Critically acclaimed soul stars St. Paul & The Broken Bones top a list of eight bands added to the 13th annual Rooster Walk Music & Arts Festival lineup, festival organizers announced today. The multi-genre, family-friendly festival will take place May 25-28, 2023 at Pop’s Farm in Martinsville, Va.

In January 2023, BMG continues their annual celebration of Jazzuary with four new vinyl reissues from the stellar Bethlehem Records jazz catalog. Titles from giants of the genre—Charles Mingus, Art Blakey, Duke Ellington and John Coltrane—have been pressed to 180 gram vinyl from remastered high-res 96 kHz/24 bit audio, ready for the next generation to discover these incredible recordings.

All four titles are now available to pre-order here.

"THE MUSIC OF SAM COOKE - A CHANGE IS GONNA COME TOUR," starring multi-award winning singer-songwriter, BRADD MARQUIS kicks off in the state of Texas on January 20th. A fantastic new show depicting the life and music of one of America’s most iconic and talented performers, the legendary Sam Cooke. Sam Cooke became the most important Soul singer in history. He was also the inventor of soul music and the most popular and beloved performer of his time.

The Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame (FARHOF) is set to debut a new photo exhibit featuring candid images of Bob Dylan during a critical point in his career. “Don’t Think Twice: The Daniel Kramer Photographs of Bob Dylan, 1964-65” showcases Dylan in an intimate collection of photos of his private and public life as he recorded songs like “Like a Rolling Stone,” “Mr. Tambourine Man,” "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" and transitioned from acoustic to electric.

The Rolling Stones today announced a new online concert event celebrating the release of GRRR Live!. The concert will take place February 2 at 8PM GMT / 8PM Eastern / 8PM Pacific / 8PM AWST (February 3).

The New Colossus Festival announces the next wave of artists for its 2023 edition. New additions include Bilk (UK), Demob Happy (UK), Grand Sun (PT), Kamikaze Nurse (CA), Low Island (UK), Yndling (NO) and many more will be converging on New York City's Lower East Side 8-12 March 2023. Also announced are A Place to Bury Strangers (US) who are returning to headline their Dedstrange label party after not being able to perform at the 2020 edition.

Four-time Grammy-winning, genre-defying musical collective Snarky Puppy’s new album Empire Central is out now via the band’s own GroundUP Music imprint. The album—which is nominated for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards—is available to purchase/stream HERE.

Within five minutes of speaking with Daniel Donato, I knew that the two of us would most likely have a difficult time keeping the conversation brief. Donato has the type of mind that makes me want to stay up all night talking well into the wee hours of the morning. He is the kind of guy who makes me want to start a podcast, or write a book. Carl Jung and his process of self-individuation, the 7 Hermetic Principles, all things philosophy, creativity, and spirituality— these topics light me up.

More performers were announced today for NEW YEAR’S EVE LIVE: NASHVILLE’S BIG BASH, a star-studded entertainment special hosted by country music stars and GRAMMY®-nominated artists Jimmie Allen and Elle King and ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT’s Rachel Smith. The celebration to ring in the new year will air LIVE from Music City, Saturday, Dec. 31 (8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT; 10:30 PM-1:30 AM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and stream live and on demand on Paramount+*.
 

WinterWonderGrass celebrates ten years this coming March 3–5, 2023! Weekend passes and single-day tickets for the 10th-anniversary edition of WinterWonderGrass Colorado are on sale now.