The Infamous Stringdusters and Leftover Salmon, two of the scene's favorite acts, kick off their 'Rowdy Summer Nights Tour' today, taking place throughout July & August of 2025. Rising bluegrass stars, Bozeman-based Kitchen Dwellers will open each night of the tour with the Dusters and Salmon alternating who closes each night.

With production crews breaking ground July 16, the Hoochenanny Whiskey & Music Festival is just weeks away from transforming 14 waterfront acres at Camp Eastman into a two-stage, six-tent playground of spirits, songs and small-town charm. Festival hours are Friday 2-10 p.m., Saturday noon-10 p.m. and Sunday 2-10 p.m.

High Moon Records is proud to share the second track from Sly & The Family Stone’s The First Family: Live at Winchester Cathedral 1967, available Friday, July 18 on CD, LP, and digital download. "I Can't Turn You Loose" Is streaming now at all digital services.

From the album's liner notes:

On NUEVA TIMBA, the new Blue Note album from Cuban-born pianist Harold López-Nussa, the jazz vanguard meets multiple eras of Cuba’s musical history with results that are at once accessible, life-affirming, and strikingly accomplished. The album, which will be released Sept.

A brand-new chapter in roots-music celebration begins this Labor Day weekend when the Unbroken Circle Music Festival transforms Madison’s riverfront Bicentennial Park into a three-day, no-overlap concert paradise, September 4-6, 2025.

Today, 38 Special, the classic southern rock band behind worldwide hits such as “Hold On Loosely” and “Caught Up In You,” have announced their new album Milestone out on September 19. In celebration of the band’s 50th anniversary, their first new music in over 20 years features guests and co-writes with Pat Monahan (Train) and Randy Bachman (Bachman Turner-Overdrive / The Guess Who), and longtime collaborator Jim Peterik (Survivor, Sammy Hagar, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Cheap Trick).

Renowned guitarist Jason Sinay has released his captivating rendition of Neil Young's iconic "Cortez the Killer", offering a fresh perspective on the classic track. Sinay is known for his work with Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs, as co-founding member, Keith Richards, Jackson Browne, and a slew of others, including the aforementioned Young, himself. 

Emerging country duo The Band Loula will release their anticipated debut EP, Sweet Southern Summer, August 22 via Warner Music Nashville (pre-save/pre-order here). In advance of the release, the title track is available now—listen/share HERE.

NYC-based psych-jam heavyweights ESCAPER unleash their life-seizing anthem "Chance" today, the explosive first single from their highly anticipated studio album Still Time, due September 5, 2025 via Ropeadope Records.

LISTEN | Escaper - “Chance” 

The Adirondack Independence Music Festival will return to Charles R. Wood Park in Lake George, NY, for three unforgettable nights over Labor Day weekend, from Friday, August 29th, thru Sunday, August 31st. This marks the 10th anniversary of the beloved festival, which will once again deliver a powerful weekend of live music.