What do you do when your entire life as a musician is suddenly put on hold? For The Band of Heathens, the answer to the big existential question of 2020 was simple: put on a show. For fifty-two weeks, every Tuesday night, the five-piece group came together via Zoom from their respective homes – in California, Texas, Tennessee and North Carolina - to host the Good Time Supper Club, a ninety-minute variety program. The segment of the show, called Remote Transmissions, became a much-anticipated fan favorite each week.

Seven years and three studio albums later The River Arkansas have hit their flow state.

Their upcoming four-song EP, Waiting on the Rain, set to release in February 2022, encapsulates this spectacle. It was written, recorded, and produced by River Arkansas frontman Mike Clark in a reconstructed shed he fashioned into a music studio. The recordings manage to capture Clark’s natural ability to extend a friendly hand with tender delivery of lyrical encouragement sprinkled with notes of amusing humor.

Building off the "lonesome stranger" aura of their last single "Drifter," Boston's smokey Americana/ traditional folk-bluegrass trio, The Old North, is ready to release their Ghost EP.

The four-song EP picks up where "Drifter" left off, containing catchy tunes about love, heartbreak, and the metaphorical dance of life, using the backbone of historical fiction as a catalyst for inspiration.

Kyle Hollingsworth's "Find The Joy" was created one late night in the midst of Holidays of 2020, while cozy at home. It's about finding what brings you joy and appreciating what you have, reminiscing special memories and creating new ones around the Holidays. Hopefully it brings you joy for years to come!

Today, Boulder, CO’s the Sweet Lillies are pleased to make available Sweet Holiday Sessions, the Americana trio’s take on old Christmas classics. The album, which is available on all streaming platforms, is available now on Americana Vibes. https://fanlink.to/sweetholidaysessions

Today, Tom Jones released his extended version of Surrounded By Time titled, Surrounded By Time -- The Hourglass Edition, digitally with the physical CD coming February 4th through BMG in the US and Canada.
 
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The inaugural TidalWave Music Festival was announced today. The three-day beachfront “Roar On The Shore" is destined to be the summer of 2022’s hottest ticket and will take place on the Atlantic City Beach in New Jersey on Friday, August 12 through Sunday, August 14. It was also revealed the scenic ocean-side festival’s first year will be anchored by headliners Luke Bryan, Morgan Wallen and an additional headliner to be announced in the coming weeks.

For nearly three decades, The Crystal Method has remained one of the most influential and well-respected acts in electronic music. Today, December 3, The Crystal Method (who is Scott Kirkland) has released his latest single “Act Right” (Ultra Records) featuring Billy Dean Thomas and VAAAL, building upon the sound that pioneered the big beat genre, popularizing electronic music with mainstream audiences, and establishing America as a force in the widely European and British scene.

Acclaimed singer, songwriter and musician Katie Pruitt’s new holiday song, “Merry Christmas Mary Jane,” is out today. Watch/share the official music video, directed by Bella Mazzola, HERE. 

Coming up on their 25th anniversary as a band, Colorado jam-grass pioneers Yonder Mountain String Band continue to innovate and evolve, and on February 25th, 2022, will unveil Get Yourself Outside—their first studio album with new member, mandolinist Nick Piccininni. “Nick is an incredibly talented multi-instrumentalist. He’s also a great singer with a magnetic stage presence,” says YMSB guitarist and co-founder Adam Aijala.