April 2023

With her new sophomore record, Both Sides of Lonely, Michelle Billingsley has evolved beyond the folky troubadour turns of her lauded 2020 debut Not the Marrying Kind, becoming a torchbearer for classic country & western and honky-tonk that strikes a satisfying balance between vintage and modern.

After a run of sonically mesmerizing singles, this Friday (April 21), acclaimed reggae group Easy Star All-Stars will release their highly anticipated album Ziggy Stardub via Easy Star Records.

The Lowell Folk Festival, one of the longest running free folk festivals in the country, announced the first nine performers coming to the mill city for 3 days of music, dance, crafts, food, and family fun Friday, July 28th through Sunday, July 30th.

Today, VICE News announced the world premiere of Scream of My Blood: A Gogol Bordello Story at Tribeca Film Festival on June 13th. An intimate, career-spanning portrait of Ukrainian immigrant and punk legend Eugene Hütz, Scream of My Blood chronicles Hütz’s childhood journey to the U.S., his rise to fame with punk band Gogol Bordello and his defiant return to Ukraine after the Russian invasion.

Unicorn’s captivating third album “Too Many Crooks,” produced by Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour, returns to delight fans and music aficionados alike with its reissue on CD and vinyl, set to release on May 12, 2023, through Think Like A Key Music. The album, originally released on EMI’s Harvest label in the UK and Capitol in the US, showcases the band’s unique blend of pastoral British folk-rock and evocative West Coast vibes.

AVLFest, Asheville’s newest citywide music festival presented by Wicked Weed Brewing and Worthwhile Sounds, will debut this summer featuring Scott McMicken of Dr. Dog, Nikki Lane, Sarah Shook & The Disarmers, plus over one hundred more acts. Today, organizers are proud to share a fresh batch of artists joining the inaugural lineup, which includes local and regional favorites such as Chatham County Line, Jonathan Scales Fourchestra, and Rebekkah Todd alongside well-established acts like Dylan LeBlanc and Dustbowl Revival.

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