Today, emerging artist and poet Ben Zaidi unveils two new tracks from his forthcoming debut album. Listen/share “Jerusalem” and “Only Forever,” and pre-order Acre of Salt HERE, set for release June 3 on Nettwerk. Tune into his Fender Presents exclusive performance of “Only Forever” at Sound City Studios on April 20 HERE.

Acclaimed singer, songwriter and musician Kaitlin Butts’ anticipated new album, What Else Can She Do, is out today. Stream/purchase HERE.

Nikhil Bagga is very pleased to announce that his debut LP Leap of Faith can now be heard everywhere! Produced by Eric Lilavois (Ayron Jones, Saint Motel, Island Apollo), and featuring Ben Smith (Heart), Leap of Faith is a love letter to “thick guitar tones and the 90’s punchy alt rock of Teenage Fanclub and Matthew Sweet.” (Glide)

The Hollywood Community Redevelopment Agency proudly presents the final concert in the Hollywood ArtsPark Experience 2021/2022 on April 28th featuring Grammy-winning banjo masters Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn.

Returning to the stripped-back, string band sound of their busking years, Lost Dog Street Band’s new album Glory is a searing testament to recovery, redemption and resolve. Fronted by songwriter Benjamin Tod and his wife, fiddler Ashley Mae, the DIY band began out of desperation on the sidewalks of Nashville roughly a decade ago, but now sustains a significant national audience that’s drawn to their authentic songwriting, old-time instrumentation, and hard-won independence.

Steely Dead is a musical hybrid of the Grateful Dead and Steely Dan. Sonic worlds collide, between the structure, arrangement and precision studio recordings of rock legends Steely Dan, cross-pollinated with the Grateful Dead’s free-flowing, melodic improvisation and masterful song segues. Steely Dead merges these major concepts together while infusing the influence unto each band. For example, taking the Grateful Dead’s rocking set ender Deal and Steely Dan’s Reelin’ In the Years creating the mashup Dealin’ in the Years.

Supersonic Blues Machine will release their brand-new studio album Voodoo Nation on June 24th via Provogue/Mascot Label Group. Once again, the again features a reunion of some of the most exciting icons and names in blues: Charlie Starr (Blackberry Smoke), Eric Gales, Joe Louis Walker, Ana Popovic, Kirk Fletcher, King Solomon Hicks, Josh Smith & Sonny Landreth. You can watch the official video for “8 Ball Lucy” ft.

Burgeoning rock band Better Strangers released their debut single “But I Don’t Know Your Name” out on all streaming platforms and download sites. Listen here.

Born in 1980 in the nomadic Tuareg encampment Tidene, just outside Agadez, Niger, Bombino (born Goumour Almoctar, also known as Oumara Moctar) came of age during much political upheaval, fleeing with his family to Algeria by 1990, teaching himself guitar by watching videos of his heroes Jimi Hendrix, Dire Straits, Ali Farka Toure and Tinariwen, and returning to northern Niger's largest city, Agadez, seven years later, when he took on music professionally.

Guitarist Matthew Montfort was the inaugural performer of a series of online Alternate Reality Concerts from the Ancient Future on his birthday in February 2021. Ancient Future’s last pre-pandemic performance was in September 2019 at the Kentucky Mine Amphitheater in Sierra City, California.