Legendary guitarist and songwriter Steve Cropper marks a monumental moment in his career today with the release of his highly anticipated new album, ‘Friendlytown,’ now available via Mascot Label Group/Provogue. This milestone is accompanied by the premiere of the music video for the album’s latest single, “You Can’t Refuse,” a slithery, Bo Diddley-styled romp featuring the dynamic guitar work of rock sensation Tim Montana and powerhouse rhythm courtesy of Simon Kirke (Free, Bad Company).

Turnpike Troubadours released a new version of Bobby Darin’s 1969 song, “Me & Mr. Hohner,” as part of Amzon Music’s “Amazon Originals” series. Stream/purchase exclusively on Amazon Music HERE.

The Daydream Library Series record label has released “The Diver,” Thurston Moore’s last song for the summer before upcoming album Flow Critical Lucidity, out on September 20.

Chris Jones & The Night Drivers are known for covering a wider range of subjects than the average bluegrass artist, but the quartet have only occasionally ventured into social commentary.

Jean-Michel Jarre, an iconic figure in electronic music, will open and close the Paris 2024 Closing Ceremony on September 8, celebrating the legacy and modernity of the French electronic scene.

In a festive and dazzling atmosphere at the Stade de France, the maestro is set to deliver a memorable finale, before passing the baton to the the top French electronic music artists and young DJ’s.

Acclaimed independent Funky Indie Soul band Soulganic is thrilled to announce the release of their latest single, "Family Ties," on Friday, September 6, 2024. This instrumental track features renowned jazz and funk trumpeter Stan Odell Graham (The Foreign Exchange, Little Brother, Lute) and serves as the lead single from the band's forthcoming album, Phosphene.

The daily music schedule for Bourbon & Beyond and details for the festival’s Culinary Atelier and The Bourbon Experience programming have been announced for the World’s Largest Bourbon & Music Festival, held from September 19-22 at the Highland Festival Grounds at Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Kentucky.

On this day, August 26th, we gather our thoughts and pay tribute to Branford Marsalis, a master of sonic alchemy, whose notes whisper like wind through the reeds of the saxophone. His playing is a flight of shadows and light, twisting through the mind like the architecture of dreams. Branford's style moves with fluid grace, a river of jazz and soul, interwoven with the ghostly echoes of those who came before.

With his upcoming album Shooting Star, Benjamin Tod set out to prove to himself—and to the industry—that he could write an elite Country record with ease. The project spilled out seamlessly in just two weeks from his pen to paper, song, and record. A calculated concoction venturing away from his years of Lost Dog Street Band stylings, Shooting Star is a love letter to musical decades past, touching on sonic textures from the mid-50s to the early 90s.

“When The Grascals started in 2004, I really never dreamed that we would still be going strong 20 years later,” confesses founding member Danny Roberts, “but here we are!” Thus the title of the bluegrass sextet’s new album for Mountain Home Music Company: 20.