Today, Sterling Drake has announced his debut album The Shape I’m In, due out May 2 via Calusa Music/Missing Piece Records. Produced by GRAMMY-winning Icelandic musician Thorleifur Davidsson (Sierra Ferrell, KALEO), the new album is a captivating exploration of the Montana troubadour’s journey, vulnerably reflecting on love, heartbreak, purpose and the revelations that bring us back home.

Susto Stringband will release their debut album, Susto Stringband: Volume 1, on March 28, 2025 via New West Records. The 9-track set was produced by Ryan Stigmon and recorded at Mitch Easter’s Fidelitorium Recordings in Kernersville, NC. The debut album is a collaborative work between Justin Osborne, frontman of the acclaimed rock outfit Susto, and the Asheville-based Americana band Holler Choir.

The Mallett Brothers Band unveils "Dogs and Horses," the latest single from their forthcoming album, Higher Up in the Hills, out April 4th. The track features legendary pianist Chuck Leavell—known for his work with The Rolling Stones and The Allman Brothers Band—who adds his signature piano and organ work, recorded at the historic Capricorn Studios.

On March 6, The Back Room in Berkeley will host a special evening of heartfelt Americana music as two family bands, Marco & the Polos and Purple Glaze, take the stage.

Jamaican roots reggae band F.Y.A.H. is ready to make its boldest statement yet with its debut album, Free Your Authentic Heart. The 13-track project will be released on February 21 via Dub Rockers, an imprint of VP Records.

Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts is proud to present The Ozark Mountain Daredevils Curtain Call Concert Series – 53 Years of Music, 3 Unforgettable Nights. This historic three-night event, set for November 13-15, 2025, will celebrate the legendary band’s incredible career and mark the culmination of their current tour with a series of unique performances.

Following the overwhelming success of the sold out 2025 voyage in only its second year, StarVista Live’s Big Easy Cruise will set sail again January 18 – 25, 2026. The ship will depart from Ft. Lauderdale and will stop in New Orleans and Cozumel, Mexico aboard the luxurious Holland America Line m/s Eurodam.

The joy of Scottish music springs to life as Alasdair Fraser and the San Francisco Scottish Fiddlers unleash the Stravaig Spring Concert Series. Stravaig, a Scottish word meaning to wander, digress, and stray beyond limits, perfectly captures the essence of this musical adventure. More than 65 musicians—on fiddles, cellos, guitars, piano, and percussion—will fill the stage, transforming concert halls into exuberant gatherings of rhythm, melody, and heart.

Snakes Made of Light, the debut collection of all-original songs by the Memphis/North Mississippi roots psychedelic band Delta Stardust, was released on January 24, 2025, on Robot Distro, a division of Golden Robot Records. Snakes Made of Light features 10 songs that “go for transcendence, but also long to be from somewhere; the whole push/pull, yin/yang thing,” according to Michael Graber, the band’s chief songwriter, in an interview with the Memphis Flyer.

Sixthman, the leader in festivals and music cruises for more than two decades, has announced the 25th anniversary of The Rock Boat, sailing January 29 - February 5, 2026 from Miami, FL to St. Maarten and San Juan, Puerto Rico aboard the Norwegian Pearl.