On August 14, 2025, the dust-jacket comes off a hidden corner of American folk history when Woody At Home – Volumes 1 & 2 arrives via Shamus Records. For the first time, listeners will hear Woody Guthrie sitting at his own kitchen table in Brooklyn in the early 1950s, a two-channel reel-to-reel whirring while he… Continue reading Deportee Found: Woody Guthrie’s Hidden Reels Drop August 14
The 33rd Annual Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival of Music & Dance is set to transform the Trumansburg Fairgrounds into a four-day celebration of art, community, and global sound next weekend, July 17–20, 2025. Hosted once again by Americana mainstays Donna the Buffalo, the genre-spanning gathering welcomes more than 90 acts across four stages, with newly… Continue reading Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival Returns July 17–20, 2025, with Lukas Nelson, Lucius, Cimafunk, Sierra Hull, Dobet Gnahoré, Vieux Farka Touré, Donna the Buffalo and Scores More
“Adios AIRBEAT ONE!” drifted across the Mecklenburg night sky at dawn on Sunday, the last bassline fading as the sun inched over Neustadt-Glewe. For four luminous nights and three thumping days, more than 200,000 revelers—drawn from every corner of Germany and over 50 nations—turned the sleepy airfield into the third-largest “city” in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The 22nd… Continue reading Fiesta Pure: 200,000 Celebrate “Viva España” at AIRBEAT ONE 2025
Prague-based Australian guitarist, singer and noise-maker Jack Phemister tears the lid off a year of continental upheaval with Sleeping Dogs, a three-song jolt of garage-punk adrenaline arriving worldwide on 8 August 2025. Tracked in equal parts Melbourne spare room and Prague attic, Sleeping Dogs distils Phemister’s fiery stage show into ten unrelenting minutes. Opener… Continue reading Australian Art-Rocker Jack Phemister Lets Sleeping Dogs Snarl on 8 August 2025
Austin’s own Cosmic Convoy—the vintage-minded quartet featuring alumni of Golden Bear and The Channel—has kicked off the summer in style with the Independence-Day release of its latest single, “Body & Soul.” Dropped on July 4, the track has spent the past week and a half slipping onto playlists and spinning in dive-bar jukeboxes from Texas… Continue reading Austin’s Cosmic Convoy Rolls Out “Body & Soul” for Summer Road Trips
Sugaray Rayford is a man with a message, a larger-than-life personality, and a voice to deliver it. Working with producer and songwriter Eric Corne, the soul-blues powerhouse has crafted an incendiary sound and narrative, contributing to an exciting new chapter in American soul music. His newest single, “How The Other Half Lives,” is an… Continue reading SUGARAY RAYFORD UNVEILS NEW SINGLE "HOW THE OTHER HALF LIVES" OUT NOW
This summer, acclaimed tribute ensemble The Garcia Project will mark its fifteenth anniversary with The Days Between 2025 Tour, a two-week celebration of the music and spirit of the Jerry Garcia Band. Renowned for painstakingly re-creating genuine JGB set lists—complete with the original arrangements, tempos, and on-stage dynamics—the group has been hailed by longtime fans… Continue reading Fifteen Years of JGB Magic: The Garcia Project Announces 2025 “Days Between” Run
Reigning IBMA Songwriter of the Year Rick Faris today unveils his fourth solo album, Life’s Parade, on Dark Shadow Recording. A two-time GRAMMY nominee and eight-time IBMA Award winner, Faris calls the twelve-song collection “a snapshot in time of my life journey and my wants for the world,” adding: “I hope these songs bring… Continue reading Rick Faris Leads Life’s Parade Into Owensboro
Today, the Silverlake Conservatory Of Music proudly unveils Our Loving Tribute to Neil Young —a three-song covers EP performed by the SCM All-Stars, an ensemble of the Conservatory’s exceptional youth musicians. Executive produced by Flea, bassist and founding member of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, alongside Merck Mercuriadis, founder of Hipgnosis Songs, the project showcases… Continue reading Silverlake Conservatory Of Music Releases Our Loving Tribute to Neil Young
Singer-songwriter, keyboardist, and brewmaster Kyle Hollingsworth is thrilled to share “Colorado,” the second single from his forthcoming solo album All We Are, set for release on August 1, 2025 via SCI Fidelity Records–Pre-save the new project now. Over four and a half minutes, the track unfolds with the expansiveness of an endless clear blue… Continue reading Kyle Hollingsworth shares lush ode to his home state with "Colorado" out now
