Just months before his death, the legendary Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong fired up his reel-to-reel tape recorder at his home in Corona, Queens, New York and recorded himself reciting Samuel Clement Moore’s beloved poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” popularly known as “The Night Before Christmas.” It’s unknown why exactly the ailing artist felt compelled to record the holiday staple months after Christmas, but it would end up being his final recording, and now an unexpected gift for fans more than 50 years later.

John Mellencamp is debuting the new lyric video for “Carolina Shag;” watch/share it HERE.

The track hails from his beloved album Scarecrow, which is being reissued via Mercury/UME and set for release November 4, featuring a wealth of bonus tracks, rarities and more. Pre-order HERE.

Today, Ghost Light is thrilled to share their sophomore studio album The Healing via Royal Potato Family. The new album sees the group at the top of their musical game. The record was co-produced by Hamilton and the band recorded everything live and without multiple takes. “Recording this album was not an easy, straight forward process,” says Mullen. “It was a lesson in patience to figure out the right feel of a song, which can always change take to take.

Les Claypool’s Bastard Jazz will ring in the New Year with a two-show run at JaM Cellars Ballroom in Napa, CA on December 30th and 31st. Joining Claypool, Skerik, and Mike Dillon is special guest Vinnie Colaiuta, a GRAMMY winning drummer who has toured and recorded with many artists, including Frank Zappa, having played drums on the iconic ‘Joe’s Garage album.’ Tickets are on sale at 1pmET/10amPT today.

Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros, consisting of Bobby Weir, Don Was, Jay Lane and Jeff Chimenti—today release their highly anticipated second vinyl collection of recorded material, Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros: Live in Colorado Vol. 2. Listen/purchase HERE.

Prior to release the band shared “The Other One” and “Ripple.”

This past Tuesday night JEFF BECK and JOHNNY DEPP debuted their upcoming collaborative tour with a show at The Anthem in Washington, DC.  The evening began with a solo set from BECK and his backing band (bassist Rhonda Smith, drummer Anika Nilles and keyboardist Robert Stevenson).