May 2025

When instrumental prog trio Consider the Source settled into Brooklyn's Bunker Studios in 2014, they thought they were recording a double album. At the time, CDs were the most common audio format, and the band had just worked through a large back catalogue of unfinished and unreleased songs with their new drummer, Jeff Mann. But as the recording went on and song times began adding up, the band realized they had a triple-CD release on their hands!

Toad The Wet Sprocket will extend their upcoming Good Intentions 2025 U.S. headlining tour into the fall with additional dates in September and October with KT Tunstall and Vertical Horizon. Limited VIP packages and new Good Intentions merchandise are available at Toad The Wet Sprocket Online.

In July and August, the band is joined by KT Tunstall and Sixpence None The Richer and the recent addition, The Jayhawks, who take the place of Semisonic.

The Pickin’ On Series, known for its bluegrass interpretations of prominent artists and a beloved tradition at CMH Records for over 30 years and 300 albums, presents its latest installment: Pickin’ On Creedence Clearwater Revival: Bluegrass Revival. This album, set for digital and CD release on June 20, marks the first time bluegrass quartet Iron Horse put their fresh and unique bluegrass spin on the timeless songs of Creedence Clearwater Revival, one of the most influential bands of the 1960s.

Amidst their 20th anniversary as a band, GRAMMY-winning quintet, The SteelDrivers, aren’t looking over their shoulders at the road to the here and now. Quite the contrary, where the Americana and bluegrass icons are aiming is headlong towards the unknowns of tomorrow with one simple, yet powerful, thought permeating throughout: What’s next? “Very early in the game, we were determined to do our own original music. And we stood by it, where now we’re reaping those rewards,” says SteelDrivers fiddler, Tammy Rogers.