"The Dirty Street Grass Company" tour, consisting of Kendall Street Company and The Dirty Street Grass Players is about to come to a close this weekend - on Sunday Dec 12th (at Stella Blues in New Haven). For the seven date mini co-headlining tour, the two bands have each performed individual sets, and then come together for a superjam collaboration set at the end of each show.

Today, acclaimed singer/songwriter Bryan Adams releases ‘Kick Ass’, the latest song from his forthcoming studio album So Happy It Hurts, releasing March 11, 2022 via BMG. The track is filled with classic guitars and his signature style of feel-good rock music - listen here and watch the lyric video here.
 

The Coda Collection presents an exclusive global live streaming event -- Metallica 40th Anniversary LIVE -- a special two night event celebrating 40 years of Metallica.

Country hit-maker Lacy. J Dalton celebrated the 40th anniversary of her hit single, “Everybody Makes Mistakes.” Released on December 5th, 1981, the second single from her album Takin’ It Easy reached number 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The emotional song was co-written by Dalton and Mark Sherrill and has remained a fan favorite over the years. Taking an inward focus, Dalton channeled the heartfelt emotions that we all face throughout life when it comes to all decisions, good or bad.

Today, Minneapolis songwriter Mason Jennings has shared his new single, “Tomorrow.” The track is currently streaming via Glide who describes it as “straddling the line between lushness and simplicity, Jennings conjures a stirring work of folk that showcases his enchanting vocals and his lyrical craftsmanship.” Jennings will release Real Heart on February 4, 2022 via Loosegroove Records and is available to pre-order here.

The Recording Academy® announced today that Bonnie Raitt will join the honorees receiving Lifetime Achievement Awards at the Special Merit Awards Ceremony and 64th Annual GRAMMY® Nominees Reception event, to be held at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022. The Lifetime Achievement Award celebrates performers who have made outstanding contributions of artistic significance to the field of recording.

Following the release of "Water In The Barrel," which was inspired by Zen philosophy and the 20th century professor Alan Watts, the Portland-based folk artist Eddie Berman is releasing “The Wheel,” another reflective single that deals with the destructive power of habit energy and the need to reconnect with our own humanity. The song is featured on 'Broken English,' Berman's 11-song suite of campfire-worthy, cosmic folk-rock, out January 31st via Nettwerk Records.

Country and bluegrass trio of brothers, Flat River Band, have created a magical and moving video to promote, “Helplessly Hoping” previously recorded by Crosby, Stills, & Nash. The tune is included on the band's recently released five-song EP, Sights and Sounds, by brothers Chad, Dennijo and Andy Sitze (collectively known as Flat River Band).

Americana/alt-country and roots-rock band, Greensky Bluegrass are thrilled to share "Absence of Reason" off the band's forthcoming studio album Stress Dreams. WMOT - Middle Tennessee Public Radio and roots music discovery station premiered the track earlier this week calling the band "game changing." Stress Dreams is due out on January 21 via Thirty Tigers.

John Mellencamp’s highly anticipated new album Strictly A One-Eyed Jack is set for release January 21 on Republic Records. Pre-order for the LP begins today HERE.

Listen to new album track “Chasing Rainbows” HERE and watch the official lyric video HERE.