Jazz Fusion Legend, John McLaughlin took his final bow at the Royce Hall on this past Saturday in front of a sold-out crowd.   After 25 shows across the U.S., with more than 16 complete sell-outs, McLaughlin and his current band, the 4th Dimension – Ranjit Barot (drums), Gary Husband (keyboards, drums), and Etienne M’Bappé (bass), performed their final live show in Los Angeles.

Elephant Revival announces their return to Red Rocks. The May 20th show will be the local Colorado band's third year in a row headlining the prestigious venue. Portland band, Blind Pilot, is confirmed as main support.

Verve Records and UMe will close out their year-long celebration of jazz legend Ella Fitzgerald's centennial with the ultimate present for her 100th birthday - a completely unreleased live album.

Early next year, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong are set to embark on a winter headline tour down the east coast, through the midwest and southwestern U.S. Today, the band is excited to announce the multiple-night runs set to take place during the tour in Morgantown, WV and Washington, D.C.

To kick off the winter tour, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong will take over 123 Pleasent Street in Morgantown, WV for three nights starting Friday, February 1st. To conclude this initial 2018 run, the band will return to the 9:30 Club in Washington D.C. for a two-night run on March 30th and 31st.

The dynamic instrumental quintet Toubab Krewe are excited to announce the upcoming release of their third studio album, Stylo, and coinciding tour. To celebrate the release of their new album, Toubab Krewe are offering an exclusive PledgeMusic campaign that allows fans to pre-order Stylo before it’s released to the public on March 2nd, 2018.

Little Village Foundation, the non-profit record label focused on bringing the hidden veins of roots music in America to the masses, presents a sampler of the folk, blues, jazz, gospel and ethnic flavors that make LVF’s the most diverse catalog around. 

Sweltering husband-wife duo (and a drummer!), Year Of October, are excited to release their 3rd studio album, Trouble Comes, on Halloween exclusively via

Cousin Earth, one of the rising stars of Brooklyn's current "Jam Renaissance," have announced the 2018 release of their long awaited full-length album, "Human Music." The album will feature artwork by Dean Arscott, a Florida artist known for his sand sculpture and illustrations, most notably, the album art for Dopapod's "Drawn Onward" and "Redivider."

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member John Oates, along with his group The Good Road Band, have announced the first dates of their 2018 tour in support of his album Arkansas set for release on February 2.  

Tour dates:

Jan 14 - Mountain Stage - Morgantown, WV 

Jan 15 - Club Cafe - Pittsburgh, PA 

Feb 5 - Joe’s Pub - New York, NY

Making a name for yourself in the music industry is no easy task, but some artists are up for tackling it with creative ways to get it done. The Bay Area's Americana mavens The Brothers Comatose are of this ilk. Following three critically acclaimed full-length studio albums (Songs From The Stoop, Respect The Van, City Painted Gold), The Brothers Comatose disrupts the traditional album cycle and focuses their 2017/2018 release schedule on a series of strategically released songs.