Austin-based trio Fastball will join Barenaked Ladies on the Last Summer On Earth 2025 tour.  On its multi platinum album All the Pain Money Can Buy, the band enjoyed a massive boost to its success and history when its track “The Way" peaked at number one on the US Billboard Modern Rock chart and remained there for seven weeks.  The song was voted by VH1 as one of its "100 Greatest Songs of the '90s."   
 

Jackson & The Janks, whose music has now been streamed over one million times, will release their second album Write It Down on June 27 via Jalopy Records. Recorded almost entirely on vintage tape in New Orleans by Jon Atkinson (Kim Wilson, Nora Brown, Henry Gray), the album showcases Jackson Lynch’s originals alongside one classic cover, all delivered with the verve and spirit of Specialty Records’ golden era.

Today, GRAMMY-nominated classical-meets-hip-hop duo Black Violin released “Beautiful Day” featuring R&B legend Lalah Hathaway, the final single from their album Full Circle (out this Friday). Produced by Phil Beaudreau (Dr. Dre, Justin Bieber, The Game), the album marks a bold new chapter for the genre-defying duo. Today the duo also announced an extensive fall US tour, full list of dates are below. 

Sweetwater Music Hall is proud to announce Days Between: A Celebration of the Life of Jerry Garcia, a five-day tribute series honoring the spirit and music of the Grateful Dead’s legendary frontman. From Friday, August 1 through Saturday, August 9, Sweetwater will host an eclectic lineup of performances, community art activations, birthday festivities and open-jam sessions at its intimate Corte Madera Avenue venue in Mill Valley.

Sweetwater Music Hall, the intimate, all-ages, wheelchair-accessible music venue and nonprofit arts organization at 19 Corte Madera Avenue in Mill Valley, today announces its May–early June concert calendar. Established in 1972, Sweetwater Music Hall presents an array of genres—rock, folk, blues, reggae, pop, experimental and beyond—underscoring its mission to harness the transformative power of live music to inspire change and unite communities.

Wentworth Gallery is honored to present an exclusive collection of works by Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee Elvis Costello. Making his highly anticipated art showing, Costello will showcase his creations at two Wentworth Gallery locations on the East Coast.  The artist will appear at Wentworth Gallery in Short Hills Mall on May 3rd from 6:00 - 8:00 pm as well as at the Wentworth Gallery at Tysons Galleria on May 31st from 5:00 - 7:00 pm.

Nashville-via-Sydney singer-songwriter Imogen Clark is getting high octane and back to the nitty gritty with her new album Choking on Fuel. After a breakneck year of non-stop touring, returning to her roots armed with an acoustic guitar, Imogen is rolling out a record that captures the intensity, vulnerability, musical dexterity and vocal power that characterizes her compelling live performances.

As bluegrass aficionados know, the only thing better than hot fiddle playing is hot fiddle playing times two. Twin fiddles have played a prominent role in the genre since the mid 1950s, when artists like Bill Monroe and Mac Wiseman first enlivened their recordings with the distinctive sound.  

Biscuits & Banjos - Rhiannon Giddens’ first-ever festival - unfolded over this past weekend in Durham, N.C.  The sold-out festival of Black music, art and culture offered a one-of-a-kind bespoke festival experience for fans, and was created to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Black Banjo Gathering, celebrating the legacy of the event that launched Giddens’ career and the formation of her band, the Carolina Chocolate Drops.

Louisiana Red Hot Records is proud to announce the release of Corey and the Treme Funktet: Live at Vaughan’s, a blistering live album recorded during the band’s legendary Thursday night residency at Vaughan’s Lounge.