Remember when keyboard legend Rick Wakeman hosted Gastank in the 80s? Want to relive his stunning performance with Orchestra Della Svizzera in Lugano, in 2009? Wakeman Web TV has all this and more! No more channel-hopping: here’s your one-stop shop for an array of stunning live performances taken from across the keyboard wizard’s career. And… Continue reading Tune In to Keyboard Legend Rick Wakeman’s Web TV
Reba McEntire is extending her REBA: LIVE IN CONCERT tour following a string of sold-out stops on the fall leg. Reba announced today 14 additional dates set for spring of 2023, featuring special guests Terri Clark and The Isaacs. The spring run will kick off March 9 in Jacksonville and will conclude at NYC’s Madison… Continue reading Reba McEntire Announces 2023 Tour Dates
Today, on his 30th birthday, GRAMMY Award-winning singer, songwriter and musician Billy Strings announces Me/And/Dad, the first album he’s recorded with his father, Terry Barber, will be released November 18 via Rounder Records (pre-order here). The product of a longtime dream, the record features new versions of fourteen bluegrass and country classics that the two… Continue reading Billy Strings’ new album with his father, Terry Barber, "Me/And/Dad" out November 18, two tracks debut today
Jason Moore, the bassist for bluegrass powerhouse Sideline who passed away last fall, was named Bass Player of The Year at the International Bluegrass Music Association Awards held last week in Raleigh, North Carolina. A founding member of Sideline who was instrumental in bringing the group to Mountain Home in 2017, Jason was a masterful… Continue reading Sideline's Jason Moore named Bass Player of the Year at IBMA Awards
It’s been four long years since award-winning quintet Sister Sadie released their last album, and while the group’s hardly been idle — they took home the International Bluegrass Music Association’s top Entertainer of the Year award in 2020, Vocal Group of the Year trophies in 2019, 2020 and 2021, along with a miscellany of other… Continue reading Bluegrass powerhouse Sister Sadie releases "Diane"
To those that know Dave Brandwein as the frontman of Turkuaz, the indie-Americana/folk-rock music of Band For Sale might seem like a radical change. But to the multi-instrumentalist and producer, the upcoming album, Sleeping Sun, Waking Moon, represents a return to his musical roots. “This album is who I’ve always been deep down,” Brandwein explains.… Continue reading Dave Brandwein Announces Debut Solo Album with Release of New Single
The Memphis-based rock band DIRTY STREETS release their new album, Who’s Gonna Love You – today. The trio spent the last two years of their pandemic-induced forced time off the road creating new music and finding a new home with the Los Angeles-based independent label, Blue Élan Records. The bluesy rockers joined the independent label’s… Continue reading Memphis' DIRTY STREETS Release Who’s Gonna Love You
For the Birds: The Birdsong Project today releases Volume V, the final volume of its wide-ranging collection of 242 recordings inspired by birdsong and supporting the conservation of birds and their habitats. Now available for streaming on all platforms, Volume V features 47 recordings—songs, instrumental pieces, and experimental works—across the stylistic spectrum along with compelling… Continue reading Final Vol of Birdsong Project out now feat. Yoko Ono, Bette Midler, Animal Collective and more
New West Records & Pedernales Records will release Live Forever: A Tribute To Billy Joe Shaver on November 11th, 2022. The 12-song set was co-produced by Charlie Sexton & Freddy Fletcher and features renditions of Shaver songs lovingly recorded by Willie Nelson and Lucinda Williams, George Strait, Miranda Lambert, Nathaniel Rateliff, Ryan Bingham and Nikki… Continue reading George Strait's "Willy The Wandering Gypsy And Me" Out Today – "Live Forever: A Tribute To Billy Joe Shaver" Out November 11th
A mainstay in the world of Americana and bluegrass music, Darren Beachley is best known for his longtime role as guitarist and lead vocalist with Doyle Lawson’s seminal group, Quicksilver. With his new album, Beachley proves there’s a lot more to his musical story – and that, after a career spanning more than three decades,… Continue reading With New Album, Darren Beachley Forges New Musical Paths