Organizers of the 4^th Annual Pepsi Gulf Coast Jam have announced superstars Eric Church, Brad Paisley 

“We wanted to make a more energetic record. I personally looked to artists like Springsteen, 70's Bowie, The Smiths, The Cure, Neil Young as inspiration for—not really for sound as much as for that dichotomy of bands who were entertainers still making, at times, weird dark music and writing songs that seem totally over-the-top by today's rock band standards,” says Cymbals Eat Guitars bassist Matthew Whipple of his band’s wildly ambitious fourth LP, Pretty Years.

Austin’s Hard Proof has confirmed the release of its new record, Public Hi-Fi Session 03, out on June 24 on Jim Eno’s Public Hi-Fi Records. The release will be available on 12-inch vinyl (180gram/45rpm), digital download, and to stream.

ue to overwhelming fan demand, multi-PLATINUM entertainer Dierks Bentley has added a second night at Colorado's Red Rocks Amphitheatre on Sept. 27.