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Veteran troubadour Steve Poltz has shared his effervescent new single, “Can O’ Pop,” available now at all DSPs and streaming services.

Renowned Tejano accordionist Flaco Jiménez will once again combine his squeezebox talents with Los Texmaniacs for a special Saturday-night performance at Old Settler’s Music Festival, taking place April 21-24 at Old Settler’s Homestead in Tilmon, Texas. That pairing tops the list of artists rounding out the roster for the festival’s 35th-anniversary celebration, for which single-day tickets and non-camping packages go on sale today (Feb. 15).

Bonnie Raitt will return to the live stage with Just Like That… a national tour in 2022 launching in April and running through November which includes music from her forthcoming, long-awaited studio album, ‘Just Like That...’ Raitt will release her first single off the upcoming album as well as launch a pre-order campaign February 25th. The first and second rounds of shows in April with special guest NRBQ and May/June with special guest Lucinda Williams are on sale now!

South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conference and Festivals has announced the latest round of Keynotes and Featured Speakers for the 36th edition of its annual Conference, which celebrates the convergence of the technology, film, and music industries.

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Following the second Friday of Jazz Fest's joyful return, we hope you'll join us for a long-awaited musical celebration marking 60 years of Preservation Hall, benefiting the Preservation Hall Foundation.

Alongside the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and renowned members of the Preservation Hall collective, special guests will help us celebrate the return of music to the streets of New Orleans.

Following numerous sold out shows and a triumphant return to Red Rocks Amphitheatre last year, Michael Franti & Spearhead prepare to reunite with Soulrockers across North America this summer with the Follow Your Heart Tour, kicking off May 14 at BeachLife Festival in Redondo Beach, Calif., performing nearly 40 shows with plans to announce additional dates. Tickets will be available this Friday, Feb.

The second lineup announcement has been revealed for ARISE Music Festival, Colorado's leading camping and music festival. Plus, brand-new features and upgrades are set to welcome attendees to the festival for its inaugural year at The Cradle in Boone, Colorado, which is scheduled to occur on May 27 – 30, 2022.

My Morning Jacket has unveiled plans for an upcoming US headline tour. The dates begin April 19 at Memphis, TN’s Orpheum Theatre and then continue through September. Special guests throughout the tour will include Madison Cunningham, Indigo de Souza, and Joy Oladokun.  

Not content to rest on laurels like last year’s summer #1 for “California” and an autumn CMT.com feature for their “Irons In The Fire” video, the swiftly emerging bluegrass quintet Unspoken Tradition makes a fast break for 2022 with the release of “Lookout Mountain,” a tuneful reflection on the consequences of profit-driven development for traditional communities.

Sammi Garett releases her first single, "With You", from her forthcoming solo EP, Sweet Tooth. Sammi became synonymous with the color pink after nearly ten years as a vocalist for the Brooklyn based funk group, Turkuaz. She describes 2021 as a crazy year full of ups and downs. On the highs, Turkuaz was touring with Jerry Harrison and Adrian Belew to celebrate the 40th anniversary release of Talking Heads’ album “Remain in Light”, and Sammi announced her engagement to her creative partner, bandmate and soulmate, Greg Sanderson.

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