Same Same But Different is California’s first camping, music and arts festival to announce its return for 2021. The festival is now scheduled for September 9 – 12, 2021 after having to cancel last year’s festival due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Taking place in scenic Lake Perris, CA, Same Same But Different is a multi-genre,… Continue reading Same Same But Different Music Festival Announces 2021 Return and Lineup
Due to the ongoing uncertainty surrounding safe venue capacities and local regulations for the coming months, Tedeschi Trucks Band’s 2021 Wheels of Soul tour is being postponed until the summer of 2022. The legendary Los Lobos, longtime TTB friends and collaborators, and veterans of 2016’s Wheels of Soul will replace St. Paul and the Broken… Continue reading TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND Postpones Summer 'Wheels of Soul' Tour to 2022
esperanza spalding continues her singular, audacious approach to creating and releasing new music with the unveiling of her Songwrights Apothecary Lab today. The Songwrights Apothecary Lab is a curated portal of new work that is growing out of spalding’s collaborative practice over the past years, exploring how songwriters might meaningfully incorporate therapeutic practices and knowledge into… Continue reading Esperanza Spalding unveils new music + short film
“It’s great to see people’s faces instead of looking into a computer; so I’m excited,” Jackie Greene said shortly after taking the stage on April 2, when as an acoustic duo he and long-time sidekick Nate Dale serenaded an intimate audience at the ballroom inside the Crystal Bay Casino (CBC), just over the Nevada border… Continue reading Jackie Greene | Crystal Bay Casino Ballroom | 4/2/21
Instrumental quintet Lotus has announced the details for their new studio release Citrus. Recorded at Spice House Sound in Philadelphia during the same studio sessions as the band’s 2020 album Free Swim, the 7 track EP is set for full independent release on April 6, 2021. The first single “Phantom Tooth” is streaming now with… Continue reading Lotus New Album 'Citrus' Available Tomorrow
Tulsa guitarist, composer, and producer, Chris Combs, is set to release “Roche Blave: Large Ensemble Works Recorded Live in Switzerland” through the nonprofit Horton Records label April 30. Combs, known for his improvisational blend of jazz, hip-hop, and experimental elements in his work with Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey (JFJO) and his own band, COMBSY, was commissioned to write… Continue reading Chris Combs' "Roche Blave" out April 30
Happy Again isn’t exactly happy. But the delightfully deadpan new album from roots mainstays Bill and the Belles is full of life, humor, and tongue-in-cheek explorations of love and loss. Out May 21, 2021 on Ditty Boom Records (distribution and promotion by Free Dirt Service Co.), Happy Again marks a new chapter for the group… Continue reading Bill and the Belles’ new album, produced by Teddy Thompson, out May 21
Acclaimed reggae-rock group Roots of Creation drops “Mammoth” Today! The new single is the third release from the highly anticipated album Dub Free or Die due out this Spring. Created as an ode to the fans, the new single is an epic RoC jam session with influences ranging from heavy metal, rock, reggae, and even… Continue reading Roots of Creation Release Single 'Mammoth' + Kickstarter In Celebration of Upcoming Album
The City of Atlanta’s Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs is presenting a free, eighteen-episode virtual jazz series, called In the Tradition, which will feature jazz artists interviewed by local Atlanta jazz and art leaders. Jazz lovers can view the video interviews live on AtlantaFestivals.com, Facebook, YouTube and Channel 26 on select Tuesdays from April 6… Continue reading Atlanta Jazz Festival’s Free Virtual Jazz Series, In the Tradition, Will Begin on Tuesday, April 6
Osiris Media announces the release of the season finale of Salute the Songbird, a podcast hosted by rock and soul singer Maggie Rose. In this final episode of Season One, musician, songwriter and author Kathy Valentine joins Maggie to talk about growing up in Austin as the only child of a single mom, becoming the… Continue reading The Go-Go's Kathy Valentine discusses being a pioneering woman in rock with Maggie Rose on podcast season finale
