GERRY BECKLEY, the illustrious singer, songwriter, performer and co-founder of legendary band, America, releases his TENTH solo album, titled simply Gerry Beckley, TODAY!  For the album, Beckley says there was a pragmatic reason for putting his own name as the title for his 10th solo outing. "There wasn't an obvious title that was leaning in its favor, and I've never done a self-titled album, so it felt like, OK, this might be it," he says with a small chuckle.

Fans are clearly excited for the reunion many (including the band) said would never happen. After Soul Coughing announced a 17-date American tour, they have now introduced venue upgrades for certain shows, and are kicking off the tour earlier with an extra date in San Diego. The tour ends with a two-night celebration at Brooklyn Steel in Brooklyn, NY on October 4 and 5.

Tickets are on sale now. The complete updated tour itinerary is below.

SOUL COUGHING - TOUR 2024

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Acclaimed Southern Roots-Rock vocalist and percussionist Melody Trucks is staying busy into 2024, currently on tour with rising roots-rockers The Fitzkee Brothers, performing at Willie's Midnight Crazy Train Campout, 2270 Fair Rd., Friday, July 5 at 8:30pm. (the Campout lasts from July 4-July 7). Tickets/info: https://www.facebook.com/williesmidnightcrazytraincampout/.

Boulevards, the moniker of North Carolina’s esteemed cosmic soul artist Jamil Rashad, has released the highly anticipated new studio album, Carolina Funk: Barn Burner on Tobacco Road out today via the New West Records imprint Normaltown Records. The 10-track collection follows the 2022 release of Electric Cowboy: Born in Carolina Mud, which received critical acclaim by SPIN, No Depression, PopMatters, Bandcamp, FLOOD, and more.

Los Angeles singer-songwriter-guitarist DAVID HAERLE released his latest single and music video “Hidden Treasure” today, June 28. The lively and upbeat jam features Haerle’s signature authentic songwriting coupled with a funky groove and jazz flavor sure to get you moving. The music video was shot in Egypt, directed by Egyptian cinematographer Mazen Bayoumy and starring his younger brother Yassin Bayoumy.

Ray LaMontagne—the celebrated Grammy award winning singer-songwriter—today unveils a new single, “Long Way Home”—listen/share here. The track, releasing via the highly independent artist’s newly created label Liula Records, is the second taken from LaMontagne’s forthcoming, highly anticipated studio album, Long Way Home, out August 16—presave/preorder here.

Pickin’ On The Doors, the latest installment of CMH RECORDS’ acclaimed Pickin’ On Series featuring bluegrass interpretations of influential artists, is out today, June 28. Over 30 years in and 80 albums deep, the Pickin’ On Series is one of the most beloved traditions at CMH and here for the first time, Alabama bluegrass quartet Iron Horse turn their focus to one of the most iconoclastic bands of the 60s.

Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats today release their highly anticipated fourth studio album South of Here via Stax—listen/purchase here.

Greenwich Entertainment’s REVIVAL69: The Concert That Rocked The World is available today in theaters across the United States and through all major video-on-demand platforms. The feature-length documentary, directed by Ron Chapman, explores the nearly-unbelievable story of the 1969 Toronto Rock N Roll Revival through the iconic vérité lens of D. A. Pennebaker.

For the third and final night, Goose provided two sets that proved to be an all-out raging inferno at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, GA, on June 22, 2024. They were grinning from ear to ear the entire show while enamoring the fans with mind-numbing jams. Hotlanta might be known for hot temperatures in the summer, but the weather wasn't the only thing raising the thermostat that night.