For this new Jethro Tull collection, the album has been expanded with five unreleased tracks from the recording sessions, including a different take of the single “Working John, Working Joe,” an extended version of “Crossfire” and the outtake “Coruisk.” The 40th anniversary set also includes a live recording from November 1980 of the band’s full concert at the LA Sports Arena.

Nearly a year after the COVID-19 pandemic paused all live music events indefinitely, the music ecosystem continues to retool and reform around the nature of the virus. As the Grateful Dead live music scene has adapted over time, torchbearers of the music Dark Star Orchestra, carry on with modified plans for their Dark Star Jubilee festival weekend originally planned for May 28 - 30 at Legend Valley in Thornville, Ohio.

Jesse Aycock is pleased to announce that he will be releasing his latest effort on April 16th via Horton Records.

One of the most critically-acclaimed – but limited released - albums of the past decade, Tick Tock Tick, the soul-drenched roots disc from San Francisco-based singer Will Porter, will be reissued on the Gramofono Sound label April 16 to audiences throughout North America. Recorded at Esplanade Studios, Tick Tock Tick also showcases stellar work from a host of additional Crescent City titans and SF Bay Area horns.

Nu Deco Ensemble is thrilled to welcome Tank and the Bangas for a stunning collaborative performance to close out the 2020/21 season on May 15th from their home at North Beach Bandshell on Miami Beach. "We could not be more grateful to continue to make music, create new art, and reach new audiences during this challenging year.

Marcus Rezak to premiere a rebroadcast of Gateway to the Galaxy Band feat. Kris Myers & More from the Castle Theater on Thursday, February 18th.

Shulman Smith, the Rocky Mountain troubadour, has unveiled “Mineral King,” the first single from his debut album Way Out West, due out later this year.

Today, the New Orleans-based six-piece band Sweet Crude announced Dualité: a new double A-side singles series where the group will release pairs of songs where one is sung in Louisiana French and the other in English. In celebration of Mardi Gras, the band released the first installment today with two brand new songs “La Rêveuse” and “Under New Moons.”

Watch the videos for “La Rêveuse” and “Under New Moons” via YouTube:

Due to the current surge of COVID-19 cases and current state and local restrictions on large gathering restrictions in Asheville, NC, Connect Beyond Festival will transition to a 100% online event schedule in the coming year. “Connecting Beyond”, the new digital experience, will feature an online book club with participating authors, workshops, virtual film screenings with participating filmmakers, access to the Festival’s archive of concerts, panels, and a new podcast series with industry-leading artists and creators.

Forever on the hunt for new music, may I present to you 16-year old phenom, Brody Schenk. Described as a Bob Dylan of sorts, this singer songwriter writes lyrics like, "Thousands of my last words hung on the wall." Brody Schenk is in a band called the Old Souls Band and his Masterpiece inspired solo stuff is much more than ol Bobby D because it's happening now, in a time of multiple major events that history will record.