Today, LA’s Local Natives announce their North American tour that kicks off May 4 at BeachLife Festival in Redondo Beach, CA. The 13-date tour will go from New Mexico to Missouri and end in Santa Cruz, CA, with support from New York based alt-pop artist Uwade. The tour announcement follows their 2023 fifth studio album Time Will Wait For No One that arrived via Loma Vista and received critical praise from Billboard, UPROXX, Consequence, Paste and more.

Oceans flow through the center of Cinder Well’s music. "Cadence," the new album from Amelia Baker’s experimental folk project, drifts between two far-flung seas: the hazy California coast where she grew up, and the wind-torn swells of Western Ireland that she’s come to love. Due out April 21, 2023, on Free Dirt Records, the album’s name refers to the cycles of our turbulent lives, to the uncertain tides that push us forward and back.

Too Many Zooz closed out their latest cross-country tour this past weekend to a sold-out crowd at San Francisco’s The Chapel. Throughout a night of lively and upbeat music, the band helped to cement their legacy as the torchbearers of the Brass House genre with a set that echoed throughout the streets of the Mission District.

With one month to go before the release of their new EP A Nickel For The Fiddler on March 22, acclaimed Yukon-based bluegrass band The Lucky Ones are sharing another preview, "Fools Gold."

One of the group's darker tracks, "Fools Gold" draws from the lore of The Lucky Ones' home territory, telling the story of prospectors drawn to the Gold Rush, and how that dream eventually faded.

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell today announced the daily music lineups and put single-day tickets on sale for the 2024 event, scheduled for April 25 – 28 and May 2 – 5 at the Fair Grounds Race Course.

Armchair Boogie independently releases Hard Times & Deadlines March 15. Their unconventional lineup of banjo with acoustic & electric guitars backed by tight, driving rhythms on electric bass and drums enhances Armchair Boogie’s lightning-fast bluegrass, allowing them to freely venture into the realms of funk or country.

The High Hawks, an all-star cast of musical friends, release their acclaimed sophomore album, Mother Nature's Show, today on LoHi Records. The six-piece features Vince Herman (Leftover Salmon), Tim Carbone (Railroad Earth), Chad Staehly (Great American Taxi), Adam Greuel (Horseshoes & Hand Grenades), Brian Adams (DeadPhish Orchestra), and Will Trask (Great American Taxi), who all bring decades of recording and touring history to the project.

The title track of Cody Jinks’ highly anticipated new album, Change The Game, is debuting today. Listen/share HERE.

Of the song, Jinks shares, “I remember playing the song ‘Change The Game’ for the first time in December of 2022 in Vegas, sixteen months before the Change The Game record will be released. I think we’ve played it every show since! I love playing the song every night and I love the message I think people are getting from it.”

Acclaimed American rock band Blackberry Smoke’s new album, Be Right Here, is out now via 3 Legged Records/Thirty Tigers. Stream/purchase HERE. In conjunction with the release, the official music video for new song, “Whatcha Know Good,” is also debuting today. Watch/share HERE.

In a poignant and forthright statement released today, acclaimed singer-songwriter and activist John Mellencamp addressed the nation's ongoing struggle with gun violence, urging for a radical change in the way the media reports on these tragedies. Mellencamp, known for his deep-rooted connection to American life and values, emphasizes the necessity of confronting the harsh realities of gun violence head-on to catalyze legislative reform.