We're touching down in the Rocket City this week for our latest edition of The Seeker newsletter. It's the first edition since our app went live! We round up a few of our favorite spots in Huntsville, Alabama, including the Orion Amphitheater, Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment, Vertical House Records , Mars Music Hall, Campus No. 805 and Stovehouse. Read more here: musicroadtrip.com/theseeker/…

The Music Roadtrip app is digging into Knoxville, Tennessee, a city famed for both bluegrass and college rock, where “Rocky Top” echoes out of Neyland Stadium and into the Tennessee hills. The town’s venues blend history and grit, from century-old theaters to DIY clubs. A few of our favorites: 🥇 Tennessee Theatre (@TNTheatre) is the city’s showpiece, a 1928 movie palace restored to its original glow and now home to symphonies, touring acts, and film nights. 🏭 The Mill & Mine (@themillandmine) occupies a restored warehouse just north of downtown and draws a steady run of respected indie and Americana acts. 🍻 Barley’s Taproom has been holding down the Old City for decades, with nightly shows, craft beer, and loyal regulars. 🎭 Bijou Theatre (@bijoutheatre) is one of the South’s oldest theaters, built in 1909 and still prized for its acoustics. It’s a staple stop for touring artists and local favorites alike. 🎸 The Pilot Light is Knoxville’s long-running DIY venue and essential to the local scene. 🧭 To plan your trip and see what’s happening around town, check out @visitknoxville and @tnvacation. Both share local lineups, festival news, and plenty of reasons to make the trip. 🚐 We’re Music Roadtrip, a travel app for music fans. Follow us to discover the venues, record stores, and landmarks that keep the groove going across the country. Our app launches this January and will make it easier than ever to take your next great musical adventure. Learn more at musicroadtrip.com

The Music Roadtrip app is rolling into Lafayette, Louisiana, the unofficial capital of Cajun and Creole music. On any given night, you can hear zydeco, swamp pop, and roots rock spilling out onto Jefferson Street. 🎻 Blue Moon Saloon (@BlueMoonSaloon) is part hostel, part back-porch venue, and one of Louisiana’s best spots to hear live Cajun and zydeco bands up close. 🏠 Grant Street Dancehall is a Lafayette landmark with a long history of legendary shows, from Dr. John to Gatemouth Brown. 🎶 Feed & Seed also keeps the dancehall tradition alive with local players and traveling acts who understand what a crowd in this town expects. 🍺 Hideaway on Lee pairs cocktails, comfort food, and a steady lineup of local musicians in an easygoing neighborhood space. 🎨 Acadiana Center for the Arts sits at the heart of downtown and hosts concerts, gallery shows, and cultural events that highlight Lafayette’s creative range. 🧭 To plan your trip and see what’s happening around town, check out @lafayettetravel and @louisianatravel. Both are great resources for live music, festivals, and local eats across Acadiana. 🚐 We’re Music Roadtrip, a travel app for music fans. Follow us to discover the venues, record stores, and landmarks that keep the groove going across the country. Our app launches this January and will make it easier than ever to take your next great musical adventure. Learn more at musicroadtrip.com

The Music Roadtrip app is rolling into Providence, Rhode Island — a compact city with a loud reputation and a deep bench of working musicians. Here are a few of opur favorite Providence spots: 🎟️ The Strand Ballroom & Theatre (@thestrandri) is a downtown anchor for major tours and citywide events.
 🎤 Fête Music Hall (@fetemusic) is a two-stage venue with an independent spirit, hosting everything from hip-hop to metal to EDM.
 🏙️ The Met, just up the road in Pawtucket, is a beloved midsize room for touring acts and local showcases.
 🎨 AS220 (@AS220) is a nonprofit, artist-run space that’s supported local artists and live music since the 1980s.
 🔊 Machines With Magnets (@MWMStudio) doubles as a recording studio and art space, hosting experimental shows and installations. 🧭 @providenceri and @VisitRI are excellent resources for trip planning, dining, and event calendars around the city. 🚐 We’re Music Roadtrip, a travel app for music fans. Follow us to discover legendary venues, record stores, and music landmarks across the country. Our app launches this January and will make it easier than ever for you to take your next great musical adventure. Learn more at musicroadtrip.com

