I remember watching Asleep at the Wheel’s “Hot Rod Lincoln” on CMT with my Dad, back in the Eighties. Thirty plus years later, I had the rare treat of watching this ten-time Grammy winning band perform it live at the Boulder Theater. No need to rely on big stage glam or overcompensating back-up singers, Ray Benson sounded as robust as ever! His deep voice reverberated throughout the room, perfectly complemented by the rest of the band.

Mortimer returns with his latest single, “Whole Heap,” the first taste of music from his highly-anticipated debut full-length dropping on Overstand Entertainment/Easy Star Records. “Whole Heap” blends a reggae bassline and traditional Rastafarian Nyabinghi percussion with an R&B sensibility that keeps evolving Mortimer’s sound. Listen and download at http://moremusic.at/wholeheap.
 

Aaron Dessner of The National joins Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1 to discuss the group’s new song “Weird Goodbyes” (feat. Bon Iver). He tells Apple Music about the origin of the track, collaborating with Bon Iver, coming back together as a band for the first time in the three years, and previews the sound of the group’s forthcoming (which he says reminds him of the ‘Boxer’ era).

Aaron Dessner Tells Apple Music About “Weird Goodbyes” and The Return of The National...

Eddie Vedder and bandmates Earthlings have just announced two new concert dates for October 2022. Coming on the heels of their October 1st headlining set at Ohana Festival two new shows will be held on Wednesday, October 5th at Vina Robles Amphitheatre in Paso Robles, California, and on Friday, October 7th at Dolby Live at Park MGM in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Come to New England at the most gorgeous time of year for the most celebrated jazz bassist in history! The Ron Carter Quartet headlines the 11th Annual Northampton Jazz Festival at the Academy of Music, Saturday, Oct. 1, 7:30 PM with Renee Rosnes on piano, Jimmy Greene on saxophone, and Payton Crossley on drums.

On October 8th and 9th, incredible music and breathtaking caves come together to create the first-ever CaveFest. Featuring headlining acts Sam Bush, Leftover Salmon, The Infamous Stringdusters, and Yonder Mountain String Band the inaugural festival will take full advantage of what The Caverns has to offer above and below ground.

One hundred years after the birth of Beat pioneer Jack Kerouac, the Jack Kerouac Estate announces the formation of Sal Paradise Press and a new collaboration with Rare Bird to co-publish a new deluxe hardcover of collected works from Kerouac’s time in isolation, Desolation Peak. Authored by Jack Kerouac and edited by Charles Shuttleworth, Desolation Peak is a posthumous collection for long-time Kerouac fans and newcomers alike.

THE WHITE BUFFALO will return this fall with his eighth studio album titled YEAR OF THE DARK HORSE.

The Oregon-born, Southern California-bred artist has completed the record with GRAMMY Award-winning producer Jay Joyce (Eric Church, Brothers Osborne, Fidlar) at his Neon Cross studio in Nashville. For THE WHITE BUFFALO, aka singer-songwriter-guitarist JAKE SMITH, it was time to take the less-traveled path and embark on a voyage of discovery.

With his debut full-length album Oh Me, Oh My, Missouri-bred songwriter Forrest McCurren showcases his sharp eye for the little quirks in the world and the people who surround him; a skill that reveals humor bubbling just below the surface of everyday life.

The Haight Street Art Center will open The Secret Path: The Art of Roger and Freyja Dean, an exhibition of original art works by famed UK artists Roger Dean and his daughter Freyja Dean. The Secret Path will immerse visitors in an extraordinary world where life and landscape invoke the splendors of nature through the visionary imagination of the Deans. The exhibition opens August 25 and will close October 30, 2022, before touring to other venues.