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Ben Sollee is thrilled to unleash, Long Haul, his first solo studio effort in seven years, is out now via sonaBlast! Recordings. On Long Haul, Sollee draws from diverse influences, from nearby Appalachia and Muscle Shoals (he lives in Kentucky) to the exotic music from Polynesia and West Africa. These influences all meet with Sollee’s cello and vocals to create a wonderfully textured album, something akin to Paul Simon’s Graceland.

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Out today is JERRY DOUGLAS’ latest offering, “Something You Got,” the sophomore single from his upcoming album The Set — his first studio album in seven years. Originally written and performed by R&B artist Christopher Kenner in 1961, “Something You Got” gets a fresh take from DOUGLAS. Listen to the track via streaming services here.

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Blues-rock titan Joe Bonamassa is marking the 10th anniversary of his landmark album Different Shades Of Blue with the release of his exciting single, “Better The Devil You Know.” Available now on all streaming platforms, this high-octane, R&B-infused blues rock track offers fans a fresh look at a critical moment in Bonamassa’s career.

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Dan Tyminski was six years old when his parents began taking him to fiddle contests, square dances, and bluegrass festivals across New England. For a young musician who would later become one of the biggest names in modern-day bluegrass, those early experiences were life-changing. “Watching live music always spoke to me much louder than sitting in front of my record player,” he remembers. “I loved it. Wherever music was being played, I wanted to go watch,” remembers the 14-time Grammy-winning guitarist and vocalist.

It's been a 10-year wait, but Kelley Mickwee's soulful new single, "Force Of Nature," is premiering today at Glide Magazine. It’s the first release from Everything Beautiful, her first solo album in a decade and was co-written with Owen Temple and features David Jimenez on guitar. "I enlisted an amazing cast of characters, from Pumas to Gary Clark Jr. members to Heathens; it was a killer studio band,” Mickwee says.

Larry Bellorín, the legend of Llanera music, and Grammy-nominated bluegrass and old-time musician Joe Troop are back with their sophomore album, Manos Panamericanos, set for release on September 13. Despite their hectic touring schedule, the duo found time to reward fans with a second album, delivering an inspired collection of original and traditional songs featuring their signature musical mashup of “Latingrass.”

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Ray LaMontagne—the celebrated Grammy Award winner—returns today from a 4-year LP hiatus with his highly anticipated ninth studio album, Long Way Home, released via the independent artist’s newly created label, Liula Records. Listen or purchase here.

Today, Devon Allman, is thrilled to unleash Miami Moon, Allman’s first solo LP in 8 years is out everywhere today via his own, Create Records.

For the album, Allman put together one of the finest studio bands in recent history featuring George Porter JR. (The Meters) on bass, Ivan Neville (Keith Richards, Dumpstaphunk) on keyboards, Adam Deitch (Lettuce) on drums, Karl Denson (The Rolling Stones) on saxophone, and Jackson Stokes on guitar.

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Hailing from Bucks County, PA (not too far from Philadelphia), R.P. Mixon releases his second single, "Shades," a country-infused psychedelic love song with a Jerry Garcia-inspired guitar style and hints of Country & Western twang in his singing voice. The song begins with a groovy guitar riff that sits neatly between early '70s Jerry and Déjà Vu-era CSNY, cascading into an Americana-Southern-Rock vocal that would feel at home on stage supporting Josh Ritter or Jason Isbell at the Troubadour.

On August 13, 1975, The Grateful Dead played a show at the ridiculously small and distinctively decorous Great American Music Hall (GAMH) in San Francisco. This was one of only four concerts the band played that year, all of them in San Francisco. The setlist was mostly comprised of songs from the album Blues for Allah, which had not yet been released. Many Deadheads revere the GAMH performance as an all-time favorite.

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