Mavis Staples, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Jalen Ngonda Lead 2025 Austin Blues Festival Lineup Presented by Antone’s
The highly anticipated lineup for the 2025 edition of Austin Blues Festival has been announced, with headliners Mavis Staples and Christone “Kingfish” Ingram closing out two days of the most renowned names in music on April 26-27, 2025. Presented by the legendary Antone’s, the festival returns to Moody Amphitheater at Waterloo Park for two days and features […]
LISTEN: Jared Gentile & Trees Invigorate Modern Country With Soulfulness On “Safe Travels”
Trees comprise Jared Gentile, Maddie Henke, James Werner, and Spencer Lemann. Jared formed the band after releasing their debut album, Green, a nature-inspired song cycle. The group has since developed into a recording project and a live outfit, showcasing disparate influences ranging from folk, rock, jazz, soul, funk, and psychedelia. The band is defined by […]
LISTEN: Northen Blood’s “Wire Road” Is A Slow-Burning Folk Rock Anthem With Soaring Guitars
Northern Blood is Lawrence Halsey Jr and John Castiglia. They had known each other for over 30 years but had not seen each other for over 20 years. They reconnected at the funeral of Lawrence’s father-in-law shortly after they started working on what would become The Space Between Two Oceans—a fitting title with Lawrence currently […]
Destroyer Returns With ‘Dan’s Boogie’ Out March 28th – Shares First Single “Bologna”
Today, Destroyer has announced Dan’s Boogie, out March 28, 2025, on Merge Records. Accompanying the announcement is a David Galloway–directed music video for lead single “Bologna” starring Dan Bejar and Fiver’s Simone Schmidt. “Bologna” is a radical reframing of the Destroyer milieu, the first song Bejar’s ever written for the band in which he imagines himself as a supporting […]
Bob Mould Announces New Solo Album ‘Here We Go Crazy’ & Spring Tour
Bob Mould is celebrating the new year by announcing a long-awaited new studio album. Here We Go Crazy arrives via Granary Music/BMG Records on Friday, March 7. Pre-orders are available now for standard vinyl, limited-edition colored vinyl, limited-edition t-shirts, CD, bundles, and more. Mould’s 15th solo album and first full-length new album in more than four years, Here We […]
King Gizzard Residency, Tyler The Creator, Olivia Rodrigo Top Bonnaroo 2025 Lineup
Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival has sahred the lineup for this year’s festival, taking place June 12-15, 2025 on the Bonnaroo Farm, located just 60 miles southeast of Nashville in Manchester, TN. This year features headline performances from Luke Combs on Thursday, Tyler, The Creator on Friday, Olivia Rodrigo on Saturday, and Hozier on Sunday. Further highlights include John Summit, Dom […]
Dickey Betts Memorial Concert Featuring Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks, Jaimoe, Susan Tedeschi, Oteil Burbridge & More Set For Macon City Auditorum Feb 28
A newly announced memorial concert to honor the late Dicke Betts will be held on February 28 in Macon, GA at the Macon City Auditorium. A portion of the proceeds from this concert will go to benefit furthering music education in honor of Dickey Betts. More information on this effort will be unveiled in the coming weeks. “For […]
SONG PREMIERE: The Mallett Brothers Band Hit Hard With “Nothin’s Working” Off New Album ‘Higher Up In The Hills’
In terms of New England Americana-based songwriting sensibilities with a touch of Steve Earle workmanship, it’s often seldom to find something with that gracious Middle America touch; The Mallett Brothers Band, though, should be on everyone’s radar. Their rollup-the-sleeves gritty yet melodic sound arriving from Maine echoes with a powerful Springsteen populist anthemic bravado and […]
VIDEO PREMIERE: John Mailander’s Forecast Showcases Musical Chemistry with Expansive and Groovy Folk-rock Instrumental “Let The World In”
John Mailander [pronounced My-lander] is an acclaimed multi-instrumentalist based in Nashville, TN. As a performer, producer, composer, educator, and recording artist, John is known for his voice on the fiddle, mandolin, and other stringed instruments. His new self-produced album, Let The World In (due out January 24th), sees the addition of piano and electronics into […]
