When she’s not traveling between schools as the band and choir teacher for a rural Oregon school district, singer-songwriter Melissa Ruth puts 30,000 miles a year on her touring vehicle — and with the March 1 release of her new album, Meteor, she’s about to add a chunk to 2019’s tally. To celebrate the album’s arrival, Ruth will perform a string of late-March California and Oregon shows, culminating with a March 30 date for hometown fans at the Axe & Fiddle Public House in Cottage Grove, Oregon.

Long-standing Bay Area music festival Noise Pop has been a staple in the Independent music scene since its inception in 1993. Now in its 27th year, it continues to prove its relevance and draw attention to itself as well as the artists it was designed to promote. Throughout this week-long festival, music venues of all sizes across the Bay Area open their doors and play host to a long list of talented independent artists.

Throughout 2019, Taking Back Sunday is celebrating their 20th anniversary with a year-long celebration, including an extensive worldwide tour, paying tribute to their catalog – and their fans – with full album performances, plus a 21-song career-spanning compilation (featuring two new songs), titled Twenty, available now on Craft Recordings.

Trixie Whitley has revealed the video for "Long Time Coming," the second part of a visual trilogy leading to the release of her third studio album, LACUNA, due March 29, 2019.

From his groundbreaking debut Worlds to his "Shelter" collaboration with Madeon and his early 2000s love letter as Virtual Self, PORTER ROBINSON has proven himself to be one of the most dynamic artists in the electronic genre right now.  On Saturday, June 15, he will unveil his next endeavor - PORTER ROBINSON'S MULTIVERSE FESTIVAL.  Presented by Goldenvoice, MULTIVERSE will be a one-of-a-kind unique event for his fans set to take place at Middle Harbor Shoreline Park (MHSP) in the Bay Area of Northern California.

Toronto, Canada’s jam funk hybrid After Funk have been touring all over the US in support of their newest album, Santa Barbara, bringing a refreshing live show to both west and east coast, and musical spots in between. Bridgeport, CT’s The Acoustic Cafe was one such lucky place to get a stop on this extensive cross-country tour, last Thursday evening.

Critically acclaimed blues maverick, Shane Dwight, will pull you into his house by the ear after the first chord of No One Loves Me Better out on Red Parlor Records out on April 5, 2019. This esteemed independent label has long been a champion of music’s best songwriters, and Dwight is no exception. This new collection of songs is some of his most personal yet – gut-wrenching, and heartbreaking to date. The story of a man finding love, committing a crime, and wanting redemption runs deep in Shane’s songs.

The American Band, Grand Funk Railroad is headlining Time-Life’s ’70s Rock & Romance Cruise this March 25 and 26. The Cruise takes Rock & Romance to new heights when it sails through the Caribbean aboard the luxurious Celebrity Infinity. Other Superstars on the Cruise include Foreigner, WAR, Orleans, Leo Sayer, Gino Vanelli, and bands Queen Nation, Exile, Firefall, Little River Band and former members of ELO. Hosting this amazing lineup of talent is Peter Asher plus radio hosts Delilah and Joe Johnson and more.

Ben Folds and Violent Femmes have announced a very special summer co-headline tour, set to begin Sunday, July 28 at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, CT, and continue through the first half of August.