Dreams of Modern Living, Jefferson Berry’s first solo album will arrive on January 27, 2023. The Urban Acoustic Coalition bandleader has produced an album of guitar and vocals that is centered on stories, tales from “these modern times.” The themes of the good love, the bad love and these days of strange that were on display on Double Deadbolt Logic (2020) and Soon! (2021) by Jefferson Berry & the UAC are given clarity on Dreams of Modern Living. “The songs I’m writing convey stories.

Tuesday night, one of the most famously underrecognized tale-telling trouveres returned to Fort Collins for the first time in over three years. Making his first appearance at Washington’s, cool cat Leo Kottke pleasured a nearly capacity crowd for almost two hours with acoustic acrobatic artistry and stories from his 50-year endless tour that left the audience silent, laughing, and applauding him at every pause.

As excitement builds towards their December 10 headlining Los Angeles Coliseum show, Kx5 (Kaskade & deadmau5) have released their latest single “Avalanche” today (November 11). “Avalanche” featuring vocalist and songwriter James French is carried by his enigmatic vocal “Say what you want / It hits me / An avalanche / A flash freeze / Never stood a chance / So bury me under your snow,” intertwined with a pulsing beat and dizzying acid line.

Los Angeles folk & roots outfit Diane Hubka & The Sun Canyon Band releases new single "Baton Rouge," out today. Hubka's charming vocals lure you into dancing along to this feel-good Guy Clark cover. It's like a sunny walk through a swampy town in this song about picking up your life and starting somewhere new. Something we can all relate to in this post-covid world.

"THEY CALLED US OUTLAWS” in partnership with the GRAMMY Museum® has announced a special December 5 event to preview the Armadillo World Studios' upcoming six-chapter, twelve-hour documentary on the history and legacy of Cosmic Cowboys, Honky Tonk Heroes and the Outlaw country-rock movement.

Todd Rundgren has announced an official partnership with Michigan-based Cheef Cannabis, who will produce two limited-edition "Hello It's Weed" strains, available initially as both flower bags and pre-roll packages: Michigan Cookies and Dosi Mintz (see descriptions below). To celebrate his teaming with Cheef, the recent Hall of Famer will also make in-store  appearances at two Michigan "House Of Dank'' dispensaries that will begin carrying the strains later this month.

Live Forever: A Tribute To Billy Joe Shaver was just released via New West Records & Pedernales Records. The 12-song set was co-produced by Charlie Sexton & Freddy Fletcher and features renditions of Shaver songs lovingly recorded by Willie Nelson and Lucinda Williams, George Strait, Miranda Lambert, Nathaniel Rateliff, Ryan Bingham and Nikki Lane, Steve Earle, Edie Brickell, Rodney Crowell, Margo Price (featuring Joshua Hedley), Allison Russell, and Amanda Shires.
 

Today, Santa Barbara indie-rock outfit Plastic Harpoons share their brand new LP, Modern World, out now via Lolipop Records.

In times when people think the world is ending, Plastic Harpoons' debut album Modern World demonstrates that the story is just getting interesting.

The achievements of rock ‘n’ roll heavyweights The Trews are many and mighty, highlighted by multiple radio hits drawn from seven critically acclaimed studio albums plus several EPs, a pair of live records, and a retrospective.

Today, acclaimed Austin-based ensemble Wild Child shared their brand new single “Photographs.” It’s a soulful, brass-filled outing rich with playful studio adornments that marks not just the return of the band after their 2018 full length Expectations, but also for the powerhouse writing duo of Kelsey Wilson and Alexander Beggins. “‘Photographs’ is one of the first songs we wrote after a couple years of not writing together,” Beggins says.