Out in the high desert of Santa Fe, New Mexico, some 7,500 feet above sea level in the foothills of the majestic Sangre de Christo Mountains, strange and wonderful things were bubbling up when keyboardist Brian Haas and drummer Matt Chamberlain met in the magical adobe style Frogville Studios for three days of unadulterated improvisation.

The Rising are a Country Rock/Country Pop band with a Pop/Rock influence from Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Friends - Circlin’ Back: Celebrating 50 Years is available today as a CD or as a CD/DVD combo on the band's own NGDB Records, LLC, distribute

Today, Jim Lauderdale, a longtime ambassador of the Americana genre, releases his 28th album, This Changes Everything, which was largely recorded during a single day in Austin while on a break from his summerti

September 30th, Bob Weir's first solo CD in ten years will be available for purchase. Titled Blue Mountain, this 12 track release is a personal collection of music inspired by the ranch stories and fireside songs of Bob’s youth, told with wisdom and heart. Weir will be touring nine dates with Aaron Dessner, Bryan Devendorf and Josh Kaufman.

Purchase at:

http://bobweir.net/#bluemountain

"Blue Mountain" video:

To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the band's landmark 1991 self-titled release, Temple of the Dog - the Seattle supergroup featuring Soundgarden's Chris Cornell, Pearl Jam's Jeff Ament, Stone Gossard, and Mike McCready, and drummer Matt Cameron (who plays drums with both Soundgarden and Pearl Jam) - today released a special 25th-anniversary collection of the band's first and only album, newly mixed by Brendan O'Brien.