Once again The Quiet Valley Ranch outside of Kerrville, Texas will be turned into a music lover’s utopia for 18 days this spring. Beginning on Thursday May 25th and running through June 11th, this year’s Kerrville Folk Festival promises to be one to be remembered.

Guitarists Jeff Parker and Matthew Stevens have shared a new recording of “Alberta,” featured on a new tribute album to the pioneering legacy of Doc Watson.  I Am A Pilgrim: Doc Watson at 100 will be released April 28 on FLi Records / Budde Music.  Jeff Parker is an experimental musician that has released a number of acclaimed solo recordings and key projects in the worlds of jazz, electronic, rock and improvisational music.  Matthew Stevens is a GRAMMY-winning guitarist, composer and producer; he produced this loving tribute to Wats

Today Akron, Ohio-based guitarist Dan Wilson shares the first single, “Sticology,” from his forthcoming album. Things Eternal is Wilson’s second album with Brother Mister Productions, his mentor Christian McBride’s imprint under the Mack Avenue Music Group umbrella, following 2021’s Vessels of Wood and Earth. McBride also served as co-producer on the project.

Today, experimental Mercury Prize nominated UK trio Gogo Penguin release their fourth single “Parasite,” a multi-part extended composition that exemplifies Gogo Penguin’s ultimate ethos of creating experimental sounding electronic music with just piano, drums and bass. The video is accompanied by a music video, filmed in London and Manchester, the band's hometown, and directed by Jordan Copeland. Watch the music video here.

Get ready for a night of musical magic as the electrifying Jazz Guitarist, Tsutomu Nakai, brings his exceptional talent to Zinc on Monday, April 3rd! With a sound that’s both beautiful and powerful, Tsutomu’s unique guitar work will leave you in awe. His improvisational skills shine through as he effortlessly blends melody with technique, creating a truly one-of-a-kind performance.

Groundbreaking jazz group The Bad Plus have shared a brand new single, “Electric Face,” available today at all DSPs and streaming services.

LISTEN TO “ELECTRIC FACE”

Randy Steele is an award winning banjo pickin' singer/songwriter from Chattanooga, Tennessee and he is excited to independently release a new single, “There’s a Part of Me,” March 24 with his bluegrass band, High Cold Wind. A good old heartache song about growth, “There’s a Part of Me” ’ is about learning to let go of someone that doesn’t serve your best interest anymore.

Country superstar and reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year Luke Combs’ new album, Gettin’ Old—a companion to his acclaimed 2022 record, Growin’ Up—is out today via River House Artists/Columbia Nashville. Stream/purchase HERE.

With every element of her brand new album When The Trouble’s All Done, Ellie Turner took great care to retain a specific presentation of her songs. “I wanted it real and imperfect,” she remembers. “I wanted it honest. I wanted it stripped down to the core and essence of whatever it was.” Most of the tracks feature just acoustic guitars, upright bass, and vocals performed live to tape at Sound Emporium Studios in Nashville.

GRAMMY Award-winning trio Nickel Creek’s highly anticipated new album, Celebrants, is out today via Thirty Tigers. Stream/purchase HERE.