Sturgill Simpson and Bob Weir made guest appearances during Orebolo's Friday night set on the opening day of Dead Ahead festival last night. Orebolo is a Goose acoustic side project featuring Rick Mitarotonda, Peter Anspach, and Jeff Arevalo (who plays drums for Goose but is on stand-up bass in this band).

The Independent in San Francisco, hosted three up-and-coming bands for a night of funk and fun on Thursday, January 11, 2024.  If you’re looking to get a party started, keep it going, or make it last all night, you might want to check out Object Heavy, Boot Juice, and Litty deBungus.

Today, legendary guitarist Carlos Santana released "Let The Guitar Play," a reimagination of his 2021 song "Song for Cindy." Teaming up with producer Narada Michael Walden (Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey), and remix producer Lino Nicolosi, “Let The Guitar Play” brings the original song to new heights  —  Run DMC's Darryl McDaniels delivers a poetic rap over an EDM-style drum beat, serving as a dynamic catalyst for Santana to intricately weave his signature guitar magic.

Today, Virginia-based Americana pioneers The Steel Wheels have shared new single/video “Hero” ahead of the February 9 release of Sidewaysvia the band’s own Big Ring Records. The music video features the band performing a playful and contemplative dance routine choreographed by Wagler’s daughter and five of her classmates in the dance & choreography program at Virginia Commonwealth University, all of whom also star in the clip.

Blues maestro Albert Cummings is gearing up for the release of his eagerly awaited album, Strong, set to captivate audiences worldwide on February 16, 2024. Released through Ivy Music Company, Strong promises to deliver a potent blend of blues, rock, and raw emotion.

The Surf Hotel is honored to present the nationally renowned electro-folk duo Moontricks in the Ivy Ballroom, Sunday, February 18th. Special Guest, Rhode Island-based singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Will Evans will open for the group.

Today, Tyler Ramsey, former lead guitarist of Band of Horses (2007-2017) has shared “These Ghosts” “accompanied by a stunning music video that premiered exclusively via PASTE. “These Ghosts” made its US and UK radio debuts earlier this week via WXPN and BBC, respectively and is the lead single off the forthcoming album New Lost Ages out on February 9 via Soundly Music.

One of America’s most beloved bands, Turnpike Troubadours made their late-night television debut last night performing their single, “Mean Old Sun,” on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Watch/share HERE.

As heard on their introductory singles “Falling Through” and “Should’ve Known Better,” Rob Fleming and James Sedge’s new band KillerStar expresses timeless ‘70s musicianship and art-rock invention through a contemporary prism. And if you’re reeling back the years, where better to look for inspiration than the late great David Bowie?

Following a UK tour with Robert Plant and the release of “Mellow War” from his upcoming album of the same name, today Taylor McCall releases “Tide of Love.” McCall also created and directed an accompanying visualizer for the track. The new song is from his second album, Mellow War, which arrives February 2 via Black Powder Soul Records/Thirty Tigers. Pre-orders/pre-saves are available now HERE.