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Rising sibling duo The Ries Brothers (Charlie and Kevin Jordan Ries) have released the official video for their new single “Strange Times.” The visual, shot in New Orleans earlier this summer, provides the perfect gritty backdrop for a track that showcases the duo’s heavier side and lyrically, it’s a release of the frustration we’ve all had over the last couple of years.

The Inspector Cluzo is a Gascony, France-based rock and blues duo created in 2008 by Laurent (Guitar, Lead Vocal) and Mathieu (Drums). The two met while studying Physics in Mont de Marsan. Since 2008, the band has released 8 albums via their self-run record label F.TheBassPlayer Records, they are 100% self-financed, family-based and organized, and 100% DIY.

The Soho Sessions, an exclusive music-driven community known for curating exceptional live experiences in NYC, is thrilled to hit the road for the first time for a show with Grammy-nominated guitarist and singer-songwriter Marcus King and singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, Celisse at Stephen Talkhouse in the Hamptons on August 3, 2023.

GRAMMY-nominated band Gov’t Mule, led by guitar legend, vocalist, songwriter and producer Warren Haynes, has announced their Peace…Like A River World Tour in support of their new studio album, Peace…Like A River, out now. The fall 2023 outing will see the renowned four-piece head to Canada and Europe in addition to more U.S. cities beginning September 13th in Toronto.

As Summerfest 2023 marked its 55th anniversary, the shores of Lake Michigan at Milwaukee, WI, vibrated with a magnitude of musical delight. The first weekend, which wrapped up on June 24, unfolded a glorious mosaic of soundscapes, leaving the audience buzzing with palpable anticipation for the following weeks.

It took a while for Tommy Prine to share the songs he’d been writing about the triumphs and tragedies of this life, only letting friends in on what he was quietly creating. Fortunately, two of those friends-turned-collaborators, Ruston Kelly and Gena Johnson, were enthralled with what they were hearing. Kelly and Johnson called Prine and urged him to quit his job, get in the studio, and share his music with the world.

Common Kings have announced their highly anticipated sophomore album ‘CELEBRATION’ – a follow-up to 2017’s GRAMMY-nominated ‘Lost in Paradise’ – due out August 25, 2023 via Island Empire/Mensch House Records.  The record is expected to captivate fans, with the Kings’ seductive island rhythms and pop-infused choruses making the album instantly contagious.  Alongside the announcement, they’ve shared the title track for the album “Celebration (One Shot)."

Rhino is a respected name in the audiophile community, renowned for their exceptional and quality catalog releases. Following the success of The Doobie Brothers: Quadio (2020) and Chicago Quadio (2016) sets, Rhino will release a slew of seminal 1970s albums recorded in quadraphonic sound.

Quadraphonic sound, or 4.0 surround sound, utilizes four audio channels connected to four speakers positioned at the corners of a listening space. The multi-tracked audio is mixed dimensional, immersing the listener in an expansive soundscape.

Stewart Copeland, influential drummer/founder of seminal 80s band The Police and acclaimed film, opera, and orchestral composer, continues his musical journey today with Police Deranged for Orchestra, a new album(Shelter/BMG) which explores the band’s best-known tracks through a new lens, inspired by his recent forays into expansive musical forms and instrumentation.

Duane Betts has released a new single from his full length solo album debut - Wild & Precious Life (July 14 / Royal Potato Family). “Saints to Sinners” captures a feeling of joy and triumph: guitar, slide guitar, piano, organ, crashing cymbals and percussion create a wall of sound, over which Betts meditates on the challenges of choosing the right path.

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