Willie Nelson's Fourth of July Picnic w/ Bob Dylan, the Avett Brothers, the Mavericks, Asleep & the Wheel, Tami Neilson

Ninety-two-year-old progressive cowboy and patron saint of Austin Willie Nelson keeps his annual tradition (since 1973) alive and definitely kickin’ with musical friends like Bob Dylan, the Avett Brothers, and others taking the Circuit of the Americas stage. And since we’re ostensibly celebrating America’s anniversary, there will of course be fireworks to spark whatever patriotism might still be lingering in your soul. He might have a few more scratches, but Trigger, and the man behind the guitar for that matter, still sound like a tumbleweed rolling free. In so many ways, Willie is keeping our hopes alive.