January 2023

Today, 3x Grammy award-winning reggae band Morgan Heritage –– currently comprised of the Trinity: Peetah Morgan, Gramps Morgan, and Mr. Mojo Morgan, all the children of late reggae great and Father of A Nation, the Hon. Ras Denroy Morgan –– share their new single and music video “Just A Number.” The new track serves as an awareness anthem, sparking conversation around the topic of cancel culture and the ephemeral nature of fame.

Bay Area collective Moonalice will release their third studio album, Light Side of the Moonalice - An Acoustic Adventure, on February 24 via Nettwerk. Recorded in August 2022 with 4x-Grammy Award-winning engineer Dave Way (Fiona Apple, Pink, Norah Jones), the project sees Moonalice rework staples from their recent pair of EPs Full Moonalice Vol. 1 and Full Moonalice Vol.

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Gem & Jam Festival is ready to kick off its 15th annual edition, taking place from Friday, February 3 - Sunday, February 5, 2023, in Tucson, Arizona at the Pima County Fairgrounds.

The festival recently announced new artist additions including a special Lightcode set from LSDREAM, Grateful Dead/Talking Heads hybrid tribute band Talking Dead, Michael Travis and Aaron Johnson’s nascent duo Snakes & Stars, Denver trip-hop live-electronic pair Since JulEYE, and a multitude of talented local acts.

Today, Aoife O’Donovan shares The Apathy Sessions, a deluxe edition of her multiple GRAMMY-nominated 2022 album Age Of Apathy. Listen to The Apathy Sessions here.

Today, rising Washington, DC-based indie rock quartet The Crystal Casino Band, who have amassed over 10 million streams on Spotify, has released their independent new studio album, Maryland House. PRESS HERE to listen. The 13-song collection, the band’s sixth overall full-length album, features their previously released singles “City That Sleeps,” “Twenty-something Socialist,” “Jamie,” “Boys & Girls,” “Until The Sun Comes Up” and “Antlers.”

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The much-anticipated self-titled EP from New York-based Reckless Son is out today. Listen/share HERE.

Watch/share the lyric video for new song, “Praying For Rain,” HERE. The Aquarian raves, “It’s impressive and electrifying—Butler’s harmonious and public healing, that is. He croons about the small towns and swoons over the big city with poignant lyrical content that is sharp, familiar, and soul-stirring.”