The Nels Cline Consentrik Quartet jazz ensemble delivered an extraordinary performance at The Falcon in upstate New York on Wednesday night. Located about 10 minutes north of Newburgh, NY, in the quaint town of Marlboro, The Falcon stands out as one of the live music gems in the Mid-Hudson Valley. Year after year, it books top-notch acts, bringing some of the best music to upstate New York.

Today, as Grateful Web honors the 82nd birthday of Carole King, we delve deeper into the profound legacy of a woman whose music has not merely entertained but has profoundly touched the essence of the human experience. Carole King's journey through music is a testament to the transformative power of song, a bridge she has built between the personal and universal, allowing us to traverse our own landscapes of emotion and understanding.

Today, Virginia-based Americana pioneers The Steel Wheels have released new album Sideways via the band’s own Big Ring Records. Produced by Sam Kassirer (Lake Street Dive, Langhorne Slim, Josh Ritter), Sideways is at once a meditation on the nonlinear nature of personal growth and a joyous celebration of life. The band also shared the stop-motion video for the title track directed by Stefan Zeniuk.

Sue Foley’s new acoustic solo album, ONE GUITAR WOMAN is a moving tribute to the female pioneers of guitar, the women whose music and lives delivered the inspiration and paved the way for those that followed. Sue honors artists spanning many decades and a whole spectrum of styles. She writes in her liner notes, “They were massively talented, and they all possessed courage and vision which transformed both their cultures and the story of the guitar.”

“One thing that’s for sure / Though we never found a cure / We can ride out heartbreak like the weather,” sings Sam Misner, one half of the unclassifiable Northern California duo Misner & Smith, on the group’s new single, “Anthem.” Along with his longtime musical partner Megan Smith, Misner set about writing the tune that would eventually become the first single from Misner & Smith’s upcoming LP All is Song by dissecting the idea of anthemic music itself.

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