Last month, I had the sublime pleasure of listening to free live music with local jazz trio Dave Corbus Essence while gazing upon local artist Tabitha Benedict’s Waking the Tiger, at R Gallery + Wine Bar in Boulder. Between the Band’s delectable notes and that mesmerizing feline’s steadfast gaze, you may feel riveted to your seat. Join the jazz trio on the last Thursday each month, to fill your soul with interwoven stories of music and art.

Denver, Colorado-based guitarist, singer, and songwriter DJ Williams emerges as a commanding force with his latest single, "Black Man." Williams, known for his captivating performances and raw talent, delivers a soul-stirring musical manifesto that explores the profound dichotomies of the black male existence in America.

It’s been a few decades or more since I’ve heard anyone nail Taj Mahal’s “Cakewalk Into Town,” but I had the supreme pleasure of just that when I sat down to listen to Boulder’s one and only Voodoo Lily play at the beautiful St Julien, last month. An eclectic blend of Gypsy Jazz, New Orleans Blues and more, Voodoo packs passion and fun into their music as evidenced by all the smiling dancing couples, and kids joyfully bouncing around the room like pogo sticks! Check the Band out next in Lyons at the Diner Bar on 05/19!

Boulder’s band Desolation Angels played last weekend at the Emerge 5K race. As with all free, live outdoor music, the audience was mainly immersed in their own conversation when the band began to play. With just the first two sung words, everyone went quiet. That tends to happen when you’re in the presence of a raw gift. Their youthful talent filled the stage with unmarred exuberance.. Their youthful exuberance filled the stage with untouched talent, as they literally rocked the crowd.

The Westport Library, located in southwest Connecticut and serving New England and the tri-state area, has been touted as one of the coolest and most innovative libraries in the country from musicians and industry professionals alike. It was honored with a 5-star rating from Public Library Service’s 2022 Library Journal Index — distinguishing it as one of the top 2% libraries in the nation.

Today, supergroup The Baseball Project has announced their fourth studio album Grand Salami Time!, due out June 30 via Omnivore Recordings. Made up of Steve Wynn (The Dream Syndicate), former R.E.M. members Peter Buck and Mike Mills, along with Scott McCaughey (The Minus 5/Young Fresh Fellows) and Linda Pitmon (Filthy Friends, Alejandro Escovedo), the band has also shared their jangly new single “Journeyman.”

Today, the internationally acclaimed, Raleigh-based alt band The Connells released their live album Set The Stage. This is the first official live record in the group’s 37 year history. The album is currently available for download / purchase here.

Craft Recordings announces the second batch of Original Jazz Classics series reissues—all of which are essential additions to any jazz fan’s collection: Mal Waldron Sextet’s Mal/2, Yusef Lateef’s Eastern Sounds, as well as a pair of landmark recordings from the Bill Evans Trio, Waltz for Debby and Sunday at the Village Vanguard.

Since their iconic 1998 release of “In the Aeroplane Over the Sea”, Neutral Milk Hotel has inspired scores of indie artists, and yet few have ventured to put their own spin on the group's thoughtfully crafted lyrics and melodies. Unfamiliar Things is one of the few, with frontman Matt Levy applying his signature stacked octave vocals to Jeff Mangum’s delicately-crafted masterpiece.

“Place To Be” by David Gray and “Parasite” by Stick in The Wheel is the third double A sided 7'' single to be issued from The Endless Coloured Ways – The Songs Of Nick Drake. An anthology of twenty three of Nick Drake’s best loved songs, adopted and reimagined by thirty two of the most talented artists across the musical spectrum, the album will be released on July 7th via Chrysalis Records.