Dustin Kensrue, singer-songwriter (and frontman of Thrice) announced the upcoming release of his third solo album, Desert Dreaming, out April 5 via BMG. The album is an epic alt-country masterpiece, summoning the spirit of the American southwest, flush with tremolo guitar and shuffling percussion that echo off canyon walls. Pre-order Desert Dreaming HERE. Kensrue also announced a U.S. tour with stops including Brooklyn’s Music Hall of Williamsburg.

Join Austin-based nonprofit label Spaceflight Records for three evenings of live music, visual art, and local family fun at Central Machine Works (4824 E Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78702) on March 14, 15, and 16 from 5 - 10 p.m. each night. These events are free and open to all ages — no festival badges required. For more information and to RSVP for the showcases, please see here.

Multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, vocal coach and quilter, Eliza Hardy Jones, will release her sophomore solo album, Pickpocket, on April 19th.

The 2024 edition of the Four Chord Music Festival, celebrating its 10th anniversary, has revealed its dates and the initial lineup of artists.

This year's confirmed acts include: A Day To Remember, All-American Rejects, The Story So Far, Something Corporate, State Champs, Motion City Soundtrack, Four Year Strong, The Get Up Kids and many more. See below for the complete lineup.

Rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter Philip Sayce is excited to announce the release of his highly anticipated studio album “The Wolves Are Coming.” The album was released by Atomic Gemini/Forty Below Records on Friday February 23, 2024, and is available to order HERE.
 
The album features the new single “Black Moon.” Watch the official music video HERE.
 

This past week the dynamic band Spafford began their SpaffSki tour in Steamboat Springs, CO with multiple sold out shows at Old Town Pub.  The first night was a birthday bash for guitarist Brian Moss and he celebrated in fashion with a killer first set featuring a fifteen minute version of jazzy original "Backdoor Funk."

Today, groove titans Ghost-Note released the new funk anthem “Where’s Danny?” from their upcoming third album Mustard n’Onions (out April 19th). Led by Snarky Puppy's multi-GRAMMY-winning duo of drummer-keyboardist Robert Sput Searight and percussionist Nate Werth, Mustard n’Onions will be the group’s first new LP in six years, and their debut for Artistry Music/Mack Avenue Music Group.

Critically Critically Acclaimed folk artist Dom Flemons wins top honors in the 20th Annual IAMA (International Acoustic Music Awards) with his song “Traveling Wildfire”. He also won Best Folk/Americana/Roots Award as well with his song “Traveling Wildfire”. He also made history as the first African American to ever win the top award in IAMA’s 20 year history.

ATL cinematic psych-country duo Andrea & Mud release new single/video "This Time" today. Its a tragic ballad whose lyrical ultimatum of “choose the bottle or me” is carried by Colburn’s mournful vocals and her near-duet with Smoking Brett Resnick’s emotive pedal steel. Glide Magazine writes that it "takes you down the road of where The Cramps and The Meat Puppets jam with Gram Parsons and the Fallen Angels.

For his first release of 2024, Mountain Home Music Company’s Tray Wellington has chosen once again to challenge assumptions by applying his unique artistic perspective to a song from beyond the musical realm in which his instrument — the 5-string banjo — is usually found.