This month, New Orleans-based guitarist and vocalist Steve Kelly announced his 8-track debut solo album, Here’s The Thing, set for release on February 21, 2025, via Regime Music Group. Coined as “Americana Soul,” Kelly’s songwriting navigates the complexities of life’s cycles, candid struggles with mental health, the perils and pitfalls of substance abuse and addiction, and the peaks and valleys of personal relationships, ultimately delivering a message of hope and perseverance.

Ramona and the Holy Smokes proudly announce the release of their debut EP, Til It’s Over, now available on all streaming platforms. Recorded at Richmond’s legendary Spacebomb Studio, this four-song collection highlights the band’s masterful take on pre-1964 country music, blending authenticity and innovation in equal measure.

Portland, Maine-based indie folk artist Matt Cascella, performing under the moniker Schmoon—his childhood nickname—is set to release his new album Pretty Darn Pretty on December 13, 2024. Brimming with playful whimsy and heartfelt nostalgia, the album explores the innocence of growing up and the poignant reflections of adulthood.

In the shadowy realms where stories are sung in smoky whispers and dreams are tangled in the strands of a poet's hair, we gather today to honor a troubadour of the absurd and the profound—Tom Waits, 75 years young and still casting long shadows across the cobblestones of Americana. From the gutters to the heavens, his voice, a feral growl soaked in whiskey and wildfires, has charted the cartography of the human soul.

Venerated singer-songwriter David Ramirez has announced the March 21st release of All the Not So Gentle Reminders (Blue Corn Music), his most ambitious album to date, along with his 2025 U.S. and UK/European tour dates (see list below). The twelve-song collection is an eclectic musical journey featuring richly textured arrangements, ethereal acoustic balladry, sweeping choruses, and hints of cabaret.

Today, Deshaun T. Durham, a 24-year-old Kansas resident sentenced to 92 months in prison for a first-time cannabis offense, was released from Hutchinson Correctional Facility. This commutation by Governor Laura Kelly is a rare decision to overturn the Kansas Prison Review Board’s rejection of Durham’s clemency application and bring him home for the holidays. After almost 3 years of incarceration and tireless advocacy from the Last Prisoner Project, Deshaun is now free.

Following an overwhelmingly successful run of Summer 2024 co-headline dates, Grammy Award-winning folk-rock duo Indigo Girls will reunite with Grammy Award-winning rock icon Melissa Etheridge for their 2025 'Yes We Are' Co-headline Tour. The two will join forces starting this summer, hitting over 30 stops across North America. The tour kicks off on July 25th at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, CO, continues down the West Coast, and spans the Midwest throughout August.

Not long ago, Sierra Ferrell could be found busking on the vibrant Pearl Street Mall in Boulder, Colorado, serenading passersby with her unmistakable voice and spellbinding charm. Those intimate street performances, where her soulful yodels and eclectic songs captured hearts one by one, were the early notes of a story that has now crescendoed into something extraordinary.

Global Latin music superstar Carin León releases his second album of the year with Palabra de To’s. Listen to the full album HERE.

The much-anticipated album was recorded live in his hometown of Hermosillo, Sonora. The record, curated by Latin GRAMMY® winner for Songwriter and Producer of the Year Edgar Barrera, features 28 acclaimed songwriters, predominantly Mexican. The 16-track album was produced by Antonio Zepeda, Alberto Medina, and León himself.

Keyboardist, producer, composer, and house musician for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’s band, Corey Bernhard, releases “Vita Nuova,” the first single from his upcoming solo LP, A Blessed Leap into Eternity (Birdbrain Records), today. The suite's closing energetic prayer represents a new birth of hope, passion, and faith. Brazilian rhythms and melodies dance over contemporary harmonies as piano and saxophone trade solos.