May 2025

“‘The song, ‘Everyday Magic,’ came from meeting someone who taught me to see the magic in the simple things we often take for granted,” says My Morning Jacket’s vocalist/guitarist Jim James. Today, the band releases a fun and joyous official music video for the track, directed by Amanda Kramer (Magdalena Bay), to complement the simple yet complex emotions that went into its writing.

Veteran progressive rock pioneers Jethro Tull will celebrate their storied career this summer with the release of Still Living in the Past, an all-encompassing retrospective arriving on 5CD/Blu-ray and a 2LP vinyl edition on July 11, 2025.

 

Pre-orders are live now at: https://jethrotull.lnk.to/SLITP?eml=2025May22/6777664/6223360

 

The Hudson River will once again echo with brass, bass and bop when the 12th annual Jersey City Jazz Festival returns to Exchange Place Plaza the weekend after Memorial Day. Produced by the non-profit Riverview Jazz and presented by Exchange Place Alliance, the free outdoor spectacular welcomes locals and visitors alike on Friday, May 30 (6 p.m.) and Saturday, May 31 (noon–9 p.m.), anchoring a week of club shows and pop-up concerts that begin Tuesday, May 27.

Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion turns the volume all the way up this year, welcoming a powerhouse slate of artists who embody the festival’s spirit of boundary-free Americana.

 

Emerging country duo The Band Loula releases a powerful new music video for its captivating song, “Running Off the Angels,” today. The striking clip—directed by band member Logan Simmons alongside Ben Humphrey and Corey Bost—features special appearances by Ashley McBryde and fellow Georgian co-writer Peytan Porter. Watch/share HERE.

 

The award-winning Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion will raise the curtain on its 24th annual festivities with an intimate, open-air Kickoff Show at Lumac Rooftop Bar atop The Bristol Hotel on Thursday, September 18, 2025. Nashville honky-tonk firebrand Emily Nenni and rising Richmond singer-songwriter Brady Heck will each deliver full sets beginning at 6:30 p.m., setting the tone for the three-day celebration of Appalachian sounds that follows in downtown Bristol.