MerleFest, presented by Window World, will return to Wilkes Community College the weekend of April 24-27 for its 2025 event. Known for blending incredible live music with strong community ties, MerleFest continues to hold its title as a can’t miss annual tradition for both area natives and visitors from all over the world. This year’s… Continue reading MerleFest Shares Finalists for the 10th Annual Band Competition, Adds Carolina Detour, Wilder Flower, and more to 2025 Lineup
Just five years ago, amid the beginning of the pandemic, singer/songwriter David Johansen, legendary co-founder of the New York Dolls, discovered his aggressive cancer had progressed and he was diagnosed with a brain tumor, leading to complications ever since. He has not made his diagnosis public as he is generally a very private person, however… Continue reading SWEET RELIEF MUSICIANS FUND ANNOUNCES DAVID JOHANSEN FUND
Today, Nashville guitar virtuoso Sean Thompson releases Head In The Sand, his second album under the moniker Sean Thompson’s Weird Ears, via Ears Over America/Missing Piece Records. He celebrated the album with a release show last night at The Blue Room and will play a Grimey’s In-Store today before closing out the weekend with a… Continue reading Sean Thompson’s Weird Ears Releases New Album Head In The Sand
Today, GRAMMY Award-winning singer-songwriter Joe Ely has released his 29th solo album Love and Freedom via Rack ‘Em Records / Thirty Tigers. A healing elixir for the world’s emotional turmoil, this timely album features songs written by the prolific Texas native as well as by some of his musical heroes including Guy Clark, Townes Van… Continue reading GRAMMY Award-Winning Singer-Songwriter Joe Ely Shares a Healing Elixir on New Album Love and Freedom
Cleopatra Records celebrates Record Store Day on April 12 with one of the most anticipated releases in Todd Rundgren’s catalog: a 2-LP live album recorded during the maestro’s 2008 Arena tour. Named after his most recent studio album, this tour found Rundgren performing alongside his usual A-list band of musical wizards, with a set list… Continue reading Cleopatra Records announces first time Todd Rundgren live album exclusive for Record Store Day 2025
The legacy of legendary country vocalist Patsy Cline, whose storied recordings of the 1950s and 1960s with producer Owen Bradley helped establish country music’s pop-crossover Nashville Sound, receives a new chapter on Record Store Day (April 12) with “Imagine That: The Lost Recordings (1954-1963),” a revelatory collection of previously unreleased recordings from Elemental Music/Deep Digs.… Continue reading Patsy Cline’s Imagine That: The Lost Recordings (1954-1963) – A Treasure Trove of Unreleased Performances Arrives on Record Store Day
Acclaimed singer-songwriter Josh Phillips, founding member of Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band and Josh Phillips Folk Festival, is proud to announce the release of his new charitable EP, “Already Gone,” out now via CommunityZ RecordZ—a 501(c)(3) charitable record label owned and operated by friends and fellow artists SeepeopleS and Sparxsea. All proceeds from the… Continue reading Asheville, NC's Josh Phillips, releases charitable EP for victims of Helene in lead up to new album drop!
DEVO, the trailblazing band that first introduced the world to their unique concept of “de-evolution,” is continuing their creative renaissance with an exciting slate of new projects and live performances. Following a five-year hiatus, the group demonstrated their enduring impact by releasing Hardcore Devo Volumes 1 and 2—70s-era compilations that trace DEVO’s early electronic rock… Continue reading Still De-Evolving: DEVO’s 50-Year Journey Continues
Groundbreaking guitarists Andy Summers and Robert Fripp are set to release an expansive four-disc collection, The Complete Recordings 1981 – 1984, featuring newly remixed and previously unheard material. Available on March 28, 2025, this 3CD/1 Blu-ray set captures the full scope of Summers and Fripp’s innovative collaboration, including their seminal albums I Advance Masked and… Continue reading Andy Summers and Robert Fripp “The Complete Recordings 1981 – 1984” 3CD/1Blu-ray & “I Advance Masked” 2024 Mix 200gm Vinyl – Available March 28, 2025
Abe Mamet, a rising force in the jazz scenes of Denver, Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York City, has announced his sophomore album, Levitate the Heavy Part, set for release on March 7, 2025, via LMB Records. Known for his dynamic approach to the French horn and his ability to weave the instrument seamlessly… Continue reading FRENCH HORN PLAYER ABE MAMET ANNOUNCES NEW SEPTET ALBUM
