Jeff Beck

This weekend, will be webcasting sets from this year’s New Orleans Jazz Festival, where our esteemed Editor-in-Chief is currently having a blast. The broadcast starts Saturday and includes some big-name sets like , , , and , along with some more classic artists like , the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Galactic, George Porter Jr., and the . Read on for the full webcast schedule.

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The annual Beale Street Music Festival is back with its 2010 Lineup. Beale Street takes place at Memphis, TN’s Tom Lee Park between April 30th and May 2nd and, like Milwaukee’s Summerfest, the lineup includes a little something for everyone across the musical spectrum. Here’s a quick sampling: Alice in Chains, Allison Krauss, Band of Horses, Brett Michaels, Booker T. and the MGs, Coco Montoya, the , Goo Goo Dolls, Hall & Oates, , Limp Bizkit, , etc…

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photo by AndreaTX

photo by AndreaTX

has announced his 2010 Crossroads Guitar Festival, a day-Long Festival at Chicago’s Toyota Park on June 26, with sets by the likes of the , , , BB King, , Vince Gill, , Buddy Guy, , and of course, Eric Clapton.

All profits from the festival will benefit The Crossroads Centre in Antigua, a treatment and education facility founded by Clapton for chemically dependent persons. Tickets go on sale February 20.

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photo by AndreaTX

photo by AndreaTX

Eric Clapton has announced a slew of new 2010 dates, including several powerhouse openers — , Roger Daltrey, and — each slated for different legs of the tour in Europe and the U.S.

I go to very few large arena shows these days, but those MSG dates with Jeff Beck are mighty tempting. Hmmm.

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