The Music Roadtrip app is rolling into Madison, Wisconsin — a city built on college-town energy, lakefront nights, and a serious passion for live performances. Downtown fills up fast when the weather’s good, and from campus bars to summer barn gigs, there's always music in the air. A few of our favorite Madison spots: 🏙️ The Sylvee (@thesylvee) just a few blocks from Capitol Square, opened in 2018 handles many of the city’s biggest nights. A lot of major tours hit this stage before or after Milwaukee and Chicago.
 🌞 High Noon Saloon (@HighNoonMadison) sits right by the water and keeps a steady mix of local bands, touring rock shows, and weekend matinees.
 🎭 Majestic Theatre (@majesticmadison) is a classic downtown room with a wraparound balcony and sightlines that make every show feel close.
 🎷 Café Coda (@cafecodamadison) is where the city’s jazz players and regulars cross paths. It’s relaxed, consistent, and quietly world-class.
 🌾 Sh*tty Barn (@BarnSessions, less than an hour west in Spring Green, throws summer shows that feel like a secret you’re lucky to be in on. BYOB, enjoy the fireflies, and prepare to see some bands you’ll be bragging about later. 🧭 @DestinationMSN and @TravelWI are great resources for trip ideas, festivals, and local eats. 🚐 We’re Music Roadtrip, a travel app for music fans. Follow us to discover legendary venues, record stores, and music landmarks across the country. Our app launches this January and will make it easier than ever for you to take your next great musical adventure. Learn more at musicroadtrip.com

The Music Roadtrip app is rolling into Charleston, South Carolina, a port city with deep musical roots. Gospel, beach music, and indie rock all have a home here, and most nights you’ll find something worth hearing within a few blocks of King Street. 🎸 Charleston Pour House (@charlestonpourhouse) is the city’s live-music anchor, with two stages, a Sunday market, and a steady rotation of touring bands and local players. 🎤 Music Farm (@musicfarmchs) sits downtown in a converted train depot and books a mix of rock, hip-hop, and late-night DJ sets. 🎭 Charleston Music Hall (@chsmusichall) brings national acts to an 1840s theater with great sound and a perfectly proportioned room. 🍻 The Royal American (@theroyalamerican) is part dive bar, part clubhouse — cheap beer, no pretension, and live music most nights of the week. 🌊 The Windjammer (@windjammer_iop) on Isle of Palms is Charleston’s beachfront stage, where you can hear a band play while the surf rolls in behind them. 🧭 To plan your trip and see what’s happening around town, check out @explorecharleston and @discoversouthcarolina. Both share reliable updates on live shows, local eats, and new festivals worth the drive. 🚐 We’re Music Roadtrip, a travel app for music fans. Follow us to discover the venues, record stores, and landmarks that keep the groove going across the country. Our app launches this January and will make it easier than ever to take your next great musical adventure. Learn more at musicroadtrip.com

The Music Roadtrip app is rolling into Marfa, Texas, a high-desert town with a powerful pull. Artists, travelers, and musicians have been making the long drive here for decades, drawn by the wide-open landscape and the creativity it sparks. 🍺 Planet Marfa is part beer garden, part backyard stage, and one of the easiest places in town to catch a band on a warm night. 🎭 Ballroom Marfa pairs art exhibitions with concerts and film screenings, pulling in artists from far beyond the desert. 🏕️ El Cosmico is a campground and creative outpost that hosts festivals and one-off desert performances. Currently closed, but slated to return in 2027. 🤠 The Wild Mare sits in a familiar spot on San Antonio Street. The name is new, but the spirit’s the same — live bands, late hours, and that front sign that still says Lost Horse. 🍸 Bar Saint George inside the Hotel Saint George mixes local and visiting crowds with occasional DJ sets and live performances. 🧭 To plan your trip and see what’s happening around town, check out Vist Marfa and @TravelTexas. Both share updates on events, lodging, and what’s worth the drive. 🚐 We’re Music Roadtrip, a travel app for music fans. Follow us to discover the venues, record stores, and landmarks that keep the groove going across the country. Our app launches this January and will make it easier than ever to take your next great musical adventure. Learn more at musicroadtrip.com

