Award winning blues-rock guitarist Ally Venable will release her new CD, Puppet Show, on April 13 from Connor Ray Music. The Ally Venable Band consists of Ally - guitar and vocals; Elijah Owings – drums; and Bobby Wallace – bass. Special Guests on Puppet Show, which was produced by Rock Romano, Steve Krase (who also plays harmonica on the sessions) and Ally Venable, include guitarists Gary Hoey and Lance Lopez, as well as  keyboardist Eric Steckel.

With her song, "You Reap What You Sow" continuing to enjoy outstanding chart results for airplay across multiple genres, New Jersey based singer, Mara Levine, has announced an upcoming April tour in Europe.

Tom Eure has released The Coin, The Prayer & The Crow, his 6th original album. The singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist creates music that is at once robust, and the next moment lilting. It is a heartfelt fusion of Folk, Celtic, and Appalachian influences.

Tom grew up in Roanoke Rapids, attended Appalachian State University, and resides near Charlotte. With its rich musical history and traditions, Eure's home state of North Carolina provides endless inspiration.

Thanks to Colorado's historic vote as the first state in the nation to legalize recreational cannabis, the Mile High City will live up to it’s name on 4/20 the official holiday for Cannabis.

Following Earth Day, the Great Bay of New Jersey’s coast will be the recipient of its very own serenade. Ben Sollee, an accomplished musician and proud Kentucky native, will be spending a week in one of the Northeast’s most pristine estuaries. Sollee’s stay is part of a series of songwriting retreats organized by nonprofit Sustain Music and Nature. The Songscapes program partners bands with public land areas to create new music inspired by American landscapes. It’s an effort to generate new audiences for our public lands and waterways while bringing awareness to the issues they face.

The Single debut release of “Hard Luck Story” from “The Jackson Whites” on Jersey Delta Records is a delightful blend of original Rock, Blues and Americana music heavy on melody and backed by a fierce driving rhythm section.  The 12 original tracks on the upcoming CD entitled “Hard Luck Stories”, features meticulous attention to the lyrical poetry in the songwriting style. 

Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe have added eight additional dates in Spring 2018. The hard-touring funk juggernaut will play four more “Eat A Bunch Of Peaches” shows—their highly regarded celebration of The Allman Brothers Band—throughout the Southeast in mid-April.

Camp Euforia, Iowa’s premier independent music festival is excited to announce its 2018 lineup featuring festival hosts and founders Eufórquestra along with Fruition, Middle Western (feat. William Elliott Whitmore and Dave Zollo) and more yet to be announced. The 15th annual festival will take place July 12-14, as always on Jerry’s Farm in Lone Tree, Iowa.

One of the longest running Grateful Dead tribute bands in the world, Shakedown Street, makes its home in and around the Rocky Mountain region of North America. Spawned from jam sessions at the Ancient Mariner bar in Manitou Springs, Colorado in 1987, Shakedown Street quickly grew in popularity, and garnered a legion of loyal fans who refer to themselves as "Shakeheads".

Buffalo Iron Works, Lockhouse Distillery & Bar, and Sunbeam Entertainment are pleased to announce the Second Annual Cobblestone Live Music & Arts Festival, to be held on July 27th and 28th in the heart of the Historic Cobblestone district in downtown Buffalo.  This year’s festival will include two outdoor main stages located on Illinois and Columbia streets, a stage inside Buffalo Iron Works, an electronic music stage/lounge inside Lockhouse Distillery & Bar, and an acoustic stage on South Park Avenue.