Outlaw UK folk singer Beans on Toast and American roots rocker Jeshua Marshall have announced a 4-week coast-to-coast co-headlining trek that sees them on the road from September 26 to October 20. Building on a successful handful of U.S. shows last fall, the like-minded cohorts will play twenty shows in total, canvassing every time zone.

Internationally acclaimed jazz pianist and vocalist Daniela Schächter and her ensemble will perform an electrifying set at Berk Hall, Boston, blending original compositions with contemporary interpretations of jazz standards. Schächter’s piano mastery often ventures beyond traditional forms, while her vocal stylings range from the soulful lyricism of Shirley Horn to the ethereal tones of wordless vocalese, mimicking the fluidity of a flute.

JUNO Award winning, British Columbia-based Indie Blues duo A.W. Cardinal and Jasmine Colette, best known as Blue Moon Marquee, made huge strides with their highly lauded, critically acclaimed, award-winning album, Scream, Holler & Howl. Now, the energetic, high-octane tandem is back with a rollicking batch of ridiculously lively toe-tapping originals and covers with New Orleans Sessions, coming out September 27.

Today, singer/songwriter/guitarist Jason Sinay releases an epic new single, “Play It Alone” following the July release of  “It Was You.” “Play It Alone” is the second track offered in advance of Sinay’s forthcoming double album, The Mountain, set for release January 11, 2025.

British multi-talented musician and electrifying singer-songwriter Greg Coulson is thrilled to announce an intimate headline show with his full band at the legendary PizzaExpress Live, The Pheasantry, Chelsea on Thursday, October 24, 2024.

Folk Alliance International (FAI), a 501(c)3 and the foremost global nonprofit for folk music, has laid out a new process whereby its members can submit recordings for the 2025 International Folk Music Awards (IFMAs) in the Best-of-the-year categories (Song, Album, and Artist). The IFMAs will be held February 19, 2025 in Montreal, QC, on the first night of the 37th Annual Conference (the FAI Conference). Learn more about the conference: https://www.folk.org/conference

The year is 1955, and a boy from Lubbock, Texas, is poised to change the course of music history. His name? Buddy Holly. Today, on September 7th, 2024, we celebrate what would have been his 88th birthday—a moment to reflect on the meteoric rise, the songs that still echo across generations, and the lasting imprint he left on the soundscape of rock 'n' roll.

The Songs That Shook the World

Prader-Willi Homes of California is thrilled to announce ALIVE AND KICKING, a benefit concert on Sunday, October 6, at the iconic Great American Music Hall in San Francisco. This special evening will feature a stellar lineup of Hardly Strictly Bluegrass favorites, including Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Chuck Prophet and Cumbia Shoes, Bill Kirchen, Austin de Lone, and the legendary Lost Planet Airmen — five original members of Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen. It promises to be an unforgettable night of lively music and unexpected collaborations.

Today, the Kentucky-based band Wayne Graham releases their ninth studio album, Bastion, via Hickman Holler Records/Thirty Tigers. Rooted in the coal-mining region of eastern Kentucky, the indie rock band blends genres, using folk and country as a foundation for fearless explorations of jazz, punk, soul, noise, classic rock, and modern classical music, while exploring what it means to no longer feel at home in a small town.

Project 2025, a sweeping 900+ page blueprint, proposes a radical restructuring of the federal government, aiming to dismantle longstanding environmental protections and the federal agencies responsible for safeguarding wildlife, natural habitats, and the shared resources of air, land, and water. The comprehensive plan threatens to undo decades of conservation work, endangering the environment and the biodiversity that depends on it.

Key elements of Project 2025 include extreme measures that would: