Oh Boy Records, the beloved independent label founded by the late John Prine, is proud to continue its mission of storytelling, service, and support for those in need with The Belonging EP Vol. 2,  available Friday, May 23. Exclusively on Bandcamp for purchase for a limited time, The Belonging EP Vol. 2, follows the warm reception of Vol. 1, released last week. Both EPs will be available on until Tuesday, May 27th.

Grace Potter returns to Lowell Summer Music Series, nearly two decades after her breakout performance here in 2006, when she was just starting out in Vermont. Since then, she’s earned Grammy nominations, toured the world, and won praise from icons like Robert Plant, Bonnie Raitt, and the Rolling Stones. Now, she returns to Boarding House Park with something rare: a long-shelved album that captures a pivotal moment in her evolution.

Strangefolk, the beloved Burlington, Vermont-based jam band, is set to revive its iconic Garden of Eden festival at Jay Peak Resort on August 22 and 23, 2025. This marks the first Garden of Eden event since 2019, making it a highly anticipated reunion for fans and the band alike.

Sweetwater Music Hall, the Bay Area’s intimate non-profit music venue established in 1972 at 19 Corte Madera Avenue, is proud to present a diverse slate of performances and community events from May 19 through June 27. As a registered 501(c)3 arts organization, Sweetwater continues its mission to harness the transformative power of live music, support emerging artists, and offer arts education in underserved communities.

In the shadow of the Blue Ridge Mountains, where bluegrass echoes through the hollers, Ralph Stanley II & The Clinch Mountain Boys unleash their electrifying new single, “Polly’s Revenge,” available today on all streaming platforms and premiering live at the Ralph Stanley Hills of Home Festival.

Beingness brings together three masters of creative music: award-winning percussionist Adam Rudolph, soprano sax player and NEA Jazz Master Dave Liebman, and drummer and NEA Jazz Master Billy Hart. The CD and digital album will be available via Rudolph’s Meta Records on May 23, 2025 with LPs to follow on July 15. The live album, recorded in the spring of 2023 at New York City’s iconic creative music venue The Stone, marks the fourth in a series of trio recordings released by Liebman and Rudolph.
 

Jonathan Terrell has always chased horizons—whether strumming under the wide Texas sky or testing the limits of lonely, dust-blown soundscapes. But with his new single “MONA,” out May 27 on all platforms, he’s left the familiar behind and set his sights on a whole new kind of frontier: the western desert disco of your dreams. The track is an ode to his beloved, Detroit-built 1979 Ford Ranchero—nicknamed Mona—a chrome-lined time capsule that carries him from sun-baked highways into neon-lit nightclubs.

Scotland’s unstoppable funk-soul juggernaut Tom McGuire & the Brassholes return this spring with their most personal and potent release to date. Their third studio album, A Name For Everything I’ll Ever Be, arrives on May 30, delivering a fearless, groove-laden exploration of identity, fatherhood and emotional growth—all wrapped in the band’s signature flair, fire and funk.

Crow Black Chicken, the hard-hitting blues rock trio from the deep south of Ireland, announce the arrival of their fourth studio album, Ghost Dance, their first full-length release since 2016.

Germany’s premier club music festival and the world’s ninth-ranked festival according to DJ Mag UK, BigCityBeats WORLD CLUB DOME, is poised to launch into uncharted territory with its ambitious Moon Edition. From June 6–8, 2025, Deutsche Bank Park will be utterly transformed into a galactic playground, where cutting-edge production, immersive stage design and an out-of-this-world artist roster converge to create a truly cosmic experience.