As he celebrates a big career milestone — the formation 30 years ago of his band, the Night Drivers — Chris Jones has turned once again to the country flavor that has served him so well through those decades. “How Small of Me,” his latest release from Mountain Home Music Company, wraps a characteristically complex meditation in the mid-tempo lilt of a mid-60s classic from the likes of George Jones.

Modern Irish troubadour, Podge Lane, wields both his alt-country stylings and weathered guitar case as he steps out onto new soil. Having packed that case with memories of home and an unyielding thirst for adventure, Podge is drawn to America to share his stories, announcing his fourth album and new single, ‘Heatwave’, out July 18th! 

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Australian multi-hyphenate artist Emma Louise and Grammy-winning producer and songwriter Flume team up for a 10-track collaborative album, DUMB, set for release August 22. A first taste of the new music, “Easy Goodbye,” will be unveiled Friday, with the album also available for pre-order.

Right before his performance with Tyler Childers at the legendary Hollywood Bowl, Robert Earl Keen sat down with Shooter Jennings for an epic on-location episode of Americana Podcast: The 51st State. Recorded at Jennings’s Los Angeles studio, Keen and the GRAMMY-winning producer talked about the historical differences between LA and Nashville “country music” and classic A-list session musicians.

Once in a generation comes a pianist who embodies the legends who have come before him while simultaneously breaking through to new thruways for the evolution of music, and life itself. The gracious virtuosity of 25-year-old piano phenom Jahari Stampley encapsulates a voice akin to revolutionary composers who have defined and expanded genres into musical movements reflecting the times.

Downtown’s Yerba Buena Lane will blossom into a tie‑dyed playground of music, art, and community spirit when “A Grateful Gathering at Yerba Buena Lane” rolls out the welcome mat for Dead & Company concertgoers on Thursday, July 31.