Joshua Redman is one of the most acclaimed and charismatic jazz artists to have emerged in the decade of the 1990s. Born in Berkeley, California, he is the son of legendary saxophonist Dewey Redman and dancer Renee Shedroff.

Singer-songwriter Andrew Sheppard grew up in Hailey, Idaho in an extended musical family--his mother was always playing and singing in rock and blues bands. As a kid Andrew was always at his mom's rehearsals and live shows, drawing in the music as a constant. He was playing bass in punk rock bands in high school and by the age of 19, picked up the guitar and started writing his own songs. 10 years later, he is poised to release his sophomore album, Steady Your Aim on March 23rd.

In London, England, on May 28, 2017, Paul Rodgers returned to his roots, bringing fans an extraordinary evening celebrating the music of Free. This sold out concert at the Royal Albert Hall was captured for a live CD / DVD set to be released by Quarto Valley Records in spring 2018.

“Miles Away,” a new stand-alone single from acclaimed artist Josh Ritter, debuts today—listen here: http://spoti.fi/2CIcbts. Of the track, Ritter says, “I wrote ‘Miles Away’ a few years ago after flipping through a book of photos of the Earth from space. Zack Hickman produced it and plays most of the instruments on the song.  I didn’t quite know what to do with song, so I held on to it.

With a name like Mungion (pronounced mung-yin) it may be hard to take these guys seriously, but one thing is for sure, this band has some serious chops. Since their inception in Spring of 2015, the Chicago-based four-piece has quickly made a name for themselves as rising stars of the improvised music landscape.

Craft Recordings, the Catalog division of Concord Music, is pleased to announce a deluxe vinyl box set celebrating Allen Ginsberg's iconic Howl And Other Poems, one of the most important pieces of modern American literature. Due out February 23rd, the collection offers Ginsberg's recording of the poems, pressed on translucent red vinyl - reproducing the original 1959 LP release, as well as a replica of the synonymous book of poetry, published in 1956 by City Lights for their Pocket Poets series.

In the wake of California’s largest wildfire in modern history, Carpinteria’s own Dishwalla played a sold-out concert at the Alcazar Theatre. Formerly known as the Carpinteria Plaza Playhouse Theater, the gem of a venue, with accidental perfect acoustics has returned to its original name, Alcazar Theatre. Carpinteria Community Theatre Inc. who runs the venue renamed the theater based on its regional name.

Miami-based concert promotion company Massive Ideas has just released their full lineup announcement for Fractal Beach 2018 – set to return to the Historic Virginia Key Beach Park in Miami, Florida, from February 2nd - 4th.

Critically acclaimed bluesy recording artist ZZ Ward announces her upcoming The Storm Tour in support of her new album The Storm. Having just finished up a national trek with Kaleo, ZZ returns to the headline spot as The Storm Tour kicks off on January 30th in Salt Lake City, UT at The Depot.

Mimicking Birds -- the Portland, OR-based group of songwriter Nate Lacy (guitar/vocals), Aaron Hanson (drums), and Adam Trachsel (bass, synth) -- today shared "Belongings," the third single off their forthcoming album Layers Of Us out January 26th (Glacial Pace Recordings). Lacy describes the new single as "a love song conveyed through the perspective that we are all here functioning as part of a larger entity. And that we are only borrowing the ingredients required to briefly witness this remarkable circumstance.