When The MilBillies set out to record their debut album, their goal was to capture the energy and drive of the stage performances that have made them a mainstay of the music scene in and around Milwaukee.

The plan was simple.

GRAMMY® Award-winning pianist/composer Arturo O'Farrill and nonprofit the Afro Latin Jazz Alliance (ALJA) announce they have reached their crowd-funding goal of $100,000 raised through the ALJA Emergency Artist Fund (GoFundMe) and "Giving Tuesday" initiative to help New York/New Jersey-based jazz musicians during the COVID-19 global pandemic. New York City's community of independent musicians have faced extreme economic challenges since March 2020.

When exploring the vast array of niche music scenes in the United States, Columbus Ohio is the last place you would think to discover an authentic St Lucian Reggae band. Lucky enough for the Buckeye State, Little Fish Records has an amazing roster including The Ark Band who now call Columbus their home. The Ark Band have been a touring force sharing the stage with legendary acts such as The Beach Boys, Eek-a Mouse, Inner Circle, Isreal Vibration, Palo Banton and much more.

From Justin Smith, Old Californio Drummer:  "OC's Songs From the Sea of Cortez is out on Bandcamp today.We started this album back in 2012 (I think?). Cleared out the furniture on Raymond Dr., set up the kit and piano in the dining room and living room for tracking, master control room was John Hartman's full mobile set up (an engineering monster) taking up central residence in a spare bedroom with preamps and gear surging the power of the old 1920’s Spanish, amps in the back room or bathroom as I recall.

Gibson, the iconic, American-made guitar brand, is proud announce a new partnership with Playing For Change the movement created to inspire and connect the world through music and the Playing For Change Foundation which is dedicated to building music and art schools for children around the world.

Legendary singer, songwriter and producer Barry Gibb’s “Butterfly” featuring special guests Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, is debuting today. Listen/share HERE.

Knovo are back with their second single, Dizzy Kong, a funky romp of nostalgia and fleeting sentiments. After releasing their debut single “Fake” and performing a few shows, Knovo went into isolated lockdown like everybody else. Fortunately, the Dizzy Kong recording sessions happened before the quarantine, and the band worked remotely to wrap up the finishing pieces and arrangements.

Before the days of quarantine, Jammcard’s JammJam live events hosted some of the nation’s most impactful musicians for incredible nights of unfiltered, collaborative raw convergence in the round as the who’s who of the music industry enjoyed the music from the packed sidelines.

Today, Athens, GA based Lo Talker unveils “Automatic Love,” an upbeat love song mixing the crisp psychedelia of Sgt. Pepper’s-era Beatles with the honeyed indie folk of My Morning Jacket. It is the second song Lo Talker has released from their upcoming album Comedy Of Errors which is due out in Spring 2021 through Arts & Crafts.

LISTEN TO "AUTOMATIC LOVE HERE

When the eponymous debut Beachwood Sparks record hit in 2000, it was a bolt out of the blue. As if the so-called alt.country scene that sprang up in the mid-90s need never have happened, it drew on the cosmic country of a more sun-scorched psychedelic age - legendary records like The Byrds' Notorious Byrd Bros, Flying Burrito Brothers' Gilded Palace of Sin and The Grateful Dead's American Beauty - and brought to it the jangle-pop sensibilities of a group raised on Echo & The Bunnymen and The Clean.