As the saying goes, there is a time and a season for everything. Both Brett Ryan Stewart and Amelia White must have had this adage in mind when deciding to finally release “Somebody to Hold,” which they co-wrote seven years ago.

Platinum-selling singer, songwriter, musician, and producer David Shaw has announced headlining tour dates in support of his debut self-titled solo album, out now via his own imprint Yokoko Records in partnership with C3 Records. The tour will kick off this summer with back-to-back shows on July 2nd and 3rd in Key West, FL and make stops through Alabama, Mississippi, and Texas, wrapping with two nights in Nantucket on July 20th and 21st. Tickets are on sale now for all summer dates.

GRAND FUNK RAILROAD--the legendary rock & roll powerhouse—are gearing up to return to the road in 2021 starting July 2 in Fayetteville, GA, with another 29 shows to follow this year. View the dates here and read a Q&A below with original founding member Don Brewer (vocals and drums, writer and singer of the multi-million selling hit, “We’re An American Band”).

Omnivore Recordings will be omnipresent on Record Store Day Drops, scheduled to take place on Saturday, June 12, 2021 and Saturday, July 17, 2021 at brick and mortar record stores throughout the country. As Americans slowly find their way back to normal life, music retailers are once again open for business, and music fans will be out in force once again.

Gulf Coast Records and Hillside Global announce the signing of pop, soul and blues legend Tito Jackson and will release the singer/guitarist’s label debut album, Under Your Spell, on August 6. Under Your Spell will be available for pre-order on July 9, which is also the date the album’s first single, “Love One Another,” will be released.

A magician and endless beacon of improvisational talent, Marcus Rezek is far from your average guitarist. If he’s not on tour with one of his numerous bands like Shred is Dead, he’s probably sitting in at your local music festival or concocting his next move to unleash his exceptional multi-layered sounds into the musical universe.

Hong Kong-born and raised/ Melbourne-based singer and songwriter Alex Fasso returns with the new single ‘Northside’ released on May 28th. The new single is the lead track taken from Fasso’s upcoming EP ‘They All Look The Same’. ‘Northside’ is new territory for Alex Fasso, who has grown from his previous indie-acoustic sound to a more sleek production featuring 80s inspired synths and a soulful vocal delivery.

With its trademark immersion events scheduled across the globe when the Covid-19 crisis hit in March 2020, the 501(c)(3) non-profit organization Innovative Giving Enhancement (IGE) promptly pivoted raising critical funding for musicians and creating an atmosphere to collaborate internationally via monthly Virtual Immersion Project gatherings.

WUTI & Crush Palace present the first of the Sounds of Summer films at Exposition Park in Los Angeles with Stop Making Sense by Talking Heads. Stop Making Sense is considered to be one of the greatest concert films ever made, shot at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre in 1983 by Director Jonathan Demme.

Spafford has added new dates to their 2021 nationwide tour dates, including three Phish After Party plays and a newly-added show in Atlantic City, NJ. General on sale for the newly-announced dates starts this coming Friday, June 4th @ 10:00 am local time.