OUT JULY 3 ON earMUSIC DEEP PURPLE will release their new studio album SPLAT! on July 3 via earMUSIC. The band — Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Ian Paice, Don Airey, and Simon McBride — has once again teamed up with renowned producer Bob Ezrin (KISS, Pink Floyd, Lou Reed, Alice Cooper) to craft what they… Continue reading Deep Purple Announces SPLAT!, Their Heaviest Album in Years, Alongside Massive 2026 World Tour
Photo: Courtesy of Gerry Morgan At a time when the world often feels louder and more divided by the day, Canadian songwriter Gerry Morgan is leaning in the opposite direction. His latest piece, “Shanti, Shiwa, Aramesh,” is a meditative world fusion track built around a simple but universal idea: peace sounds the same no matter… Continue reading Gerry Morgan Shares Meditative World Fusion Track “Shanti, Shiwa, Aramesh”
Photo: Courtesy of Folk Alliance International Folk Alliance International (FAI), the foremost global nonprofit organization dedicated to folk music, has officially opened applications for Official Showcase Artists for its 39th annual conference, set for January 27–31, 2027, in Chicago, Illinois. Applications for Official Showcase Artists opened May 1 and will remain open through June 8,… Continue reading Folk Alliance International Opens Applications for 2027 Chicago Conference
Photo Credit: Steph Heath with Smiling Eyes Media John Mailander’s Forecast independently releases Little Wheel // Hope Looming on May 8. This three-track EP includes a timely cover of Buffy Sainte-Marie’s “Little Wheel Spin And Spin,” an original instrumental, “Hope, Looming,” and a third short ambient instrumental sample piece. Forecast is a Nashville-based collective of… Continue reading John Mailander’s Forecast Releases Little Wheel // Hope Looming EP May 8
Photo: Courtesy of Jacq Justice Today, the Athens, GA-born Futurebirds released their new single “Fly On” from their first-ever double album, Far Out Country, which will be released on June 5 via Dualtone Records. Written by singer/guitarist Carter King, “Fly On” is a reflection on the spiritual clarity that comes with appreciating the quiet beauty… Continue reading Futurebirds Share New Single “Fly On” from Double Album Far Out Country
In October 1974, the Grateful Dead walked off the stage at Winterland and into an indefinite touring hiatus, exhausted by the logistical and financial strains of touring with the groundbreaking Wall of Sound. A newly remastered version of Steal Your Face, the 1976 double-live album taken from that historic five-show “farewell” run, arrives on June… Continue reading Announcing Grateful Dead’s Steal Your Face (50th Anniversary Remaster)
Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks | NOLA | Photos by Andy J. Gordon Every year, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival draws massive crowds to the unique city on the Mississippi River. The 2026 festival drew 475,000 people to the Fair Grounds Race Course and lived up to expectations, with more than 600 bands… Continue reading New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2026: Eight Days of Musical Bliss
Photo: Courtesy of Punch Brothers Punch Brothers—mandolinist Chris Thile, guitarist Chris Eldridge, bassist Paul Kowert, banjoist Noam Pikelny, and violinist Brittany Haas—have added 31 dates to their extensive May–November North American tour. The 64-city run, their biggest since 2019, celebrates the band’s new album, The Unsung Adventures of Punch Brothers, out July 24 via Nonesuch… Continue reading Punch Brothers Add 31 Dates to 2026 North American Tour
JOHN COLTRANE CENTENNIAL RAVI COLTRANE QUARTET SAT, MAY 9, 8 PM LeFrak Concert Hall As the jazz world continues to celebrate the centennial of John Coltrane, one of the music’s most enduring legacies arrives in Queens on May 9, when the Ravi Coltrane Quartet takes the stage at LeFrak Concert Hall. Born into jazz royalty… Continue reading Ravi Coltrane Quartet to Celebrate John Coltrane Centennial in Queens
Photo: Courtesy of Jazz Dispensary Jazz Dispensary announces the latest addition to its acclaimed Top Shelf series: an unearthed gem from the golden age of jazz-funk fusion, Reachin’ by Roger Glenn. For nearly fifty years, Glenn’s debut has been a secret handshake among sophisticated crate-diggers and fusion connoisseurs—a treasure excavated from the fertile musical fault… Continue reading Jazz Dispensary Announces AAA Reissue of Roger Glenn’s ‘Reachin’’
