“We’re a Mexican American band, and no word describes America like immigrant. Most of us are children of immigrants, so it’s perhaps natural that the songs we create celebrate America in this way.” So says Louie Perez, the “poet laureate” and primary wordsmith of Los Lobos, when describing the songs on the band’s new album, Gates of Gold.

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass announces the third round of musicians in this year’s Let The Music Play On, with HSB veterans Chuck Prophet, Patty Griffin, and first-time performers Birds of Chicago, Los Coast, and Shakey Graves.  Let the Music Play On is a celebration of roots music, honoring the 20th Anniversary of Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, airing the first weekend of October featuring new performance footage, archival sets, and fans’ festival memories from previous years.

Today, internationally renowned guitarslinger, vocalist, songwriter, Damon Johnson is announcing a very special live performance - “A Tribute to Thin Lizzy”. The show will be broadcast live on September 25th at 7pm Central. The live event will emanate from Johnson’s hometown of Nashville and will feature Richie Faulkner of Judas Priest playing alongside Johnson and his band, The Get Ready (Jarred Pope on drums, Robbie Harrington on bass).

Craft Recordings is set to reissue three best-selling albums from the GRAMMY® Award-winning Americana trio, Nickel Creek: Nickel Creek (2000), This Side (2002), and Why Should the Fire Die? (2005).

The James McMurtry Band’s Blast From the Past is out today. The new and previously unreleased EP, featuring McMurtry on vocals and guitar; Tim Holt on guitar; Ronnie Johnson on bass and Daren Hess on drums, was recorded live at the Continental Club in 2006. The singer-songwriter is donating 100% of sales to the legendary Continental Club (which has hosted his Wednesday midnight residency for more than two decades) to help cover mounting costs during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Infamous Stringdusters last week announced a fresh batch of livestream shows, taking place at the Fox Theatre in Boulder, CO on October 2-4, 2020. In solidarity with the hard hit independents have taken due to the impact of COVID-19 on the industry, the band is very pleased to announce a direct partnership with 60 venues and promoters in part of the aforementioned livestream event.