Sam Burchfield has shared a new single. Americana Highways premiered “Morning Light,” noting, “With hushed acoustic guitar and introspective reflective vocal style, this song is a daydream of pondering in the sunrise of the morning light. Strings crescendo like a true sunrise and the effect is subtle yet glorious.” Burchfield recorded the song at home in the middle of the night, stirred awake by an unnerving impulse.

Neil Young. Legend. Icon. Still crushing it in his eightieth year on planet Earth. The dude just keeps going and going and going. (See “Bunny, Energizer.”)

Mr. Young brought his band The Chrome Hearts to the Bay Area’s Shoreline Amphitheatre on Friday night for two hours of solid, butt-kickin’ American rock and roll. He may be an “Old Man,” but take a look at his life – he’s 79, and he’s doing just fine.

Umphrey’s McGee opened their three-night run at the majestic Mishawaka Amphitheatre last night with pure rock ’n’ roll swagger and style. What a wonderful evening in the canyon, and holy cow, Colorado, way to show up and support the gurus of groove. The crowd was fully invested before a single note was played; the energy spinning through the audience before the show started was electric, highly enthusiastic, and welcoming.

Ross Flora, the Nashville-based singer, songwriter, and guitarist, will release his highly anticipated new album The Garden on September 19, 2025. Blending Americana, country, and Southern rock, the record reflects Flora’s deep musical roots and relentless passion for storytelling.

WXPN’s Free At Noon concert series, a cornerstone of music discovery and community for two decades, will celebrate its 1000th show on September 26 with Philadelphia legends, The Hooters, in their first appearance on the Free At Noon stage. The Hooters will perform an “unplugged” set to a sold out audience at World Cafe Live. The concert will be broadcast live on 88.5 WXPN and will be streaming live on xpn.org giving listeners the ability to see and hear the show from anywhere.

Pleasant Valley Productions presents the 18th Annual OSPAC West Orange Jazz Festival on Saturday, September 20, 2025, from 1–8pm (rain date: September 27). Hosted by Monifa Brown of WBGO, the outdoor festival takes place at the scenic Oskar Schindler Performing Arts Center (OSPAC), 4 Boland Drive, West Orange, NJ, just off I-280.

Singer, songwriter, and mainstay of the Bay Area music scene Jeff Larson and longtime collaborator Gerry Beckley—known mostly as half of the Grammy Award-winning multi-platinum-selling rock group America with co-founder Dewey Bunnell—have joined forces to create the album JEFF LARSON WITH GERRY BECKLEY.

Renowned singer, songwriter, musician, artist, and best-selling author Josh Ritter’s new album, I Believe in You, My Honeydew, is out today via Thirty Tigers. [Stream/purchase the album HERE.]

Jake Owen is thrilled to announce his new studio album Dreams to Dream, produced by Shooter Jennings and Jake Owen, recorded at Snake Mountain (Sunset Sound Studio 3) in Los Angeles, CA. The record was mixed by Trina Shoemake, mastered by Pete Lyman at Infrasonic Sound in Nashville, TN, with additional production by Kendell Marvel.

Today, Omaha, NE rock band Space To Play share their immersive debut self-titled album out now via Omaha Music Group. Alongside the full album, the group find peace in acceptance and alone time with "Lovely Lonely Days" and its scenic music video out now.