By Sunday, the final day of the 2025 Ohana Festival, Doheny State Beach was both calm and wild. The salty Pacific breeze echoed with surfboards and amplifiers as the weekend’s most intense lineup played under an orange sky. If Friday evoked nostalgia and Saturday leaned soulful, Sunday unleashed raw punk energy—a celebration of purpose and persistence.

Improvisational rock band Spafford has released their newest live compilation, Live, Vol. 5, on all major streaming platforms. The collection continues the band’s tradition of capturing spontaneous, exploratory performances that highlight their deep musical chemistry and dynamic improvisation.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member and GRAMMY Award winner Bernie Leadon—best known as a founding member of the Eagles—returns with his first new album in more than twenty years. Too Late To Be Cool is available now at bernieleadon.ai.

After the warm reception of her 2024 debut Home Away From Home, singer-songwriter Kaitlin Cassady returns with her luminous second full-length, North Star — out October 24, 2025. The album reveals an artist unafraid to wade into the depths of emotion, balancing fragility with fearless honesty and weaving her jazz background into the tender heart of her indie-folk sound.

Trailblazing singer/songwriter Langhorne Slim has announced his new album The Dreamin’ Kind will release on January 16th through Dualtone Records. Produced by Greta Van Fleet’s Sam F. Kiszka, the 12-song collection finds the Nashville-based artist strapping on an electric guitar and embracing his longtime love of larger-than-life rock & roll.

The National Independent Talent Organization (NITO) and Sweet Relief Musicians Fund have united for a very special charity auction. All proceeds raised will go to costs associated NITO’s continued advocacy efforts involving federal and state ticketing legislation, transparency and reform from Performance Rights Organizations, AM/FM performance royalties, international artist visa reform, the creation of healthy and sustainable live and recorded music spaces, and more.

Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival (OMF) has unveiled the first wave of the diverse, multi-genre lineup for its upcoming 10-year reunion, once again showcasing an awe-inspiring variety of global superstars, rising new artists, certifiable legends, and more, many of whom are making their long-awaited return to the iconic gathering following previous fan favorite performances.

By the time Robin Trower shuffled onstage at Ventura Music Hall Monday night, the crowd was already reverent—a sea of fans clutching pints and Bridge of Sighs memories on vinyl. Just blocks from the Pacific, the 800-capacity hall felt like the ideal setting for the British blues legend: a restored brick-and-wood space with warm acoustics, vintage charm, and seaside intimacy that made the concert feel more like a private communion than a rock show.

With a surge of excitement and a fresh headline from Westword dubbing them “The Next Breakout Jam Band from Colorado,” progressive quartet Squeaky Feet is ready to celebrate the release of their debut album, Overview Effect, this Friday with a hometown throwdown at Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom.

Aftershock 2025, the West Coast’s ultimate rock, punk, and metal destination, reached new heights this year—drawing more than 164,000 fans from all 50 states and over 30 countries to Sacramento’s Discovery Park for four unforgettable days of music, community, and chaos. Produced by Danny Wimmer Presents, the event generated an estimated $35 million in local economic impact and capped off a record-breaking 2025 festival season.

The 2025 Lineup & Highlights

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