Driving up the coast highway from LA, once you hit Santa Barbara you are struck by a noticeable change in landscape. It is the gateway to the Central coast, where the contours of the land begin to take on more dramatic inclines and feelings burn like wildfires. This was the childhood home of Lauren Barth, ranch living and horse riding amongst the golden and dusty open ranges that still expand through parts of California.

The Wood Brothers have released their eighth studio album, Heart Is The Hero, available today via Honey Jar/Thirty Tigers. Recorded analog to 16-track tape direct from the studio floor with nary a computer in sight, brothers Oliver and Chris Wood and longtime bandmate Jano Rix stripped back their sound to its elemental core, focusing on the impact of the performances over studio perfection.

FOLLOW THE ARROW, the second annual edition of the Hudson Valley festival presented by Marco Benevento at Arrowood Farms in Accord, NY on Saturday, June 17 has expanded its line-up with a second round of artists announced, including heavy groove trio LaMP featuring revered guitarist Scott Metzger with keyboardist Ray Paczkowski and drummer Russ Lawton who are best known for their work with the Trey Anastasio Band,

FOLLOW THE ARROW, the second annual edition of the Hudson Valley festival presented by Marco Benevento at Arrowood Farms in Accord, NY, has been announced for Saturday, June 17. Benevento and his band will be joined by Rubblebucket, The Barr Brothers, Scott Metzger, and Benevento Family Band. A second round of artists and special guests will be revealed in early April.

For over a quarter-century, the visionary quartet Sexmob has exploded all preconceived notions of what an instrumental jazz band can be. In many cases — on the albums Dime Grind Palace, Din of Inequity, Solid Sender and Sex Mob Does Bond — they've done so with producer Scotty Hard at the board.

Today, The Wood Brothers share "Line Those Pockets," the second single to be released from the band's forthcoming album, Heart Is The Hero, due April 14 on Honey Jar/Thirty Tigers.

Driving up the coast highway from LA, once you hit Santa Barbara you are struck by a noticeable change in landscape. It is the gateway to the Central coast, where the contours of the land begin to take on more dramatic inclines and feelings burn like wildfires. This was the childhood home of Lauren Barth, ranch living and horse riding amongst the golden and dusty open ranges that still expand through parts of California.

Psychedelic-jam-rock-experimental group Circles Around The Sun have officially released their new single, "Third Sunrise Over Gliese 667," via Megaforce Records. This is the second track to be shared off of their forthcoming album, Language, due out April 28th.

Today, The Wood Brothers share "Pilgrim," the first single and opening track off their new studio album, Heart Is The Hero, due April 14 on Honey Jar/Thirty Tigers. A jaunty, acoustic-driven number, the song is a call to presence on life's long and winding road. Its lyric offers inspired words of wisdom: "A soul's gotta walk, like a pilgrim he stops to smell every flower on the path, I better slow down 'cause a soul can't travel that fast."    

The Wood Brothers announced their eighth studio album, Heart Is The Hero, will be released April 14 via Honey Jar/Thirty Tigers. Recorded analog to 16-track tape direct from the studio floor with nary a computer in sight, brothers Oliver and Chris Wood, along with honorary sibling Jano Rix, stripped back their sound to its elemental core, focusing on the impact of the performances over studio perfection.