BMG is proud to announce the upcoming release of Boom Boom, a revelatory album from blues legend John Lee Hooker, arriving July 25, 2025, with pre-orders beginning today. Originally released in 1992, the album captures Hooker in full creative stride following his 1989 comeback with The Healer,reinterpreting his most beloved tracks with a cast of… Continue reading John Lee Hooker’s GRAMMY-Nominated Boom Boom Gets First Wide Vinyl Release via BMG
Merge Records is proud to unveil Baby Man, the quietly stunning new album from acclaimed indie outfit Fruit Bats, set for release on September 12, 2025. Written and performed entirely by singer-songwriter Eric D. Johnson—also of the Grammy-nominated trio Bonny Light Horseman—Baby Man stands as the most intimate statement in the Fruit Bats catalogue: ten… Continue reading Fruit Bats Announce Baby Man, a Stripped-Down Masterclass in Vulnerability, Arriving September 12 on Merge Records
Rare Bird Books today ushers drummer, attorney, and jam-band trailblazer Greg Anton onto the literary main stage with the publication of It’s About Time, a propulsive rock-and-roll mystery that puts the back-room drama of the music business under a bright, unflinching light. Anton first introduced readers to gifted but socially awkward songwriter Woody Harper… Continue reading From Drum Throne to Thriller: Jam Pioneer Greg Anton Unleashes It’s About Time
5X Platinum-certified alternative rock mainstays THE RED JUMPSUIT APPARATUS have released “Slipping Through (No Kings),” their latest single and video for Better Noise Music. The urgent and impassioned rallying cry—written by lead vocalist, guitarist and founding member Ronnie Winter with producer and songwriter Matt Squire—compellingly looks at the societal chaos gripping America right now. … Continue reading THE RED JUMPSUIT APPARATUS RELEASE URGENT SINGLE AND VIDEO, “SLIPPING THROUGH (NO KINGS)”
I’m old enough now that being told on Tuesday that I am going to cover the Northlands Music & Arts Festival on Friday feels rushed. Gone are the carefree days of the early ’00s. Back then, I went on tour with one day’s notice—without a tent. I woke up on crushed-oyster-shell gravel next to my… Continue reading Northlands 2025 – What Once Was Old Is New Again
Greensky Bluegrass added a spark of collaborative magic to Blue Ox Music Festival on Friday, June 28, 2025, when the band welcomed Grammy-winning flat-picker Molly Tuttle to the Pines Music Park stage in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Midway through an already-fiery first set, Tuttle strapped on her guitar for Sean Camp’s “My Love Will Not Change,”… Continue reading Blue Ox Stampede: Molly Tuttle Saddles Up with Greensky Bluegrass
Nestled beneath the ancient oaks of Mendocino County’s storied Black Oak Ranch, Dead On The Creek will once again gather Deadheads, bluegrass pickers, and roots-music revelers for three days of song, fellowship, and creek-side camping from Friday, August 8 through Sunday, August 10, 2025. This year’s edition carries special weight: the Saturday of the gathering,… Continue reading Dead On The Creek Returns to Black Oak Ranch, August 8–10, 2025, for an Intimate Three-Day Celebration of Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead
Today, singer-songwriter John Flynn releases his new Americana-tinged single “Sisyphus” and its accompanying video. Written in the days immediately following his country’s decision to return Donald Trump to the U.S. presidency, both Flynn’s lyrics and the black t-shirt with “Illegitimi Non Carborundum” (“don’t let the bastards grind you down”) written on it that he wears… Continue reading John Flynn's New Single and Video "Sisyphus" Out Today
Celebrating two decades of authentic, heart-driven bluegrass, Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers proudly release their 12th career album, Lovin’, Fightin’, Losin’ Sleep, available now via Billy Blue Records. Out today, the 10-track collection showcases the band’s harmonic mastery with three lead vocalists delivering a fresh batch of songs from revered writers. The album’s title… Continue reading Available Now, Lovin', Fightin', Losin' Sleep, The New Album from Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers
Tedeschi Trucks Band (TTB), the Grammy Award-winning band led by the dynamic duo of Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks, has announced a special evening at The Church Studio in Tulsa, Oklahoma for Monday, July 28th featuring an exclusive screening of their documentary film Learning to Live Together: The Return of Mad Dogs & Englishmen. The… Continue reading Tedeschi Trucks Band To Host Exclusive Event at The Church Studio in Tulsa on July 28th
