beautiful.” – The Washington Post

Another Longworth-Anderson Series evening of great music, food, and drink!  Complimentary pre-concert reception features live local music, light bites from Ollie’s Trolley and N.Y.P.D. Pizza, and craft beer tastings from HighGrain Brewing Co.