For the third year in a row, Raven Drum Foundation (RDF) brings together an all-star group of musicians to raise funds for Veterans, first responders, and others dealing with trauma. In addition to RDF co-founder Rick Allen (legendary drummer of Def Leppard), celebrities who have contributed items include Taylor Swift, Nikki Sixx & Tommy Lee (Motley Crue), Todd Sucherman and Styx, Matt Sorum (Guns N’ Roses, The Cult, Velvet Revolver), Fred Armisen, and many more.

Smithsonian Folkways, the nonprofit record label dedicated to preserving cultural heritage and amplifying the voices of underrepresented communities and artists, is launching a new charitable giving program, Friends of Folkways, today.

Progressive Rock artist Dave Kerzner, known for co-founding the band Sound of Contact with Phil Collins’ son Simon and as the keyboardist of the band Arc of Life with members of Yes is releasing a new solo album entitled “Heart Land Mines Vol. 1”. It’s an autobiographical concept album about leaving Los Angeles in the 90s after a breakup and driving cross country with a guitar to think, reflect and write songs.

Today, SoCal’s surf-rock ringleaders Sun Room pair an official video with their latest single “At Least I Tried.” Directed by Jack Revell, the video jumps between the band trying their best to make it through a whirlwind week, and footage from a house show they played in San Diego for the 4th of July.

With their new single, “Extraordinary Grace,” Americana-bluegrass quartet Kristen Grainger & True North truly deliver on their reputation as “poets who can pick.” Introspective and wistful, with soulful vocals and evocative lyrics haunted by feelings of helplessness in troubled times, this powerful song features two and three-part vocal harmonies and the graceful fingerstyle guitar, emotive mandolin, fiddle and acoustic bass for which Grainger and her band of champion multi-instrumentalists are becoming known.

Five-time GRAMMY®️ Award-winning Rock and Roll Hall of Fame®️ Inductee Janet Jackson will perform a full-length show for AIDS Healthcare Foundation’s (AHF) World AIDS Day Concert at NRG Arena in Houston, Texas on December 1, 2023. Ticket sales from the concert will benefit HIV/AIDS awareness and are available online through Ticketmaster starting Monday, October 16, 2023.
 

With Healing Power, acclaimed “Canadian powerhouse” (DittyTV) Terra Lightfoot showcases her considerable clout as a diverse songsmith, delivering a stunning collection that represents a career high. Out today via Sonic Unyon Records, Healing Power is Lightfoot’s sixth studio release and third outing with producer Gus van Go.

Athens’ storied musical collective TaxiCab Verses will re-release its 2016 album, Is What You Make It, October 20 on Strolling Bones Records. The 10-track set is a project of Jim Wilson and Kofi Atentenben and the Warriors, who met in Accra, Ghana in 2008, and quickly grew into an international effort featuring over 20 collaborators including Patterson Hood of Drive-By Truckers.

GLIDE is excited to present the Annual Holiday Jam: Keep On, a live benefit concert, on Thursday, November 9, at The Masonic. This event celebrates the 60th Anniversary of Reverend Cecil Williams’ impactful arrival at GLIDE, featuring a star-studded lineup led by famed songwriter and performer Valerie Simpson, alongside the renowned GLIDE Ensemble and the Change Band.

This celebration will spotlight special guests, including:

Backline, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides mental health and wellness resources to the music industry and their families, announces their partnership with Eventric/Master Tour, industry-leading software focused on assisting tour management in the organization of tour logistics.