This June, WAR will release Why Can’t We Be Friends? (50th Anniversary Collector’s Edition), celebrating the multi-million-selling, blockbuster album that topped charts and left an indelible mark on music history. This deluxe 3CD and digital set commemorates 50 years of some of the band's most iconic songs, including its timeless title track, “Why Can’t We Be Friends?,” the perennially cool “Low Rider,” “So” and more. First released in 1975, Why Can’t We Be Friends?

Today, rising country artist Jesse Daniel releases new single “Time Well Spent For A Man” featuring Charles Wesley Godwin. A heartfelt reflection on taking stock of what’s important in life, the song reunites the two singer/songwriters after touring together last year. The track appears on Daniel’s upcoming LP Son of the San Lorenzo out June 6 via Lightning Rod Records.

The life and music of Richard Manuel will be given fresh context and never-heard perspective this June, with the release of author Stephen T. Lewis’ official biography of The Band’s visionary songwriter, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist.

Critically acclaimed Canadian roots-rock band The Commoners are back and ready to kick off their biggest year yet!

Riding high off the strength of their previous releases, Find A Better Way and Restless, The Commoners return to the EU/UK in May 2025 for a four-week tour across five countries, bringing with them a brand-new offering: a nine-song live album, The Commoners: Live in the UK, recorded during their 2024 tour. The album will be released by Gypsy Soul Records on May 16th.

On Friday, April 11, 2025, the duo Lazy Lightning 420 — featuring Marc Gartman and Erik Berry (of Trampled by Turtles) — lit up Lost Saint Brewing in Blue Earth, Minnesota, with a performance that bent time, space, and song. This review channels that night through the haze of bootlegs, basement parties, and psychedelic Americana.

Get ready, folks—it's auction time, Wavy Gravy style! Camp Winnarainbow, the legendary circus and performing arts haven founded by the iconic peace-loving clown and Woodstock emcee Wavy Gravy, is celebrating its epic 50th anniversary, and they're pulling out all the stops with a seriously cool online auction. From now through April 30th, fans can snag a treasure trove of musical goodies and experiences, all benefiting the future of this magical camp that’s shaped generations of creative, compassionate spirits.

Grammy‑nominated Bayou blues powerhouse Tab Benoit returns to his hometown for a hard‑hitting New Orleans takeover that finds him headlining three marquee stages in one week. Fresh off a fiery closing‑night set at the Tampa Bay Blues Festival and riding high on the success of his Billboard No. 1 album I Hear Thunder (Whiskey Bayou Records), Benoit will ignite:

Chicago‑based bluegrass quartet Henhouse Prowlers will unveil their sophomore studio album, Unravel, tomorrow, April 19, on renowned roots imprint Dark Shadow Recording. The twelve‑song collection—eleven originals and a daring, harmony‑rich take on Genesis’ “Land of Confusion”—finds the band stretching musical boundaries while staying rooted in the high‑octane string‑band drive that has made them international ambassadors of American acoustic music.

“Eventually, life starts to knock you around. You have to be ready to fight with a smile.” Tony Kamel's grandmother Dolores gave him that advice a few years ago during a rocky period for their family, and its wisdom suffuses his sophomore solo release, We’re All Gonna Live, out now on Blue Corn Music. Variations of the lyric “we’re all gonna die” appear in many of the album’s ten tracks, but make no mistake: this is not a bummer of a listen—quite the opposite actually.

Grammy-nominated artist Ky-Mani “Maestro” Marley delivers a spiritual anthem rooted in faith, forgiveness, and truth with the release of his new single “All This Love,” available now on all digital platforms via Konfrontation Muzik Group/Dubshot Records.

STREAM “ALL THIS LOVE” HERE