GRAMMY-winning saxophonist, producer, and sonic visionary Zem Audu—known for contributing to the music of Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff, Kendrick Lamar, Doja Cat, Sabrina Carpenter, Lana Del Rey, and more—has announced his highly anticipated solo debut, his forthcoming EP You Can’t Catch Me, due out October 24th. The project’s first single, “You Can’t Catch Me,” arrives today alongside the announcement, with a daring new video, offering an electrifying first glimpse into Audu’s bold new sonic chapter.

Peter Stampfel, the Grammy-winning psych-folk pioneer and longtime champion of freak-folk and anti-folk, will release his eighteenth solo album, Song Shards: Soul Jingles, Stoic Jingles, Vintage Jingles, Prayers and Rounds, on September 19 via Jalopy Records. The project finds Stampfel reemerging in vibrant form, both creatively and vocally, following a long battle with dysphonia that once left him unable to sing.

San Francisco’s beloved Crucial Reggae Sundays continues to bring free, family-friendly reggae music to Golden Gate Park every Sunday from 4:20 pm to 7:30 pm at the historic Bandshell in the Music Concourse (75 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive). Hosted by Irie Dole (Jah Warrior Shelter Hi-Fi), Guidance (Infinite Guidance Sound/Nice Up Radio), and DJ Sep (Dub Mission), the series features guest performers and DJs from across the reggae spectrum.

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Milwaukee music icon Paul Cebar has unveiled “We Sure Got Enough,” the joyful third and final single from his forthcoming self-titled album, out September 12 via StorySound Records. The track arrives alongside a whimsical stop-motion video crafted by the husband-and-wife duo Mark Lerner and Nancy Howell, known together as The Mark of Nancy.

WATCH “We Sure Got Enough” HERE

Asheville's psychedelic pioneers The Snozzberries return with the much anticipated 5th Annual Psychedelic Circus on Friday Oct 17th at Asheville Music Hall.  This year's show is bigger and better than ever, with an expanded lineup, live painters and dancers, a trippy costume contest, and the most immersive, phantasmagorical imagery yet!  

VoodooV is back with The Good Leader, the latest single from their highly anticipated sophomore album — a biting, groove-heavy indie funk track that skewers society’s strange admiration for narcissists in power.

Groovy yet razor-edged, The Good Leader peels back the glossy veneer of arrogance, exposing how culture often mistakes it for confidence. From Patrick Bateman memes to internet “sigma” gurus, the song shines a sarcastic spotlight on the way dominant personalities are celebrated as so-called “strong leaders” both online and off.

Beloved folk-pop singer-songwriter Rachael Sage and her longtime band The Sequins have released their uplifting new single and video “The Best Version” alongside the announcement of their new studio album Canopy, out October 24 via MPress Records. Standing as Sage’s most soulful and thought-provoking work to date, Canopy confidently spans Americana, pop, and neo-folk while exploring themes of living a purposeful and joyful life rooted in inclusiveness and equality.

Texas country folk rock band Briscoe, released “Blues Eyes And Wine” a heartland rock anthem replete with harmonica, stomping drums, thumping guitar and uplifting banjo. The song is out now and another preview from their Brad Cook (MJ Lenderman, Waxahatchee, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats) produced album, Heat Of July, dropping September 19 via ATO Records . Listen HERE / WATCH HERE

Anglo-French guitarist, singer, and songwriter Laura Cox will release her highly anticipated fourth studio album Trouble Coming via earMUSIC on Friday October 31, 2025. The album is available to pre-order from https://lauracox.lnk.to/Album.

The album will be released physically as CD Digipak, 180g gatefold black vinyl, limited edition marbled white and black vinyl, and limited edition marbled transparent red and black vinyl.

Good Trees River Band (GTRB) is proud to share their new single, Russian Dragon, featuring Jim Loughlin of moe. Out now on all major streaming platforms.