Today, visionary singer-songwriter Valerie June has shared a shimmering pop-soul gem, “Friendship” (Feat. Carla Thomas and Stax Music Academy). The song, which originally appeared on Pop Staples’ posthumas LP, 2015’ Don’t Lose This (produced by Jeff Tweedy and Mavis Staples), celebrates unconditional love, the eternal promise of true friendship.

Over the weekend, acclaimed band Lake Street Dive took the stage at CBS Saturday Sessions to perform “Good Together,” “Dance With a Stranger” and “Help Is On The Way” from their new album, Good Together, which is out now.

Philadelphia and Los Angeles-based band Mt. Joy has released their new project, Live at The Salt Shed (via Dualtone), recorded over four sold-out nights at the famed Chicago, IL venue to celebrate New Year’s 2024. The album is out digitally on all services, with a 3xLP vinyl set available for pre-order. The video for fan-favorite track “Bathroom Light (Live at The Salt Shed)” is out now.  Watch below:

Today the National Audubon Society and The Birdsong Project opened registration for events in the Aspen, Colorado area as part of the summer slate of programming

Reissue specialist label Madfish have shared details of “8314 Boxed”, a limited-edition deluxe box set tribute to Jethro Tull frontman Ian Anderson’s treasured solo works. The package, set for release on 23rd August, will include:

Includes exclusive first-time vinyl releases of “Divinities: Twelve Dances with God”, “The Secret Language of Birds” (2LP), and “Rupi’s Dance” (2LP)

Another hot and muggy day dawned on the final day of the 2024 Bonnaroo Music Festival as exhausted fans prepared for one last round of musical bliss. Female pop stars dominated most of the day's events, beginning with an early set by The Beaches, a Canadian rock band formed in Toronto in 2013 by Jordan Miller, Kylie Miller, Leandra Earl, and Eliza Enman-McDaniel. The all-girl quartet rocked an early afternoon crowd.

The Heart of Texas Roadshow will be staged at The Troubadour at 2416 Music Valley Drive in Nashville, on Saturday, July 20. The show begins at 2:00 PM and admission is $25 per person. Tickets are now on sale at heartoftexascountry.com. Tickets will also be available at the door on the day of the performance. The entertainment this year will be full of traditional country music entertainers including Darrell McCall, Tony Booth, Mona McCall, Mary Lou Turner, Diane McCall, Margie Singleton, Joe Rucker, Shalane, and Allison Crowson!

3x GRAMMY® Award-winner Fantastic Negrito has united with 17x GRAMMY Award-winning® legend Sting for the deeply soulful new single, “Undefeated Eyes,” available now via his own Storefront Records.

"'Quotidian Fields' is the second single for my upcoming album Starship Syncopation. I've been a Bruce Hornsby fan since I was a little kid. There's something about his piano sound that is so unique and has such a strong fingerprint. That is very rare when playing purely acoustic instruments. If you sat down with 10 piano players on the same piano, you'd know which one is Hornsby. I wanted to feature that in the most simple and elegant way possible for this song.

Brothers After All, an ensemble of highly talented musicians, is dedicated to embracing the essence and performing the most captivating tribute to the legendary music of the Allman Brothers Band.

Introducing the Band:

Lefty Hathaway