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Today, acclaimed singer, songwriter, visionary and fierce guitarist Hannah Wicklund releases her most personal song yet, “Witness.” Marked as the sophomore single from her forthcoming 10-track album, The Prize (due October 13), the song is about claiming heartbreak, embracing it and using that to heal through some of the toughest times in life.

Stream / Download “Witness” here. Pre-Order / Pre-Save The Prize here.

The acclaimed drummer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter Gregory Hutchinson has unveiled "New Dawn," the third preview from his highly anticipated debut solo album, 'Da Bang,' out September 29th.

Spirit of Unicorn Music are delighted to announce a brand new album from District 97, Stay For The Ending, pre-orders for which have opened today.

Nite Bjuti [pronounced Night Beauty] is a trio of Black women artists who weave multiple strands of storytelling using voice, bass, electro percussion, turntables, Haitian drums, dance and visual projections to rediscover the buried Diasporic beauty in the world, transcendent across generations. The name draws from a centuries old Haitian folklore called "Night Beauty,” about a girl whose bones begin to sing in her afterlife, her spirit seeking justice.

California-based supergroup, The Third Mind, will release their second album, The Third Mind 2 on October 27 via Yep Roc Records.

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The new project of late Sublime frontman Bradley Nowell’s son Jakob Nowell, Jakobs Castle proudly announces the group’s 2023 national tour in support of its new single “Time Traveler,” out now via Epitaph Records. Since its July 10 release, the song has garnered airplay on Sirius XM’s Alt Nation and radio stations nationwide. Listen to “Time Traveler” HERE.

Lillie Mae & Family have shared the acclaimed singer-songwriter / multi-instrumentalist’s eagerly awaited new single, “Cold June,” premiering today alongside an official music video directed by Jace Kartye and streaming now at YouTube HERE. Recorded in Dallas, TX with producer Beau Bedford (Delta Spirit, Orville Peck), “Cold June” heralds Lillie Mae & Family’s upcoming third studio album, Festival Eyes, due Friday, September 8 via S || C Records. Pre-orders are available now.

In celebration of Rhino's 45th Anniversary, the label is launching Rhino Reds, a new series of limited-edition reissues pressed on custom "Rhino Red" vinyl.

Over the next few months, Rhino will release classic albums and rarities from its vast music archive, showcasing records by key artists from the 60s, 70s, and 80s. Each complete reissue will feature a bonus 7-inch, both pressed on translucent "Rhino Red" vinyl, based on the PMS color used in Rhino's logo.

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2023 marks 75 years since the iconic independent label Folkways Records was founded by Moses Asch and Marian Distler in New York City, and, to honor this anniversary, Smithsonian Folkways will be reissuing four classic albums from their storied catalog. From the powerful poetic expressions of Black joy and unity of Sarah Webster Fabio to the ecstatic old-time and bluegrass of New Lost City Ramblers & Cousin Emmy and the croaks and ribbits on Sounds of North American Frogs, these reissues reach into exciting, disparate corners of the Folkways universe.

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The life of a performing artist often means spending hours piled inside tour vans, crammed into hotel rooms, and sweating through rehearsals.  In the midst of the chaos, the Underground Music Showcase (UMS) is committed to providing the hundreds of artists that play its festival each year with benefits that include thriving artist wages, mental health resources, and a reimagined green room dubbed “The Artist Car

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