"King Corcoran was the first song that formed itself in a meaningful way from my original researching of the newspaper articles of the time. Once I then visited the physical location of where 'Corcoran' Roost'  had been (it's where the United Nations Building is today), I was able to imagine how the area looked in the 1800s, and imagine who it felt to stand on that rugged piece of ground with livestock running round, and ready to defend it from invaders."

GRAMMY Award-nominated guitarist Will Bernard knows a thing or ten about holding down the groove with a community of instrumentalists who've defined the influential improv-based music scene of New York City. Bernard's latest power-punch of funk hits on his new album, Freelance Subversives (Ropeadope), shows a dedication to multidimensional and introspective compositions with deep pocket-rhythms at its foundation.

Barenaked Ladies celebrate a milestone 20th anniversary of their fifth studio album Maroon with an Exclusive Double Vinyl and Deluxe Digital edition for the first time ever. Originally released on September 12, 2000, Maroon debuted at #1 in Canada, and #5 on the U.S. Billboard 200, selling over 1M records in the U.S. alone, spawning the classic hit singles, “Pinch Me”, “Too Little Too Late”, and “Falling for the First Time”.

In anticipation of Serpentine Prison, the upcoming debut solo record from Matt Berninger—frontman of critically acclaimed group The National—Berninger is premiering the new single “One More Second” alongside a lyric video. “I wrote “One More Second” with Matt Sheehy (Lost Lander, EL VY) with the intention for it to be a kind of answer to Dolly Parton’s “I Will Always Love You,” or sort of the other side of that conversation,” says Berninger.

The pandemic may have canceled the big, in-person festival this year, but cozy up! Celebrating Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion livestreams kick off tonight with online, live concert events that include Jim Lauderdale, Acoustic Syndicate, Amythyst Kiah, Morgan Wade, and Martha Spencer, a WBCM Radio Bristol Farm and Fun Time show, flashback performances from festivals past, and the Bristol Sessions Super Raffle drawing.

Due to overwhelming demand, holler folk trio The Ghost of Paul Revere have announced two additional “Live At The Drive-In” shows at the Narrow Gauge Cinema in Farmington, ME on October 9th and 10th. The band’s “Live At The Drive-In” series was created with both safety and the overall concert experience in mind and at the forefront. The band performed four sold-out shows in Farmington earlier this summer, and they can’t wait for this return engagement.