Join us for an extraordinary evening of music, history, and celebration at The Closing of Winterland—a rare screening commemorating the legendary Grateful Dead concert that marked the final performance at San Francisco’s Winterland Arena. This special event, hosted by Bob Barsotti of the Bill Graham Memorial Foundation, promises to bring the magic of New Year’s Eve 1978 back to life.

Riding high off their 2024 “Roll With It Tour,” which received rave reviews from fans and critics alike and boasted several sold out shows, Billboard Chart-topping blues rockers The Record Company (TRC) have announced that they will be continuing their routing into 2025. Kicking off March 1 in Pomona, CA at the Glasshouse, the tour will run through Sunday, April 13 at the Tupelo Music Hall in Derry, NH, and will continue to support their latest release The 4th Album. 

Following the success of their debut release Like I Used To Do, husband-and-wife duo Stephen and Jana Mougin are back with their evocative new single, Frozen In Time. The song, penned by Rick Lang and Lincoln Meyers, beautifully captures the frosty charm of drifting snow and crisp winter air—an ode to the cold-weather nostalgia often missing from their Nashville surroundings.

Multi-Grammy and Oscar Award winner Jon Batiste has released his latest studio album, Beethoven Blues (Batiste Piano Series, Vol. 1), via Verve Records/Interscope. Marking the first installment in his new solo piano series, the project showcases his reinterpretations of some of Beethoven’s most iconic works, reimagined through an expansive and innovative lens.

R.O.A.M. by Ron Houston is no ordinary album—it’s a cathartic journey through the trials and triumphs of a life rebuilt. Described by John Flint of KSON as “an exorcism... songs of lessons learned from mistakes, remorse, sadness, and beauty,” this ten-track collection is now receiving the full release it truly deserves.

Ropeadope Records is thrilled to announce the release of Love and Forgetting, a collaborative album by British producer HUW and pianist/composer Richard X Bennett, set to drop on December 6, 2024. This unique project offers a downtempo, jazz-inspired journey of transformation—a blissed-out beat tape laced with heart, soul, and sonic alchemy.

The Black Spectrum Theatre Co. is thrilled to announce a special one-night-only event as part of its renowned Dinner Theatre Series, featuring performances by acclaimed spoken word artist Gha’il Rhodes Benjamin and Grammy-nominated recording artist Jonathan Butler. This unforgettable evening will take place on Saturday, November 16, 2024, at the Black Spectrum Theatre, located in Roy Wilkins Park (177-01 Baisley Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11434).

Acclaimed American rock band Blackberry Smoke has released their first-ever holiday song, “Come Go with Us,” available now via 3 Legged Records. Listen/share HERE.

Whether on archaeological digs or translating medieval poetry, the past has always served as a north star for banjo player, songwriter, and author Max Wareham. When it came time for Wareham to record his debut album of banjo-forward tunes, his commitment to the early innovators of the instrument took center stage.

Country superstar and multiple Grammy Award winner Dwight Yoakam has released his first new album in nine years, Brighter Days, available now via Via Records/Thirty Tigers. Listen HERE.

In anticipation of the release, Yoakam unveiled three singles: “I’ll Pay The Price,” “Wide Open Heart,” and “I Don’t Know How to Say Goodbye (Bang Bang Boom Boom)” featuring Post Malone. Watch and share the video HERE.