After releasing two albums under the name of “Staring Into Nothing,” the collaborative songwriting partnership between Kurt Barabas and Steve Rogers has evolved into a live stage production featuring all new music.

“Staring Into Nothing,” the new musical/rock opera, explores the impact of mass media, social media and the digital information age on the quality of our lives. It asks and attempts to answer the age-old philosopher's question: "What Is Good And What Is Not?"

Singer-songwriter Terre Roche of the legendary NYC sibling folk trio, The Roches has announced the release of Kin Ya See That Sun, a collection of previously unreleased live recordings and original songs written and performed by Terre and her late sister Maggie. The 15-track album arrives digitally Friday, October 21.

UK rock band Mellor has shared a live video performance of their latest single, ‘Gargoyle Groove’, which was released on the 12th of August. The video was filmed at Pyramid Recording Studios/InFocus Recording Co. in Reading, UK. The single premiered on Medium.com’s Pop Off and is the first to be shared from their forthcoming album, Problematic Passions, which is set to be released on the 11th of November via Triple B Records.

The Bergamot says: "'Paradise' is a song about letting go of our devices and learning to live again. There is no hope in chasing lies. The song was composed at a time when we could not move about freely - yet the desire to travel and see others was greater than ever."

To describe Squeaky Feet succinctly is a daunting task. The band bio is typical:

“Squeaky Feet is a Denver-based group of highly skilled and classically trained players. The band's sound blends progressive and psychedelic rock, along with funk-fusion and improvisation to create a unique and fresh sound. Expect intense angular compositions, relentless groove, triumphant solos, and focused jams from Squeaky Feet.”

Loudon Wainwright III’s new album Lifetime Achievement (StorySound Records) is out now.  His first album of original songs since 2014, Lifetime Achievement finds Wainwright in a state of deep reflection at age 75, featuring 15 witty, incisive tracks.

Mortimer returns with his latest single, “Whole Heap,” the first taste of music from his highly-anticipated debut full-length dropping on Overstand Entertainment/Easy Star Records. “Whole Heap” blends a reggae bassline and traditional Rastafarian Nyabinghi percussion with an R&B sensibility that keeps evolving Mortimer’s sound. Listen and download at http://moremusic.at/wholeheap.
 

The Haight Street Art Center will open The Secret Path: The Art of Roger and Freyja Dean, an exhibition of original art works by famed UK artists Roger Dean and his daughter Freyja Dean. The Secret Path will immerse visitors in an extraordinary world where life and landscape invoke the splendors of nature through the visionary imagination of the Deans. The exhibition opens August 25 and will close October 30, 2022, before touring to other venues.

The first collection of Paul Weller’s solo greatest hits Modern Classics is getting the vinyl reissue treatment on October 14th.  Available to pre-order HERE.

This covetable edition comes in a gatefold sleeve and includes a bonus live LP recorded at Victoria Park, Hackney, London, 8/8/98.  

Today singer-songwriter Juliana Simone releases her debut single “California.” It’s a thrill to dream of what could be, to hop out of your own head and into a new world. Though sometimes, daydreaming simply means running from what you know and need to confront.