Hailing from Virginia, The Gypsy Sons' debut album Whiskey and the Devil is a thunderous declaration of intent from this new outfit. The ten song collection, released through Spectra Records on May 7, benefits from gritty production that captures the considerable crunch of the band's live sound while still providing the listener with a thoroughly professional product. This is not rock and roll intent on refashioning the wheel.

When the opportunity to see one of the catalysts of a certain genre of music presents itself, the general inclination is to get up off of the couch and learn something while boogying down. Considered to be amongst the earliest purveyors of the ska movement born out of Jamaica, and directly influencing what has come to be known as reggae, The Skatalites are a treat of a band led by the sole surviving founder, Lester “Ska” Sterling on alto saxophone.

The roots/rock trio Mission South announces today they will release their sophomore 6-track EP Migration Vol. 2 on April 9th, 2013. This will be the second installment in their acclaimed 3-part Migration EP series. With a sound reminiscent of Dr. Dogand Ben Harper, Mission South goes beyond their blues-rock roots by adding a mixture of pop, folk, and modern tones while maintaining the soulful edge that makes their music so impactful.

In a bold move by any music artist, prolific LA songwriter/musician Bob Beland, who has been active in the music industry since the early 1970's, has decided to make available free for public listening his entire back catalog on Soundcloud.

Hailing from Baltimore, MD, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong will debut their original funky style in multiple Mid-West cities starting on March 28th at Woodland’s Tavern in Columbus, OH and including a five-night run in Colorado (see full list of dates below).

For RocketNumberNine, capturing the spirit of the music is paramount and with their debut album, MeYouWeYou, the London-based Page brothers - Tom (drums) and Ben (synths) -- invite you into their tribal Chingford roots, taking music forwards to reach where it came from. This is hard hitting, modern dance music played live without a single click track in sight.

Steve Kimock will join the Everyone Orchestra for 4/18 in Boston, MA at South Shore Music Hall, 4/19 at The Blockley in Philadelphia, and in NYC at the 

Many of you likely know well the "Uncle John's Band" phrase, "Whoa-oh, what I want to know, where does the time go?" These words are especially poignant to me as I write this message about upcoming change for the Rex Foundation.

The countdown has begun for this summer’s most exciting and anticipated festival, Wakarusa 2013. Wakarusa will again take place at its annual location at Mulberry Mountain in the Ozark National Forest, May 30-June 2.

Thunder on the Mountain, a country music festival, is set to launch its inaugural event this summer at one of the country’s best festival sites - Mulberry Mountain.