That love is palpable. It starts on stage and radiates out to the audience. Founding members Dan “Lebo” Lebowitz (guitar and vocals), Zach Gill (keyboards, accordion, ukulele, and vocals), and Steve Adams (bass, vocals) began their lifelong friendship in elementary school. They formed their first band in junior high and then launched Animal Liberation Orchestra as college kids attending UC Santa Barbara. That lifelong bond, now decades in the forging, casts a wide shadow, enveloping a legion of diehard fans who call themselves Shapeshifters (named for one of the band’s early songs).

The F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, became a pulsating hub of "Trance-Fusion" on Thursday night, as The Disco Biscuits brought their Bubble Tour to town. The pioneers of genre-bending musical exploration launched into a sonic journey that drew devotees from far and wide, eager to witness their unique blend of electronic dance music and jam rock mastery.

The Lil Smokies’ high-energy acoustic music has evolved into its own distinctive sound. Since their last album, Tornillo (2020), the band returns with two new members, bassist Jean Luc Davis and banjo player, Sam Armstrong-Zickefoose, adding to the core trio of dobro player Andy Dunnigan, lead guitarist the Reverend Matthew Rieger, and fiddler Jake Simpson. To showcase the new sound and augmented quintet lineup, the band will release a brand new album Break of the Tide, available via Americana Vibes on April 4, 2025.

Shakedown Vegas proudly announces the return of its celebrated free concert and vending series at Tuscany Suites & Casino, promising an even bigger and better experience than last year. Building on the success of the 2024 residency, Shakedown Vegas 2025 will feature a slightly larger outdoor footprint, more diverse vendor offerings, and a robust lineup of more than 40 local and out-of-state bands filling 80 distinct performance slots over the course of the residency.

Blues-rock powerhouse Joe Bonamassa is back with a brand-new single, "Shake This Ground," out now via J&R Adventures. A bold, anthemic call to shake free from the past and present, the track pulses with raw intensity, pairing Bonamassa’s masterful guitar work with gripping storytelling and an unrelenting rhythm.

Celebrated guitarist and National Flatpicking Champion Tyler Grant is set to release his seventh album, Flatpicker, on March 28. Today, Grant unveils his final single from the record, “Coming Home to Stay.”

“It's a burner of a bluegrass song that tells the story of a rambling musician who has resolved to settle down,” Grant says of the new track. “He’s realizing that ‘the grass ain’t greener on the other side and this old fence is just breaking my stride.’”

Marco Benevento ended a short but sweet four-night tour in the Northeast on Saturday, February 22, 2025, at the Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock, NY. The Berklee alum has a great solo catalog that is ripe with audience participation. This time, it was just him and a baby grand, and he did not disappoint. His performance also included plenty of fun banter, along with noteworthy sit-ins by local musicians and a frequent cohort.

Kitchen Dwellers is excited to present a brand new live album presented by Relix, ‘Live At Brooklyn Bowl’. This record captures the band’s high-energy performances over the course of two nights at the Williamsburg staple in Brooklyn, NY, on March 29th and 30th, 2024. Limited-edition 2-LP vinyl on psychedelic 140g infinity splatter vinyl is available for order now, while supplies last, and the full album is streaming on all platforms.

Today, critically acclaimed Texas-based singer, songwriter and guitar-ace, Ally Venable, is thrilled to share “Keep Me In Mind,”  the latest sampling from her forthcoming album Money & Power, set to release on April 18 via Ruf Records.

Americana folk-rock band Briscoe presents “Lone Star Live Cuts” which is a collection of live songs recorded over two nights at The Historic Heights Theater in Houston and Cactus Theater in Lubbock, Texas.