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Today, The Greyboy Allstars share "December’s Bicycle" from the forthcoming reissue of their second studio album, A Town Called Earth, set for release September 16 via the band's own Knowledge Room Recordings in collaboration with Light In The Attic.

Today, Backline and the Neal Casal Music Foundation announce The Neal Casal Fellowship for 2022-2023 on the third anniversary of the late artist's passing. The fellowship will be a unique opportunity to work with Backline, a non-profit organization focused on providing customized mental health and wellness resources to the music industry and their families.

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The Wood Brothers have announced seven shows this Fall. They kick-off the run with three dates in the Southeast beginning at Knight Theater in Charlotte, NC on September 29. The tour continues in the Northeast with four shows, including Mayo Performing Arts Center in Morristown, NJ on October 4 and Lebanon Opera House in Lebanon, NH on October 7. Artist pre-sale begins Wednesday, July 20 at 10am ET followed by local pre-sale on Thursday, July 21 at 10am ET and general pre-sale on Friday, July 22 at 10am ET.

It was never supposed to happen. No one was supposed to reimagine Terry Riley's "A Rainbow In Curved Air"—a piece of music that, until now, has existed in its own class of expression. No one was supposed to scale the perilous heights of the citadel and come back with another document of the strange festival scenes within.

Johnny Irion was spending time in Montecito at his uncle Thom Steinbeck's (John's son) compound when he and his friend Neal Casal wrote "No Hard Feelings" one sunny California afternoon in 2011. As the song was taking shape, Neal told Johnny, "I'm gonna go surfing and then send you a demo." Two hours later Johnny received the basic track. Just Neal—pure voice and his guitar.

Today, California-based, Americana sibling duo The Coffis Brothers release their fifth studio album, Turn My Radio Up, on Blue Rose. Produced by The Mother Hips' Tim Bluhm and recorded at his home studio in Marin County and at 25th Street Recording in Oakland CA, Turn My Radio Up is an album for car stereos, hazy afternoons, and long highways.

The Greyboy Allstars will release Get a Job: Music from the Original Broadcast Series Soul Dream this Friday, April 1. It's the sixth studio recording to date by the quintet comprised by Karl Denson (saxophone, flute), Elgin Park (guitars), Aaron Redfield (drums), Chris Stillwell (bass) and Robert Walter (keys). To be issued via the band's own imprint, Knowledge Room Recordings, the album was captured live in the studio during The Greyboy Allstars' 2021 Soul Dream live-stream series.

Boston-based world-dub-jazz collective Club d'Elf have released "Zeed Al Maal," the third single and video (watch/share) from their upcoming double album, You Never Know, out April 1. A folk song from the Gnawa musical tradition, it was taught to Club d'Elf's founding member Mike Rivard by the legendary Moroccan musician Maalem Mahmoud Gania during a trip to Essaouira, Morocco several years back.

Today, California-based, Americana sibling duo The Coffis Brothers announce their fifth studio album, Turn My Radio Up, due April 29 on Blue Rose. They've also shared the 11-track collection's first single "Ramona" (listen/share) along with 20 West Coast tour dates to support the album's release.

The Wood Brothers and Guster have announced a co-headline tour this June. Covering a wide range of ground in just seven shows, the run begins in the Mid-Atlantic with performances at Maymont Park in Richmond, VA on June 9 and Freeman Stage in Selbyville, DE on June 10. The two bands then head to the Northeast for dates together at Midway Lawn in Essex Junction, VT on June 11 and Beak & Skiff in Lafayette, NY on June 12.