Photo: Matthew Chenet After more than three decades writing songs for Grammy Award–winning artists and helping shape North Carolina’s rich musical landscape, songwriter and MerleFest favorite Laurelyn Dossett is stepping forward with her debut solo album. The Stokes County, N.C.–based Americana artist has shared the title single, “How Many Moons,” from the forthcoming album of… Continue reading Laurelyn Dossett Shares “How Many Moons” Ahead of Debut Album
ALL THINGS GO 2026 ANNOUNCES DC LINEUP Today, All Things Go Festival 2026 reveals the lineup for its 12th DC-area edition, with headliners including Hayley Williams, Brandi Carlile, Zara Larsson, and ATG alumni Mitski, MUNA, Lola Young, and Ethel Cain. The three-day festival, which has sold out for five consecutive years, also features artists such… Continue reading All Things Go Festival 2026 Lineup Announced: Hayley Williams, Brandi Carlile, Mitski & More
“Lonesome Trails and Tall Tales“ is a collection of tunes about the human condition,” says Darren Nicholson of his new album for Mountain Home Music Company, out now, “about living, loving, losing, fighting, redemption, and moving on. I’ve been fortunate enough to have had a hand in writing all of these. I was so blessed… Continue reading Darren Nicholson’s Lonesome Trails and Tall Tales out now
New Album Universal Truth Out May 29 via Mack Avenue Acclaimed pianist, composer, and bandleader Emmet Cohen has released “I. Eternal Glimpse,” the second single from his upcoming album Universal Truth, out May 29 via Mack Avenue Records. “I. Eternal Glimpse” kicks off the album’s centerpiece, “Universal Truth Suite,” an ambitious three-part original composition that… Continue reading Emmet Cohen Shares “I. Eternal Glimpse” from Universal Truth
Award-winning vocalist Gabrielle Cavassa makes her artistic arrival with today’s release of her Blue Note debut, Diavola, an album that unveils her range as a band leader, a songwriter, and a fearless song interpreter who treats each gesture with subtlety and reverence. Co-produced by Joshua Redman and Don Was, Diavola is a collection of original… Continue reading Gabrielle Cavassa Releases Blue Note Debut ‘Diavola’
Photo: Courtesy of the Artist Following a landmark sweep at the 2026 WAMMIE Awards, independent folk-pop singer-songwriter Eli Lev continues his upward trajectory as his latest album, Past Lives, officially reached #2 on the Folk Alliance International Folk Charts. Lev took home three honors at the 2026 WAMMIE Awards: Best Folk/Bluegrass Artist, Best Folk/Bluegrass Album,… Continue reading Eli Lev Hits #2 on FAI Folk Charts with Ancestral Album Past Lives
With one of the year’s biggest and most defining album releases, 2x GRAMMY®-nominated, multi-platinum global superstar Noah Kahan officially earns his first-ever #1 album in the U.S., as The Great Divide (Mercury Records) debuts atop the Billboard 200 Chart with the biggest streaming debut of 2026. The achievement marks a career-defining milestone, with 389,000 equivalent album… Continue reading Noah Kahan Debuts at #1 on Billboard 200 with The Great Divide
Ketch Secor and Molly Tuttle | Sweetwater Music Hall | Mill Valley, CA | May 1st, 2026 – photos by Gabriel David Barkin Molly Tuttle is on tour across the U.S. this year with her full band. Old Crow Medicine Show (OCMS) also has a ton of dates scheduled throughout the summer. But that didn’t… Continue reading Molly Tuttle and Ketch Secor: Live and In Love
Bear’s Sonic Journal Concordance: 150 years of Charles Ives So you think you are a Deadhead? Or maybe you run to the snack bar during “Drums” and “Space.” Well, I’m here to let you know that there’s a lot more to that than you had originally imagined. Phil Lesh, Grateful Dead bass player, and Owsley… Continue reading Bear’s Sonic Journal: Concordance – 150 Years of Charles Ives
Today, Arturo Sandoval — the peerless trumpeter, bandleader, composer, and Latin music icon who has been recognized with 10 GRAMMY Awards and a 2013 Presidential Medal Of Freedom, who maintains an omnipresent relevance in pop culture (he just joined Karol G during her history-making headline Coachella performance) — shares a thrilling new album SANGÚ. Sandoval will play across the US this summer… Continue reading Afro-Cuban Jazz Icon Arturo Sandoval shares ‘SANGÚ’
