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.

To commemorate and celebrate the big relocation, Sister Sadie and aforementioned Bluegrass stalwarts The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys have teamed up on a little number that gets your boots stompin’ right out of the chute with some tasty banjo pickin’ before the first verse hits your ears, coming in sweeter than a tall glass of ice cold lemonade on a summer day.

The Horseshoe Music Festival, in conjunction with the Launch Pad Foundation 501c3, proudly announces the all-star lineup for their 3rd Annual Festival, now taking place at the Teton County Fairgrounds in Jackson, WY.

Created by musician Duane Betts and his wife, designer Lisa Hadley Betts, you are invited to explore this unique festival experience that celebrates art in music, fashion, culinary & wellness on September 12 & 13th.

British blues-rock artist Joanne Shaw Taylor returns with a new take on a fan favorite today, releasing “Hold Of My Heart (Acoustic)” - a raw, rootsy reinterpretation of the song that originally opened her acclaimed Black & Gold album and a rare glimpse of her on acoustic guitar, out now via Journeyman Records.