May 2025

Finally, Pearl Jam closed the main stage with a dynamic, crowd‑pleasing performance. The band fielded rare requests like “Love Boat Captain” and filled their setlist with hits from their heyday—opening with “Corduroy,” and weaving in “Daughter,” “Even Flow” (dedicated to Saints superfan Steve Gleason), “Black,” “Jeremy,” and “Yellow Ledbetter.” They also showcased newer material from last year’s Dark Matter. As tradition dictates, they wrapped up with Neil Young’s “Rockin’ in the Free World” and The Who’s “Baba O’Riley,” leaving the audience energized and satisfied.

5x Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and performer Mary Chapin Carpenter’s new track, “Home Is A Song” featuring Anaïs Mitchell, is out today. Listen/share HERE.

Sneezy, Chicago’s beloved funk-soul disruptors, today drop “Crazy Amazing Good Things,” a riotous anthem that turns life’s messy magic into a dancefloor revolution. The single—a frenetic mix of blues harp, rapid-fire rhymes, and sax-stoked grooves—previews their forthcoming EP Feed The Funk, set for release June 6.

LISTEN | Sneezy - “Crazy Amazing Good Things”

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Bruce Springsteen will release “Somewhere North of Nashville” in full on “Tracks II: The Lost Albums” (out June 27 via Sony Music), a previously-unheard collection inspired by the sounds of honky tonk, rockabilly and uptempo country. Recorded simultaneously with “The Ghost of Tom Joad” in the summer of 1995, “Somewhere North of Nashville” features much of the core band at the heart of those sessions — including Danny Federici, Garry Tallent and Gary Mallaber.

Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival continued its legacy as the Biggest Rock Fest In Columbus History over the weekend as 175,000 music fans converged on Historic Crew Stadium in Ohio for the sold-out event, held May 8-11. More than 100 bands played on four stages, with a number of special and unexpected moments taking place over the four days, including: