The Bad Plus have added more dates to their upcoming 2026 Farewell Tour. The newly announced dates get underway September 20 at Tulsa, OK’s LowDown. A final run of farewell shows will be unveiled soon. For complete details and ticket availability, please visit www.thebadplus.com/tour. The Bad Plus’s current lineup – which sees founding bassist Reid… Continue reading The Bad Plus Add Dates to Farewell Tour
The one-of-a-kind musical legacy of the late, great Gregg Allman continues with Gregg Allman Band’s Great As Ever: Live In Philadelphia ’86, a previously unreleased concert recording arriving via the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer’s posthumous label, Sawrite Records, on Friday, April 10. Pre-orders/pre-saves are available now. The full-length live album is heralded by… Continue reading Gregg Allman to Release Another Scorching Show from Personal Archives; Shares First Song
Photo by Graham Tolbert Hiss Golden Messenger—the North Carolina-based project of MC Taylor—releases “Shaky Eyes,” the second single from his new album, I’m People, out May 1st via Chrysalis Records. Following the “genial folk-rock track” (Stereogum) “In The Middle Of It,” “Shaky Eyes” is an ode to Taylor’s origins in California. Reflecting on the… Continue reading Hiss Golden Messenger new single “Shaky Eyes” out now!
Now in its fifth year, CaveFest returns to The Caverns on October 10–11, 2026, for a two-day, boutique festival experience rooted in Americana, bluegrass, and roots music. This year’s lineup is led by Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, Peter Rowan & Sam Grisman Project, Rising Appalachia, and Keller & The Keels, alongside a wide-ranging group… Continue reading Gillian Welch & David Rawlings Lead CaveFest 2026 at The Caverns
Photo: Courtesy of Phil Sargent Phil Sargent Explores Intimacy, Counterpoint, and Inner Stillness on Solo Motions Some records ask for attention. Others ask for quiet. Solo Motions, the forthcoming solo guitar album from Phil Sargent, belongs to the latter—less a showcase of technique than an invitation into stillness. Arriving May 1, 2026, the album reimagines… Continue reading Phil Sargent Explores Stillness and Counterpoint on Solo Motions
Alicia Waller Announces Debut Album Louder, Then Out May 29 Alicia Waller Finds Her Voice on Louder, Then There’s a moment when study turns into statement—when everything you’ve absorbed finally comes back out as something entirely your own. That’s where Alicia Waller stands with Louder, Then, her debut album arriving May 29. A classically trained… Continue reading Alicia Waller Announces Debut Album Louder, Then
Photo: Courtesy of The Moss The Moss Cruise Into “Your Way” Ahead of Big Blue Moon Some bands chase a sound—The Moss seem to just live inside one. Their new single “Your Way” rolls in like ocean air through an open window: easy, sunlit, but carrying something deeper underneath. It’s the latest glimpse of their… Continue reading The Moss Drop “Your Way” Ahead of Big Blue Moon
Photo: Courtesy of Crys Matthews There’s a certain kind of song that doesn’t just arrive—it erupts. “Forged In Fire”, the new single from Crys Matthews, burns with that kind of urgency. Released on No Kings Day, it’s not just a track—it’s a statement, a stomp, a raised voice cutting through the static. Blending Americana, folk,… Continue reading Crys Matthews Ignites with “Forged In Fire”
Acclaimed fiddler Michael Cleveland reunites with his award-winning band Flamekeeper for their new single, “Big Daddy Rabbit,” featuring mandolinist Nathan Livers. The release picks up where the group left off following Cleveland’s GRAMMY®-nominated 2023 album Lovin’ Of The Game, capturing the band’s signature chemistry and high-energy precision. Cleveland, a 12-time IBMA Fiddler of the Year,… Continue reading Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper Release “Big Daddy Rabbit”
“When Unspoken Tradition first started trying to find our niche,” says the group’s guitarist, Audie McGinnis, “we branded ourselves as ‘working class bluegrass.’ Though we’ve grown and evolved, that is still very much who we are.” And if the down to earth realism and rootedness of their last two singles, “Refugee” and “Rhythm of the… Continue reading Unspoken Tradition’s “Company Man” exemplifies working class bluegrass
