If Janis Joplin had joined Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac…. It might have sounded a lot like this. Eric Gales needs no introduction. Guitar World’s Best New Talent for 1991, Billboard blues chart-topper, and a 2022 Grammy nominee, Gales is also a Cleopatra Records regular (most recently his 2023 collaboration with Doug Pinnick, covering Cream’s… Continue reading GUITAR GREAT ERIC GALES AND LINN HOLMES GET TO GRIPS WITH THE WHIPPING POST
Primus have released the final episode of Interstellar Drum Derby, the band’s behind-the-scenes YouTube series chronicling their global open-call audition for a new drummer. The finale brings the journey full circle, showcasing the last round of in-studio auditions, final interviews, and the now-iconic moment when Les Claypool surprised John Hoffman with a cake and the… Continue reading Primus Unveils New Drummer, New Song, and New Era in "Interstellar Drum Derby" Series Finale
New Wave/Prog-Pop troubadours Pardon The Interruption are thrilled to return to the stage at the iconic Sweetwater Music Hall on Thursday, June 5. Opening the night will be roots, reggae, ska, and soul-driven Jethro Jeremiah Band. Roaring out of the fog-shrouded hills of Sonoma and drowning out the chatter, New Wave/Prog-Pop troubadours Pardon the Interruption… Continue reading Pardon the Interruption Brings High-Energy Fun to Sweetwater, June 5
High Moon Records is excited to unveil The Final Solution – Just Like Gold: Live At The Matrix, the first-ever anthology from groundbreaking San Francisco psychedelic scene pioneers The Final Solution, available tomorrow, May 9, on CD, LP, and digitally. Newly transferred from reels and expertly mastered by 10x GRAMMY® Award-nominated engineer Dan Hersch, the… Continue reading High Moon to Release San Francisco Psychedelic Pioneers The Final Solution Anthology Tomorrow
John Summit, one of the most electrifying names in global dance music, will headline Folsom Field in Boulder on Saturday, October 18, 2025, marking the largest solo show of his career and a monumental moment for electronic music in Colorado. The performance will take place at the iconic 50,000+ capacity Folsom Field, home of… Continue reading JOHN SUMMIT TO HEADLINE FOLSOM FIELD IN BOULDER, CO ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2025
Texas Headhunters—the blistering new band uniting Lone Star guitar heroes Ian Moore, Jesse Dayton, and Johnny Moeller—unleash their debut single “Maggie Went Back to Mineola” today, with their full self-titled album Texas Headhunters to follow on August 22 via Hardcharger/Blue Élan Records. Tracked live at Willie Nelson’s Pedernales Studio over five fire-breathing days, Texas Headhunters… Continue reading Ian Moore, Jesse Dayton & Johnny Moeller are TEXAS HEADHUNTERS – New Supergroup Lighting the Fuse on a Texas Blues Revival
The Lowell Festival Foundation, producer of the nation’s largest free folk festival, has announced an urgent fundraising appeal following notification from the National Endowment for the Arts that a $20,000 grant earmarked for the 38th annual Lowell Folk Festival has been withdrawn. The unexpected decision arrives as production costs for the three-day celebration—scheduled to return… Continue reading Lowell Folk Festival Issues Urgent Call for Community Support After Loss of NEA Grant
Acclaimed singer-songwriter-pianist Neal Francis proved himself as the Toast of New Orleans this past weekend with a series of unforgettable live performances held in tandem with the annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Though based in Chicago, Francis demonstrated his deep connection with New Orleans’ musical traditions with a May 1 guest appearance at… Continue reading NEAL FRANCIS LIGHTS UP NEW ORLEANS WITH UNFORGETTABLE RUN OF LIVE PERFORMANCES
Multi-Platinum, GRAMMY-winning artist Zach Bryan has purchased the historic former Saint Jean Baptiste Church building in Lowell, Massachusetts, ensuring its transformation into the previously announced Jack Kerouac Center. The project was initially announced in November 2022, but stalled amid the COVID-19 pandemic and funding issues. The collaboration between Bryan and the Jack Kerouac Estate… Continue reading Zach Bryan Purchases Historic Former Saint Jean Baptiste Church in Lowell, MA, to Transform It into the Jack Kerouac Center
Today, one of the greatest bands in rock history, The Who, have announced their bittersweet final tour of the US and Canada as a truly grand finale of their illustrious six-decade career. Full tour routing and ticketing information is available below. The legendary duo are revealing the news live during a press conference at the… Continue reading THE WHO THE SONG IS OVER NORTH AMERICA FAREWELL TOUR
