GROUNDATION made waves with the announcement that their new album ONE ROCK will be released May 13, via a partnership between France’s BACO Music and Easy Star Records. Last month, the groundbreaking band, led by vocalist/guitarist Harrison Stafford, unveiled their first single from the upcoming album, "Original Riddim," featuring guest vocals from the legendary roots harmony groups ISRAEL VIBRATION and THE ABYSSINIANS.

For 20 years now, Northwest String Summit has brought droves of fans to Horning’s Hideout in North Plains, Oregon—a short, thirty-minute drive northwest from Portland—for a long weekend of world-class musicianship and decade-spanning friendships in the most idyllic Pacific Northwest summer setting. Today, festival organizers announced a hefty addition to Sting Summit’s already-stacked lineup for the festival’s 20th-anniversary event over July 21-24.

Last night, Jim James of My Morning Jacket performed a solo acoustic version of "In Color" on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. The performance was filmed at the famed RCA Studio A in Nashville, TN by Danny Clinch. "In Color" is the current single from My Morning Jacket's critically acclaimed self-titled album from 2021. MY MORNING JACKET was produced and engineered by Jim James over two multi-week sessions at Los Angeles, CA’s 64 Sound.

THE JACK KEROUAC HOUSE OF ST PETERSBURG launches its 2022 calendar on March 12 with a celebration for the 100th birthday of its namesake, famous author and Beat pioneer Jack Kerouac. Kerouac lived with his wife Stella and his mother Gabrielle in the house at 5169 10th Ave N from 1967 until his death on October 21, 1969. The Jack Kerouac House of St. Petersburg Inc.

Rising Americana singer/songwriter Jeremie Albino is excited to announce details of his forthcoming six song EP titled Past Dawn. Produced by Michael Trent of Shovels & Rope, the collection is set for release on April 1st via Good People Record Co.

Fort Worth will be the epicenter of a historic live music festival when award-winning artists from across the country convene for the Fort Worth African American Roots Music Festival (FWAAMFest) on March 19, 2022. It is the only major city festival in the nation focused on the genres of old-time, jug band, early blues and jazz music that is Black-led and showcases Black performers.

Grammy Award-winning producer, songwriter, composer, and multi-instrumentalist Giles Martin joined Apple Music’s Zane Lowe for in-depth conversation about the arrival of The Beatles’ iconic ‘1’ album in Spatial Audio for the first time ever, in addition to “Strawberry Fields Forever” in celebration of the song's 55th anniversary.

Sunset Events & Disco Donnie Presents are proud to announce that dance music veteran and Grammy Award winning artist, Skrillex, is the first of three main stage closers to be announced for Sunset Music Festival 2022. Fans earned this announcement, retweeting a teaser tweet from Sunset over 300 times in less than 2 hours to unlock this huge news. Skrillex will join the robust roster of 50+ artists to perform at Raymond James Stadium for the first 3-day edition of Sunset Music Festival (May 27-29).

Osiris Media, the leading storyteller in music, today announced the premiere of SUGAR MAPLE, the studio’s first fiction podcast. Starring Fred Savage, and featuring a soundtrack of 16 original songs, Sugar Maple will premiere on Tuesday, March 15. This eight-episode season will run every Tuesday from March 15 through May 3.

Vincent Bruckert, leader of the Chicago-based psych-blues outfit Crown Vic Royal, released his debut single "Heavy Blankets" shortly before the new year and it is streaming via Spotify and BandCamp.
 
https://open.spotify.com/track/37Nh4lqiRWOVfMbolo0CW6?si=acb6c7ae8ee84aa7

https://vincentbruckert.bandcamp.com/track/heavy-blankets