Archive: 2026

The inaugural Santa Monica International Jazz Festival took place at various venues in the beachfront city that is part of greater Los Angeles. The festival is the brainchild of legendary bassist Stanley Clarke, who served as artistic director and one of the performers. Clarke has lived in Santa Monica for over 30 years, and, due […]

There has always been a loneliness to Shakey Graves’ music, and that feeling is even more pronounced on his fifth album, Fondness, etc. Fittingly, this one was recorded in near isolation, alone in his home recording studio with analog equipment surrounded by synthesizers, a drum machine, and a WWII-era guitar. The result is a lo-fi bedroom […]

Dave Matthews Band stopped by Austin’s Moody Center on Monday, May 11th and, above all, it was a night of nostalgia. Not nostalgia as a gimmick, but as a quiet force that slowly filled the room, the kind that reminds a crowd why these songs became part of their lives in the first place. The […]

A musician from Ukraine became a senior audio engineer in the U.S. enterprise AV and high-stakes event production industry, delivering mission-critical sound for senior executives at major technology and entertainment companies AI in music is here to stay. By 2026, AI is embedded in meeting and conferencing workflows: Cisco Webex says its AI Assistant can generate in-meeting […]

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Ween’s beloved country music detour, 12 Golden Country Greats, turns 30 this summer and Rhino is celebrating by remastering the album and expanding it with more than 20 unreleased demos and outtakes from the Nashville sessions. 12 Golden Country Greats (Deluxe Edition) will be available July on 3CDs and 3LPs, with a COLOR-vinyl version available […]

Kevin Morby’s Oh My God Film is one of the most ambitious and strange projects of his career — a surreal companion piece to his 2019 album Oh My God that blurs the lines between music video, experimental cinema, spiritual meditation, and dark comedy. Directed by frequent collaborator Christopher Good, the film extends the album’s […]

A lot is happening in the world right now, and the issues seem to pile on overnight. Every moment we open a piece of technology, our minds are flooded with dread, conflict, and no real way to tell fiction from reality. We have entered an era where most only feel safe living in extremes, pushing […]

As humans, we have an inherent desire to connect with those around us. These relationships shape our social interactions and influence us in ways we may not realize, each moment subconsciously ingrained in our decision-making. The people we decide to keep in our lives come with the weight of influence, but unfortunately, these wildly important […]

After almost 30 years, country rockers Reckless Kelly are due for another retrospective (their first was released in 2007). Alternate Routes, their new double album, puts the band’s road-tested songs before their fans a second time while walking a line between a best-of collection and a complete reworking of the material. Inspired by the efforts […]

City of the Sun is a Brooklyn-based Latin global groove fusion band that continually stretches into new directions and works mostly with instrumental music. Formed by guitarist John Pita and drummer Zach Para, and also joined by guitarist Marco Bolfelli and bassist Matt Fasano. They’ve just released their latest album, Under The Moon, via Nettwerk, which […]

Mountain of Youth – the moniker for Hunter Morris’ latest project – mines a slew of classic influences from ‘90s lo-fi rock to folk and Americana on his debut, making for a mix that manages to sound musically nostalgic but with enough of a contemporary feel that it’s not wasting time wallowing in the past.  […]

An 80s/90s music junkie. Two engineers – one on each US coast – are trying to help him find his voice. And so goes the story of You Citizen, the solo project of songwriter Bill McElnea. Having attempted rock stardom in the early 2000s NYC scene with his band The Connection and landed in the heap […]

Australian songwriter/producer Callum MacDonald (widely recognized as a core member of the Brisbane outfit Daste) is this week proud to unveil his debut solo EP, Dreaming In Colour, under his Monsieur Mellow moniker. The EP serves as the culmination of an 18-month journey of self-discovery. Building on the momentum of previously released singles like the […]

Digable Planets- What’s In My Bag? Ishmael “Butterfly” Butler, Mariana “Ladybug Mecca” Vieira, and Craig “Doodlebug” Irving talk about Fela Kuti, Cocteau Twins, ’90s soul, horror movies, hip hop comics and much more. Digable Planets are celebrating the 30th anniversary of their second album “Blowout Comb Moby: Live From KCRW HQ Moby, who just earlier […]

Ohana Festival has announced the lineup for its 10th Anniversary edition, featuring Pearl Jam, Eddie Vedder & Friends, Tyler Childers, Maná, Alabama Shakes, Fontaines D.C., Billy Idol, Pixies, Rilo Kiley, Jon Batiste, Men I Trust, Bad Religion, and many more. Set against the beautiful backdrop of Doheny State Beach in Dana Point, CA, the oceanfront festival returns September 25–27 with more than 30 artists, three stages, thoughtfully […]

Pokey LaFarge returns today with the tub-thumping new single, “Rent Money,” available everywhere now via his own Boxer Boy Records. An official music video – directed by Jacob Butler (LA LOM, Paul Cauthen) – premieres today on YouTube. Despite its buoyant bounce and exuberant spirit, “Rent Money” sees LaFarge explore how hard work in hard times […]

Continuing the band’s 40th anniversary celebrations, Complete B-Sides: 1988-97by Pixies is being reissued 25 years after its initial release, out June 26, 2026. Having been remastered, the compilation of the band’s timeless “other” tracks will be available on double black vinyl, double clear vinyl, and double CD; also marking the first time the release has been officially pressed on vinyl.  Originally released […]

Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country announces the forthcoming release of their first live album, Ryman To Robert’s, out August 28th via Retrace Music. The album documents the group’s electrifying sold-out, debut headlining performance at Nashville’s legendary Ryman Auditorium on August 22, 2025, the same day as the release of their critically acclaimed third album Horizons. Ryman To Robert’s includes the […]