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Starting this month, the New York City block that has been home to Jimi Hendrix‘s famed Electric Lady Studios since 1970 will permanently bear a new name: “Jimi Hendrix Way.”

The unveiling of the block's new permanent sign is due to take place on June 10th at the corner of 6th Avenue and West 8th Street in Greenwich Village—just a block from the recording studio where generations worth of iconic recordings by Hendrix and countless other artists have been put on wax.

The event will also serve as the public launch of a new national education partnership with TeachRock, expanding the organization's library of more than 500 free, standards-aligned lessons that use music and popular culture to teach history, social studies, language arts, and other core subjects.

A community initiative to co-name the block in honor of Jimi Hendrix dates back almost a decade. In 2024, after a series of fits and starts, and with Little Steven and TeachRock now involved in the push, the city unveiled a temporary "Jimi Hendrix Way" street sign. But shifting personnel in local politics stalled the process of codifying the tribute for the long term, forcing organizers to start again with the area's new Councilman. The permanent co-naming ceremony was initially scheduled for February of this year before inclement weather pushed it to June.

As TeachRock executive director Bill Carbone explained to Live For Live Music, "The street was temporarily renamed a few years ago, but the process to make it permanent wasn't completed. We're now making it permanent, and helping NYC students engage with Hendrix's legacy through a TeachRock music and STEAM lesson plan."

Read more about the Jimi Hendrix Way co-naming initiative and the upcoming dedication ceremony at the link in the comments.

Just announced! ⚡

Dweezil Zappa's DZ20 Like Father, Like Son Tour celebrates 20 years of performing his father's music.

Each show will bring 2+ hours of music spanning Frank Zappa’s storied career, featuring fan favorites, deep cuts, improvisational moments and more.

🎫 on sale this Fri 6/5 @ 10 AM local time: https://www.dweezilzappa.com/tour

Austin’s LEVITATION festival has shared its nearly-complete lineup for 2026, a far-ranging roster led by American Football, Bikini Kill, Angine de Poitrine, Molchat Doma, and a Sunday headliner yet to be revealed. The festival will return to its original format, taking over a handful of venues across Austin, September 10th–13th.

LEVITATION’s 2026 lineup puts the festival’s stylistic diversity on full display. Sunday’s roster reflects the festival’s deep psych-rock roots (furbished by the Reverberation Appreciation Society Label), with Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats, Psychedelic P**n Crumpets, New Zealand’s Earth Tongue, Ty Segall acolyte Charles Moothart’s Primitive Ring, and stoner/doom heavies Elder and Messa.

The lineup features several legendary acts, including ’90s Washington punks Bikini Kill, Joy Division/New Order’s Peter Hook & The Light, and Gibby Haynes doing something billed as “Gibby Haynes: Bu****le Surfers Mania”. Whether that’s Gibby telling stories from the glory B-Hole days, playing music, or hyping up the band’s new documentary currently traveling the festival circuit, we have no idea. But it sounds exciting and a little bit scary.

Elsewhere, the LEVITATION lineup ranges from hardcore punk to electronic to industrial with Die Spitz, Arlo Parks, The Garden, Smerz, Cabaret Voltaire, Acopia, Man Or Astro-Man?, Los Thuthanaka, Monolord, Friko, Automatic, Sweeping Promises, and many more.

Last year, LEVITATION pivoted to a more traditional, festival-style format with bands playing all day at the Palmer Events Center. For 2026, however, the event will return to its longtime format of separately ticketed shows spread throughout Austin, with performances at Stubb’s, Radio/East, The 13th Floor, Mohawk, Hotel Vegas, 29th Street Ballroom, and Elysium.

Tickets for LEVITATION, including single-show tickets and four-day passes that grant access to every performance, are on sale now via the link in the comments.