It might come as no surprise to her legion of fans that SIERRA HULL, the 2x GRAMMY-nominated and 6x International Bluegrass Music Association Award-winning artist, has released an inspired and introspective rendition of “Mad World,” originally from the new wave group Tears for Fears.

Acclaimed singer & songwriter Amigo the Devil reveals a new video for “I’m Going to Heaven” that offers a glimpse into recent journeys on the road, capturing highlights and special moments from his past tours and studio sessions. Amigo the Devil will embark on a headlining tour to close out 2024 in support of his critically acclaimed album Yours Until the War is Over, which was released earlier this year via Liars Club Records/Regime Music Group.

Stax Records and Craft Recordings announce Johnnie Taylor, One Step From the Blues, a new collection featuring a dozen heart-breaking songs of passion and betrayal from the gospel-soul-R&B singer.

JD McPherson returns with Nite Owls on September 27 via New West Records. The 10-song set was produced by McPherson and is his first album of original songs in six years. Nite Owls follows his critically acclaimed 2017 studio album Undivided Heart & Soul as well as 2018’s universally praised holiday collection SOCKS.  

Today, Austin-based singer-songwriter William Harries Graham announced his fourth full-length album Annie’s House due out October 25 via Strolling Bones Records. The album, Graham’s debut on the label, is a blend of Americana, rock 'n' roll, and folk, which showcases his storytelling prowess, weaving personal and vivid memories into his music. Along with the announcement, Graham unveiled the album’s lead single “Ohio State,” which encapsulates the album’s thematic exploration of love, nostalgia, and personal growth.

For over 15 years, Cliff Beach has been a cornerstone of the Los Angeles music scene earning a reputation for vibrant live performances; high volumes of musically eclectic releases; and having a second-to-none hustle that uplifts every collaborator in his orbit.

On October 18th, 2024, the acclaimed blues singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jerron Paxton will release his next album, Things Done Changed on Smithsonian Folkways. Once described as "virtually the only music-maker of his generation—playing guitar, banjo, piano, and violin, among other implements—to fully assimilate the blues idiom of the 1920s and '30s” by the Wall Street Journal, the thirty-five-year-old’s latest collection is his first of all original songs.

A powerful and prolific storyteller through his songcraft, the Emmy-nominated, Oregon-born, and Southern California-bred singer-songwriter-guitarist Jake Smith, aka The White Buffalo will release his first-ever live album A Freight Train Through The Night, on September 20.

Hello again, hello! Summer is flyin’ by, and this wet hot American summer is not over quite yet, folks. Are you feelin’ it?? I hope so! We’re well into August and less than a couple of weeks away from the highly anticipated Adirondack Independence Music Festival (ADK)! The fest takes place in good ol’ Lake George, NY, over Labor Day weekend Aug. 30 - Sept. 1!!!!!

In the dusky haze of American music, one figure looms large like an ancient oak—gnarled, twisted, and impossibly resilient. John Lee Hooker, born on this day in 1917, cast his shadow across the blues like a man conjuring spirits, his voice and guitar a shivering invocation. Hooker wasn't merely a musician; he was a conjurer, pulling rough-hewn truths from the deep wells of the human condition.