Platinum-selling singer, songwriter, musician, and producer David Shaw is kicking off the holiday season early with the release of “Blue Christmas,” a tender cover of the holiday classic most famously performed by Elvis Presley. On the harmonious reimagining, Shaw and The Gifters (Pete Murano, Andriu Yanovski, and David Shirley) strip back the soulful pop ballad, transforming its simplistic ambiance with delicate guitars and crooning vocals. PRESS HERE to listen/stream.

Ahead of the December 17th release of Frank Zappa’s 200 Motels 50th Anniversary Edition, the Zappa Trust and UMe are giving another glimpse into some of the extraordinary unreleased and rare material unearthed from FZ’s vault that will be available on the monstrous new six-disc box set that boasts a new remaster of the original soundtrack, demos, studio outtakes, work mixes, interviews and movie ads, along with newly discovered dialog reels, revealing an early audio edit of the film.

Lacuna, the debut album by guitarist Tom Hamilton and pianist Holly Bowling, is released today via Royal Potato Family. The duo, who also perform together in the acclaimed rock band Ghost Light, captured the music in one stream of consciousness, completely improvised recording session at Hamilton's studio The Ballroom in Philadelphia. Exploring the outer limits of creating music in the moment through a series of ambient excursions, Hamilton and Bowling showcase their powerful musical connection.

Today, Nettwerk Records is excited to announce the signing of Moonalice, the renowned Bay Area collective known for bringing peace, love, and happiness wherever they go. They are proud share a new version of the psychedelic soul anthem, “Time Has Come Today,” fronted by Lester Chambers, original member of The Chambers Brothers who also sang lead vocal on the original version.

Tangerine Records has announced True Genius: Sides of Ray, a double disc vinyl set, to be released on November 19th. This newly remastered set includes nearly all of Ray Charles' biggest hits including, Hit The Road Jack, Unchain My Heart, I've Got A Woman, Let's Go Get Stoned, I Can't Stop Loving You, Crying Time, Georgia on My Mind, Hallelujah I Love her So, and many more, making it the ultimate Ray Charles vinyl collection.

Ireland’s brightest acoustic band We Banjo 3 (WB3), celebrates this holiday season with all things “A Winter Wonderful” including the release of their first holiday CD and a U.S. tour in December (their first in 21 months). WB3 will perform at Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree, CO, on Wednesday, December 1 at 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. This event is open to patrons of all ages.

Chicago-based singer-songwriter-pianist Neal Francis has shared his new video for the song “Problems,” the latest single from his new album, In Plain Sight (ATO). In Plain Sight is Francis' second album and it was mixed by GRAMMY® Award winner Dave Fridmann (The Flaming Lips, Tame Impala, MGMT). The hilarious and raucous clip, directed by Alec Basse and Max Moore, finds Francis singing on a microphone dropped down from the ceiling in a doctor's office waiting room.

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss join Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1 to discuss their forthcoming album ‘Raise The Roof’, due out this Friday. They discuss deciding which songs to cover on the album, their creative partnership, creating in the studio with producer T Bone Burnett, hoping to tour when safe, how American geography influenced the album, and more. 

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Toronto folk rockers The Honeyrunners set the scene ablaze, asking “What Are You Scared Of?” with the release of their new single and debut LP, Everything Is On Fire — available now via Gypsy Soul Records / Warner Music Canada / FUGA / Proper Music Group.

Oteil Burbridge, two-time Grammy Award-winning bassist of The Allman Brothers and Dead & Company, has officially launched Join the Ozone, a new education app that includes monthly LIVE calls with Oteil, pre-recorded courses including: 6 Levels of Harmony training, Rhythm and Philosophy training, never before heard stories, tips and tricks on surviving on the road, and so much more.