2013 is going to be a busy time for John McCarten, formally known as Manic Focus, as he is slowly becoming one of the most in demand artists in dance music.

Announcing the Performance Schedule for the 2013 Wanee Music Festival, Wednesday April 17th through Saturday April 20th at the Spirit of Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, FL.  The Allman Brothers Band along with Widespread Panic, playing both Friday and Saturday Nights,  headline a great line-up of outstanding performers for what is fast becoming one of the most popular Festivals in the country.- WAN

America Religious is a 12-track collection of stories and poetry set against a gritty landscape of Roots-inspired Rock, Americana, Folk, Gospel, and Rhythm & Blues. Caroline Rose and partner Jer Coons cover all elements from production and recording to mixing and engineering, as well as playing nearly all the instruments themselves (lap steel, cello, organ, mandolin, and drums to name a few).

The music lineup for the 8th annual Lightning in a Bottle International Music and Arts Festival produced by The Do LaB has been announced, with electronic pioneers Nicolas Jaar, Rusko, Tycho, Paper Diamond, Emancipator, PANTyRAiD, Lee Burridge, GRiZ and more to headline.The country's premier boutique

A high-octane musical celebration will light up Martyrs’ in Chicago on Friday, April 26 as The Leadfoot Band bursts back onto the scene with a new self-titled record officially being released that day. Located at 3855 N. Lincoln Avenue, Martyrs’ is a well-known live music venue on the city’s north side and perfect location for Leadfoot’s CD Release Party.

Blue Rock Artist Ranch and Studio welcomes singer-songwriter Mindy Smith to its Texas Room stage at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 11, as part of its seventh Blue Rock Studio Concert Series season. Smith will perform in a studio setting before an intimate audience of only 100 people. Offsite fans may share the experience via Blue Rock Live, a pay-per-view webcast in high-definition video and studio-quality audio mixed on Blue Rock’s new Rupert Neve Designs 5088 console.

No one lives, breathes, and eats up New Orleans like Kermit Ruffins.

Last fall, Marshall Crenshaw announced his launch of a subscription whereby his fans could receive a series of three 10-inch vinyl EPs, each of which would include a new A-side backed with a cover song and a remake of a song from his earlier career.

Colin Stetson has just returned to his hometown of Montreal after touring Europe in support of his upcoming record New History Warfare Volume 3: To See More Light, out on Constellation April 30th.

In support of his upcoming new solo album, titled "Excavator" out April 23rd on Arctic Rodeo, Chamberlain guitarist Adam Rubenstein has premiered the video for his new song "Sunday Season" exclusively at MagnetMagazine.com. The video comes following last week's Rolling Stone track premiere for new song "I'll Retrieve."