Today, nine-time GRAMMY® Award winning bassist / composer Christian McBride released a live performance video of “Op. 49 - Cold Chicken Suite, 3rd Movement,” featuring his big band from their Newport Jazz Festival set. With the full album Without Further Ado, Vol. 1 out this Friday, August 29 – featuring a who’s who of vocalists – the fiery, yet eloquent closer of the album allows for the big band to shine.

Today, two-time GRAMMY nominated New Orleans-based, Afro-Indigenous funk collective Cha Wa released their highly anticipated album, Rise Up. Shared on the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the album centers around themes of rebirth and freedom, and reflects both Mardi Gras Indian culture and the rich New Orleanian culture that fostered it.

Greta Gaines is excited to announce that her new record, Bird Before LIght, is out today!

Today, legendary musician Thurston Moore released a special cover of The Velvet Underground’s "Temptation Inside Your Heart" in celebration of Sterling Morrison’s birthday.

Broken Robots’ new release, The Great American Struggle, comes out September 12. On this, the band’s fourth release, a new level of maturity in songwriting and musicianship emerges, showing how much the band is growing. The songs have deep meaning, tackling the struggles and triumphs of life. Each track can stand alone as a complete work, and each one is a gem.

Mr. Hat Presents welcomes Marcus Rezak’s high-octane Grateful Dead tribute, Shred Is Dead, to “Grateful Monday” at the Ivy Room (860 San Pablo Ave, Albany, CA 94706). Music starts at 7:00 PM.

After a long-protracted debate with Universal Music Group – Dream Syndicate announced today that it has earned the right to reissue their sophomore album Medicine Show as a new, 42 song 4-CD box expanded collection featuring 29 unreleased recordings from the bands 1983-84 era via their own Down There label, distributed by Fire Records. A U.S. fall tour entitled The Dream Syndicate Presents Medicine Show was also confirmed.
 

The 1980s witnessed a creative explosion in rock that brought new genres, loyal fanbases, mega-selling albums, and massive concert tours. Loud guitars, booming rhythms, big hair, and eye liner ruled the day. But yet, many of the bands who were catapulted to superstardom during the decade lacked one essential component — respect.

Mr. Hat Presents, in collaboration with Harlan Records, invites the Bay Area to finish out the summer with SUNDAYS ARE DEAD, a free outdoor funky jam festival on Sunday, August 31, 2025, outside Harlan Records—just one block from Montgomery BART. From noon to 8:00 pm (live music from 1:00 pm), the street transforms into a family-friendly celebration featuring two groove-heavy bands putting their own spin on the Grateful Dead songbook and more, plus food and drinks for purchase, Shakedown Vendors, and a Kids Zone.

Mr. Hat Presents brings a summer sunset celebration of Tom Petty’s music to the Penngrove Pub patio with PETTY ROCKS on Saturday, August 30, 2025. The five-piece tribute band delivers faithful, high-energy performances of Petty’s biggest hits and beloved deep cuts—plus favorites from The Traveling Wilburys—crafted for a sing-along, dance-all-night kind of evening.