The Music Roadtrip app is rolling into Asbury Park, New Jersey — a seaside city where rock history meets boardwalk culture. From the glory days of the Jersey Shore sound to today’s thriving mix of clubs, murals, and summer festivals, Asbury Park has never stopped making noise. 🎸 The Stone Pony (@thestonepony) is the iconic club where Bruce Springsteen and Southside Johnny cut their teeth, and still packs the floor for rising artists and legacy acts alike. 🎟️ The Wonder Bar keeps the party going just up Ocean Avenue, mixing live sets with its famous “Yappy Hour” patio for music fans and their four-legged friends. 🎳 Asbury Lanes (@asburylanes) fuses vintage bowling alley vibes with a state-of-the-art stage, a perfect symbol of the city’s knack for reinvention. 🎨 The building that once housed the legendary Upstage Club is still standing, and the venue lives on through stories and murals. It's the late-night jam spot where a young Springsteen, Van Zandt, and others sharpened their sound. 🎶 The Sea Hear Now Festival (@seahearnow) brings thousands to the beach each September for a weekend of surf, art, and live music with the ocean as a backdrop. 🧭 @visit_nj and @AsburyParkChmbr are excellent resources to help you plan your trip and make the most of your Asbury Park visit. 🚐 We’re Music Roadtrip, a travel app for music fans. Follow us to discover the legendary venues, record stores and music landmarks that keep the groove going across the country. Our app launches this January and will make it easier than ever for you to take your next great musical adventure. Learn more at musicroadtrip.com #NJWOW

The Music Roadtrip app is rolling into Clarksdale, Mississippi, a small Delta town with a global reputation. The blues was born here, and you can still hear it most nights of the week. 🎶 Delta Blues Museum (@deltabluesmuseum) tells the story from the ground up, with artifacts from Muddy Waters, B.B. King, and dozens who shaped the genre. 🍷 Red’s is one of the last true juke joints in the Delta, cash only, cold beer, and live blues deep into the night. 🔥 Ground Zero Blues Club (@groundzeroblues), co-owned by Morgan Freeman, mixes locals, travelers, and touring musicians in one of the South’s most recognizable music rooms. 🎨 Cat Head Delta Blues & Folk Art (@catheadclarksdale) is equal parts record shop, gallery, and gathering place for musicians passing through. 🖼️ Hambone Art and Music (@hambonegallery) hosts art shows by day and live blues jams by night. 🌾 Dockery Farms (@dockeryfarmsms), a short drive from downtown, is often called the birthplace of the blues. 🧭 To plan your trip and see what’s happening around town, check out @visitclarksdale and @visitmississippi. Both highlight local festivals, venues, and Delta landmarks worth the drive. 🚐 We’re Music Roadtrip, a travel app for music fans. Follow us to discover the venues, record stores, and landmarks that keep live music alive across the country. Our app launches this January and will make it easier than ever to take your next great musical adventure. Learn more at musicroadtrip.com

The Music Roadtrip app is rolling into Portland, Maine, a small coastal city with a big creative streak. The venues here sit close together, and the community that fills them is just as tight-knit. 🎭 The State Theatre is a 1929 movie palace reborn as one of New England’s best mid-sized concert halls, drawing top national tours year-round. 🌅 Thompson’s Point (@thompsonspoint) turns its industrial waterfront into a summer-long concert destination, with gorgeous sunset views over the Fore River. 🎻 One Longfellow Square is a nonprofit listening room that showcases songwriters, jazz musicians, and folk innovators in an intimate space. 🍺 Oxbow Live keeps a steady calendar of live music, DJ sets and other creative hangs at its Portland location. 🎤 Portland House of Music & Events, or PHOME to locals, keeps the week moving with cover nights, homegrown bills, and touring acts passing through. 🤘 Geno’s Rock Club (@genosrockclub) is Portland’s long-running punk and metal headquarters. It’s the loud and proud dive every great music town needs. 🧭 To plan your trip and see what’s happening around town, check out @visitportland and @visitmaine. Both are full of good recommendations from people who know the coast best. 🚐 We’re Music Roadtrip, a travel app for music fans. Follow us to discover the venues, record stores, and landmarks that keep live music alive across the country. Our app launches this January and will make it easier than ever to take your next great musical adventure. Learn more at musicroadtrip.com

