Folksinger Michael Johnathon has called upon music communities throughout Kentucky, Tennessee and beyond - along with his faithful worldwide WoodSongs Old Time Radio Hour community - and they are responding. Still being mobilized and organized, the WoodSongs’ Tornado Relief Effort is thankful for the support from Martin Guitar Company, who will donate guitar strings for donated guitars needing replacements.

This week the Black Pumas, Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi, Jack Johnson, John Paul Jones, Keb' Mo', Mickey Hart, Sir David Attenborough and more joined in the fight for the environment.

Good, stand-the-test-of-time love songs tend to come from unlikely origin stories, but until The Wooks’ founder CJ Cain wrote “Flyin’ High,” from their upcoming album of the same name, not one of them has been inspired by the crash landing of a buddy’s World War I bi-plane. “He had bought this plane at a good price and would soon find out why,” says Cain. “He lost oil pressure and had to take her down in front of his family who had gathered in the yard to watch him buzz the farm.

The legendary English rock and roll band, The Dave Clark Five (The DC5) will release a special limited-edition white vinyl for their seminal 1964 U.S. debut album ‘GLAD ALL OVER.' Previously announced as a Black Friday release, the set will now be available via BMG tomorrow - December 17th - released on vinyl for the first time since 1964.

On May 10, 2022, the life and music of Ron Carter — the iconic GRAMMY-winning double bassist who is among jazz music’s most prolific and celebrated band leaders and sidemen — will be fêted at a one-night-only 85th birthday celebration filled with music and memories at Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage.

2x GRAMMY® Award-winner Shooter Jennings has announced the digital premiere of yet another previously unheard new track. "Gene's Song" is available now at all DSPs and streaming services and follows the American Songwriter premiere earlier today.

LISTEN TO "GENE'S SONG"

South Bay Musical Theatre (SBMT) is pleased to announce the complete cast and creative team for COMPANY, the Tony® winning musical comedy by Stephen Sondheim, with book by George Furth. The show will return to the Saratoga Civic Theater for the first time since it debuted there in 1999. COMPANY will be directed by Vinh G. Nguyen, with choreography by Michael Saenz, music direction by Joseph Kelly, and vocal direction by Anita Carey.

On December 15, Black Music Action Coalition will host “This is How I Show Up,” the first in a series of conversations around race and identity in the music industry, and their effects on mental health. The event will be hosted in partnership with Black Mental Health Alliance and Backline, the music industry’s mental health and wellness resource.

Blue Bear School of Music, San Francisco’s preeminent school for rock, blues, jazz, folk, and pop, today unveils its plans for a momentous 2022, including community expansion, new programming, and staffing updates. Following the nonprofit’s 50th-anniversary, celebrated singer/songwriter, Bonnie Hayes, announces she will return to the school as the Executive Director at Blue Bear’s new East Bay Campus, slated to open in September, 2022.

Trumpeter, composer and multi-instrumentalist Darren Barrett has released a new album Live and Direct: Dee’s Theme.  Released on all streaming services on December 10th, 2021 on his dB Studios label.  This eight-track collection seven written by Barrett and one by Walden are a collection of some previous recorded tracks from his First One Up studio recording project along with a few new ones.  This recording is one of 16 unreleased recordings that dB Studios has in what they call the dB Vaults and will be releasing