It’s about time an adventurous group of talented, open-minded individuals gave the good ol’ Grateful Dead’s music a fresh, vibrant makeover. BERTHA: Grateful Drag has added a joyous splash of color to one of the most cherished musical catalogs in existence. The timeless music of the Grateful Dead is now being presented with all the sparkle and wonder it deserves. As far as we know, BERTHA is the only Grateful Dead drag tribute band in our galaxy—though who’s to say what might be happening elsewhere?

Prolific New Orleans bassist George Porter Jr., will be releasing a brand new instrumental album entitled Porter’s Pocket with his longstanding quartet the Runnin’ Pardners available via Color Red on February 7, 2025. Porter Jr is joined by his longtime collaborator keyboardist Michael Lemmler (Jubilation, TriFunctA), drummer Terrence Houston (The Funky Meters, Toubab Krewe), and newest member Chris Adkins (Raphael Saadiq, Mark Broussard) on guitar.

Topping off a year of high profile festival plays, coast-to-coast tours, and the launch of a new on-demand platform, future funk all-stars Lettuce have released a new digital single entitled “Monorail 3000.” Captured during the sessions for the band’s high-octane 2012 release Fly, “Monorail 3000” pays homage to “The Godfather of Soul,” James Brown, with a pocket rhythm section, hypnotic grooves, and sultry horn lines. Listen to the new single HERE.

Elvis Costello and Steve Nieve have announced a 15-date tour, opening in Easton, PA, on February 19, 2025. The tour includes stops at the Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank, NJ; the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, NY; and two nights at the Bearsville Theater in Woodstock, NY.

The tour will also visit Wilmington, DE; Beverly, MA; Portsmouth, NH; Montclair, NJ; Ithaca and Buffalo, NY; and Ann Arbor, MI, showcasing selections from a songbook that spans fifty years and countless depths.

The highly anticipated, sold-out “SOULSHINE” benefit concert, supporting relief and recovery efforts in Western North Carolina and Florida after Hurricanes Helene and Milton, will now be available worldwide via a livestream.

Nada Surf announced the second leg of their North American tour launching April 15, 2025 in Baltimore, MD. On the road in support of their new album, Moon Mirror, the tour will feature stops at the Basement East in Nashville, TN, The Parish in Austin, TX, The Bluebird Theater in Denver, CO and more. Tickets will go on sale this Friday, November 22 at 11:00 AM local time.

High Moon Records is pleased to announce The Nest, the first-ever anthology from enigmatic 1960’s San Francisco vocalist Jeannie Piersol.

Trailblazing Gypsy Jazzsters, the Squirrel Nut Zippers (SNZ), have announced that they will be taking fans on a magical journey to the origins of jazz as they present “Jazz from the Back O’ Town” – a love letter to the prodigious New Orleans neighborhood known simply as the “Back O’ Town.”

Telling tales from their roots in the Rust Belt and the bayou, The Wholesome Boys bring a fresh yet timeless sound to the forefront with their highly anticipated debut album, Adelphi. Blending echoes of Bruce Springsteen’s heartland grit with the anthemic flair of Brandon Flowers, the album encapsulates a journey both personal and universal, wrapped in propulsive backbeats and soaring guitars.

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the legendary Fania Records: one of the most significant Latin labels in the world, musically and culturally, with an influence that continues to reverberate today. To honor the New York label’s enduring contributions—as well as its powerhouse roster of legendary artists—Craft Latino proudly presents a new compilation, Fania Records: The Latin Sound of New York (1964–1978).