The Music Roadtrip app is pulling into Santa Fe, New Mexico, where a single night can take you from a cosmic art collective to a beer garden at sunset. Few cities mix independence, beauty, and community quite like this one. 🎨 Meow Wolf (@meow__wolf) opened in 2016 inside a converted bowling alley, and quickly became a global sensation for its immersive art and live music mashups. 🍺 The Bridge at Santa Fe Brewing Co. (@santafebrewing) sits beside New Mexico’s oldest craft brewery, founded in 1988, and now hosts national and local acts against a backdrop of desert sunsets and mountain air. 🤠 Cowgirl BBQ (@cowgirlsantafe) opened in the early ’90s and helped spark the city’s South Guadalupe dining district, blending mesquite smoke, two-step dancing, and a rotating lineup of Americana and blues bands. 🍸 La Reina (@la.reina.bar), tucked inside the revived 1950s El Rey Court motel, spins vinyl, showcases songwriters and serves mezcal cocktails under string lights. 🎟️ The Lensic Performing Arts Center (@thelensic) debuted in 1931 as a movie palace and still flaunts its Moorish-Spanish Revival details while hosting symphonies, film fests, and touring artists from around the world. 🎷 The Mine Shaft Tavern (@mineshafttavern) dates back to the late 1800s in the old mining town of Madrid; after burning down mid-century, it was rebuilt in 1947 and now anchors one of the quirkiest music stops on the Turquoise Trail. 🧭 @cityofsantafe and @newmexicotrue are excellent resources to help you plan your trip and make the most of your Santa Fe visit. 🚐 We’re Music Roadtrip, a travel app for music fans. Follow us to discover the legendary venues, record stores and music landmarks that keep the groove going across the country. Our app launches this January and will make it easier than ever for you to take your next great musical adventure. Learn more at musicroadtrip.com

The Music Roadtrip app is making a stop in Omaha, Nebraska — a city whose sound helped shape a generation of indie rock. From the Saddle Creek Records boom of the 2000s to its deep jazz roots, Omaha’s stages tell quite the tale. 🎸 The Slowdown (@theslowdown) was built by the founders of Saddle Creek Records and helped put Omaha’s modern music scene on the map, hosting local legends and national touring acts in an intimate downtown space. 🎟️ The Admiral (@theadmiralomaha) — formerly the historic Sokol Auditorium — reopened after a major renovation, pairing century-old charm with new life as one of the city’s top live rooms. 🎤 Waiting Room Lounge anchors the Benson neighborhood’s nightlife, with a packed calendar of rock, hip-hop, and comedy shows that keep the crowd close to the stage. 🏛️ The Jewell Building, built in 1923, once housed the famed Dreamland Ballroom—a cornerstone of North Omaha’s jazz scene where legends like Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and Louis Armstrong once played. 🧭 @visitomaha and @nebraskatourism are excellent resources to help you plan your trip and make the most of your Omaha visit. 🚐 We’re Music Roadtrip, a travel app for music fans. Follow us to discover the legendary venues, record stores and music landmarks that keep the groove going across the country. Our app launches this January and will make it easier than ever for you to take your next great musical adventure. Learn more at musicroadtrip.com

The Music Roadtrip app is heading to Tulsa, Oklahoma — a crossroads of country, rock, and soul that’s been home to visionaries like Bob Wills, Leon Russell, and JJ Cale. Their influence still echoes through the city’s clubs, studios, and historic halls. 🏛️ Cain’s Ballroom (@cainsballroom) is a century-old dance hall turned rock landmark — “The Home of Bob Wills” and the site of The Sex Pistols’ infamous 1978 stop. Its spring-loaded maple floor has been shaking since 1924. 🎸 The Church Studio (@thechurchstudio) is Leon Russell’s former creative sanctuary, recently restored as both a museum and working recording studio. 🎤 The Woody Guthrie Center (@WoodyGuthrieCtr) celebrates the enduring power of storytelling through song, connecting Guthrie’s legacy to generations of writers and musicians who followed. 📜 The Bob Dylan Center (@bobdylancenter) sits right next door, offering an inside look at Dylan’s notebooks, recordings, and rare footage — together with the Guthrie Center, it cements Tulsa as a vital destination for songwriters. 🍺 Mercury Lounge (@themerc_tulsa) is a neighborhood bar with a loyal following, known for easygoing sets, good company, and the best kind of late nights. 🎶 LowDown (@lowdowntulsa) is a state-of-the-art listening room hosting everything from jazz and folk to chamber music and comedy. 🧭 @VisitTulsaOK and @TravelOK are great resources to help plan your trip and explore even more of Tulsa’s deep musical roots. 🚐 We’re Music Roadtrip, a travel app for music fans. Follow us to discover the legendary venues, record stores, and music landmarks that keep the groove going across the country. Our app launches this January and will make it easier than ever for you to take your next great musical adventure. Learn more at musicroadtrip.com