By 1973 Soft Machine already had a long history of playing in Rotterdam, appearing at major festivals such as Hippy Hippy Fair (1967), Kralingen (1970) and AHOY (1971, Phil Howard’s debut), and no less than four times at the city’s most prestigious venue, De Doelen, most recently (in September 1972) on a double bill with Robert Wyatt’s Matching Mole. This time, however, they were booked in a smaller venue, which they filled to capacity at around 400.

Hot on the heels of their critically acclaimed debut album, “Solace”, instrumental project Held By Trees is excited to be releasing two new EPs this year on Sound Canyon Records through InnerSleeve.com recorded at Peter Gabriel’s famous Real World Studios, the first EP is comprised of live versions of five tracks from “Solace”. The six-piece live iteration of Held By Trees brings together three of the Talk Talk/Mark Hollis alumni that contributed to “Solace” including renowned guitarist Robbie McIntosh.

Direct from Smog City, USA, the Tampico Bombers are coming in low and loaded with their debut record, Too Wasted To Write Their Own, a rollicking assemblage of primo country classics reimagined through an ever hazier perspective.

In its heyday, Stax Records was synonymous with soul music’s biggest stars – from Otis Redding and Carla Thomas to Sam & Dave and the Staple Singers. But behind their iconic hits was a talented team of songwriters. Craft Recordings celebrates the work of these unsung heroes with a brand-new collection, Written in Their Soul: The Stax Songwriter Demos.

Youth on Rewind is a new podcast from Youth on Record (YOR) which will amplify the voices, stories, and ideas of young storytellers. The show will feature an array of youth produced stories, interviews, poetry, music, and other audio art guided by the creative visions of paid podcasting interns.

In the mood to hear live music right in your living room but can’t afford to foot that bill? Allow me to introduce Boulder’s hidden gem Jaka Purnomo! If you’re looking for that feel-good music where the audience sings along to every song - and in between the singer just casually chats you up - this is the man to see. Nothing like guitar, harmonica and crowd participation to get you smiling! You’ll feel right at home. Just ask Mother Tucker, where he played earlier this month.

Today, Waldemar releases the cinematic album-lead track “Limbo” from their forthcoming debut full-length album Ruthless (PRE-ORDER), to be self-released on May 5. Listen here.

Local Boulder band Kings of Oblivion continue to impress with their eclectic set played earlier in the month at Louisville’s Mother Tucker. No Freebirding to be had here! For the last year or more, singer-songwriter Wysh Seidman has been taking some of his favorite poems and putting them to music. Lines like Ezra Pound’s, “The paired butterflies are already yellow with August,” could only be made more bittersweet with this band’s poignant notes. Check them out @apublicguy on YouTube. They’ve got summer in their veins and are looking to play!

Tommy Weeks, a saxophonist and music producer from Connecticut, just released his first solo EP titled Strangers, today April 25th. The EP is a fusion of pop, R&B, house, and hip hop music, and features many musicians and close friends hailing from the Connecticut music scene. The EP includes three singles previously released, "Strangers," "Fire In Your Eyes," and "Mission." The EP was written by Tommy Weeks himself and co-produced with Grammy award-winning engineer Mikhail Pivovarov.

Coming to NOLA Jazz Fest for Dead and Co? Join us the night/morning before at the 21st Annual Bayou Rendezvous benefiting the New Orleans Musicians' Clinic during NOLA Jazz Fest! and catch the Guitarmageddon: Dawn of the Dead late-night set! A stacked line-up of incredible musicians and guitar shredders who are well-versed in the Grateful Dead catalog will turn it up to 11 for a no-holds-barred throwdown ala Steve Vai vs. the Karate Kid in the movie Crossroads! Full schedule and more info https://fanlink.to/BR2023