The Austin-based ten-piece collective of musicians known as Hard Proof has teamed up with FLOOD Magazine to exclusively premiere their new album Stinger today! The full album is set to releaseon January 13th, 2017 via Modern Outsider Records. This highly anticipated album arrives on the heels of Hard Proof's 100% analog 45rpm LP produced by Jim Eno (Spoon) for his Public Hi-Fi imprint last year.

GRAMMY® Award-winning band, Blues Traveler, will perform a six-night limited engagement at the iconic Cleopatra’s Barge at Caesars Palace with a unique Vegas show, “Blues Traveler: Unhooked,” Feb. 22 through March 9, 2017.

Kaya Fest is being produced by Stephen Marley, an eight time Grammy Award winner, singer, songwriter, musician producer and son of the legend Bob Marley.  Presented by Fruit of Life Productions it is scheduled for Saturday, April 22nd, 2017 / 1PM at Bayfront Park Amphitheatre, 301 Biscayne Blvd. in downtown Miami.

KANSAS teamed up with Ultimate Classic Rock to exclusively premiere a brand new concert video for "Rhythm In The Spirit" today! The song is taken from the band's new studio album The Prelude Implicit, which was released on September 23rd, 2016.

Up and coming electronic duo, Phantoms, brought the party (and the Jameson) to the San Francisco Bay Area.

On what was a rather warm evening, and I mean really quite warm for 9 o’clock on a day in mid-November, Phantoms returned to the city of San Francisco with their ever-so-catchy electronic synth beats and dark pop melodies.

Actor and activist George Takei has started a Care2 petition to gather support for the Muslim community and allow signers to speak out against Trump policies that would target them. Takei plans to deliver the petition signatures in person to the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) and government officials as a show of support.

ANN WILSON has announced her 2017 20-date solo tour. The ANN WILSON OF HEART cross-country trek kicks off Tuesday, March 8 at the Moore Theatre in WILSON's Seattle hometown before moving onto Los Angeles, Denver, Philadelphia, Englewood, NJ and New Orleans, among other cities.

MerleFest, presented by Window World and slated for April 27-30, 2017, is proud to announce six more additions to the 2017 lineup: The Avett Brothers, Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy, Chatham County Line Electric Holiday, Mandolin Orange, Steep Canyon Rangers and Sierra Hull. This year will be the 30th celebration of this homecoming of roots music artists and fans that draws over 75,000 participants every year.

Slothrust has shared their video for "Pigpen" via Out Magazine. The site also did an exclusive, in-depth interview with lead singer/guitarist Leah Wellbaum.  The band's most recent album 'Everyone Else' is out now on Dangerbird Records.