“If you were Black, you played blues or soul music … I wanted to play folk music.” Suppressed by a music industry heavily influenced by racial stereotypes, Cleveland Francis' stirring, contemplative, and emotionally moving recordings from the late ‘60s through the early ‘70s were a political act in and of itself. Now restored and remastered by GRAMMY-award winning audio engineer, Michael Graves, the hauntingly beautiful anthology, Beyond The Willow Tree, is available via Forager Records.

Craft Recordings is proud to share a brand-new music video for Creedence Clearwater Revival’s 1970 hit, “Travelin’ Band,” from their fifth studio album Cosmo’s Factory. The video offers a rare glimpse of the band on the road in 1969 and 1970—at the height of their international success—as the camera follows them from brightly lit stages to the hodgepodge of planes, buses, motorcycles and more, that brought them to perform for their growing number of adoring fans.

Australia’s beloved psychedelic-surf-rockers Ocean Alley have released a new single “Deepest Darkness,” their first new music of 2022. The track is accompanied by a video directed by W.A.M Bleakley (Courtney Barnett, DMA's, Middle Kids).

On May 13th, JUNO-winning band The Bros. Landreth released its soul-stirring ‘Come Morning’ album, offering a vulnerable lens into topics like love, loss, abuse, addiction, toxic masculinity, mental health and more. Today (5.25), the duo shares its stunningly cinematic new video for the album’s “Drive All Night.” Watch here: youtu.be/7fo520e-plc

Delbert McClinton’s latest record Outdated Emotion debuted at #1 this week on the Billboard Blues Albums chart. Released this month on Hot Shot Records/Thirty Tigers, the “hip and down-to-earth” (No Depression) 16-song collection marks a return to McClinton’s roots as he reinvents the music of his childhood heroes.

Frontiers Music Srl is proud to announce the release of the upcoming new studio album, From The New World, by the legendary Alan Parsons on July 15, 2022. Fans can get their first preview of the new album with the release of the single and music video, 'Uroboros' which features vocalist/guitarist Tommy Shaw of STYX. Watch the video HERE: https://youtu.be/nPb58H55A7Q

The Long Hot Summer (festival) Days are finally here! Its’ been 1,095 days since we all got together back in June of 2019 to celebrate the namesake of your festival, John Hartford. We are in full jubilation mode and thrilled that next week y’all will descend upon the new and much larger venue at the Lawrence County Recreational Park in Springville, IN. We’ve got over 30 bands to facilitate the “Vamps In The Middle” of your musical tastes. We believe this roster of talent is as eclectic and varied as John Hartford.

Big Gigantic have shared their latest all-star collaboration, “Losing My Mind (With Brooke Williams),” available now at all DSPs and streaming services. A heavenly soundscape underpins “Losing My Mind” (With Brooke Williams) as the blissful vocals belie a deeper meaning. The track is from the genre-bending Boulder, CO-based duo’s eagerly awaited eighth studio album, Brighter Future 2, arriving everywhere on Friday, June 10. All pre-saves/pre-adds will be entered to win four tickets to any Big Gigantic show in 2022.

Mojo Monday blues radio show and KWVH 94.3 FM present a Special Broadcast featuring artists performing at the 20th Anniversary Blues From The Top Music Festival in Winter Park, Colorado, airing Monday, June 6 from 8pm-10pm Central Time (BFTT special re-broadcasts Thursday, June 9 from 12Noon-2PM. Listen/Stream the show 24/7 at www.KWVH.org through June 13.

California Roots Music and Arts Festival is excited to return, after a two year hiatus due to COVID-19, on May 26th! And for those who are unable make it to Monterey County Fair and Event Center this year, the festival is thrilled to announce the return of Cali Roots Live - The Return, the livestreaming event for Cali Roots 2022.