Last year when COVID-19 put the live touring industry on hold, guitar hero Joe Bonamassa did something unprecedented for his fans – he put together a one-night-only show at the iconic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN to be livestreamed for fans everywhere. That night he united people across 44 countries worldwide for a phenomenal live music presentation of his brand-new album “Royal Tea” before it was even released.

Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and musician Billy Strings’ new song, “Wargasm” featuring special guest RMR, is debuting today. Listen/share HERE.

Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real’s highly anticipated new album, A Few Stars Apart, is out today on Fantasy Records. Stream/purchase HERE.

Andy Falco, GRAMMY Award-winning multi-instrumentalist, singer/songwriter, and one fifth of the Infamous Stringdusters, has announced The Will of the Way, his first solo album since 2007. The album is due out on July 16 exclusively on Americana Vibes.

There’s nothing quite as freewheeling and fun as calling up a few buddies to get together and play music, creating a bond, and, if the stars align, walking away with a song or two. Now imagine if the friends were tenured professional touring musicians who’ve just never quite had the chance to all be in the same room at the same time. That’s exactly how the newly formed, feel-good Americana collective, The High Hawks, came to be.

Fifty years ago, Roberta Flack released her third studio album, Quiet Fire, just six months after Marvin Gaye’s groundbreaking masterpiece, What’s Going On came out in May 1971. At the time, the nation’s emotions were heated and raw with the Vietnam War raging and the Civil Rights movement bringing racial injustice, societal inequality and the ugly truth behind police brutality to the forefront of the American consciousness.    

Evolfo—Brooklyn, NY psych rock septet—today, shared “Let Go”, their third single from Site Out Of Mind, their sophomore album releasing June 18 via Royal Potato Family. "Let Go is my sonic love letter to Shuggie Otis," says Rafferty Swink who took the lead in writing, producing, and singing on this song. "His influence on me is so undeniable.” This song is a mid-tempo groover bathed in the warm sounds of Swink’s vintage Farfisa and featuring the voices of no less than 4 of the members of Evolfo.

It is a sad and tragic fact that those with albinism living in East Africa are persecuted and literally hunted, based on the belief that their body parts can transmit magical powers and that they are in some way “demonic”. Because of this prejudice and hate they are regularly dismembered— often while still alive— or killed, which has led most to understandably live in fear. Estimates are that over one-hundred Tanzanians with albinism have been murdered in the past decade, many of them children.

With The Robert Randolph Foundation’s inaugural Juneteenth Unityfest only 9 days away, organizers are pleased to announce a number of new additions to the already star-studded line-up, including performances by GRAMMY™ Award-winning artists India Arie and Ledisi. Newly confirmed guest appearances include Ms. Opal Lee, Craig Robinson, Adesola Osakalumi, Deesha Dyer, Gail Devers, Jason Wright, Krystal Mackie, Zina Garrison, LeVar Burton, and Lynn Nottage.

California Roots is excited to announce the newest edition to the Cali Roots family: Cali Roots: Baja Sessions! The newly formed getaway brings the best parts of Cali Roots to a destination beach resort to create the ultimate experience. Baja Sessions will take place November 3-7, 2021.