Let’s rewrite the story. Tell other perspectives. Let’s celebrate the overlooked, the outcast, those who knew differently. And when we can, because we should, let’s dance.

A Life In Trade, the fifth studio album from Pierce Edens, is due September 15, 2023. Today, the rural North Carolina born-and-raised songwriter and craftsman shares the first single from his forthcoming work – a nostalgic rendition of Sesame Street’s iconic ballad, “I Don’t Want to Live on the Moon” (listen/share). Aptly positioned at the close of the record, the earnest lullaby draws the curtain on Edens’ most soul-baring work to date.

Today, San Luis Obispo indie-rockers Próxima Parada, just off a hugely successful tour supporting Wild Child, are thrilled to share their new song “Tunnel Through A Mountain.” The band offers a tender and emotional landscape for the track, creating the space needed in a song centered around depression.

Ascending Harrisburg, PA jazz/funk quintet Yam Yam is surging into the summer months with a string of premiere festival appearances, poised to ignite stages with their newest single release, “Sizzle.” The fiery new instrumental jam packs a punch and beckons listeners to the dance floor, a vibrant display of the band at its finest.

Music venue 3rd & Lindsley celebrated a musical tribute for the late composer, arranger, pianist, and Belmont University’s 37-year Professor of Music, Dr. William Pursell (Bill), with a grand performance on June 15 to a full house.

“A Night of Georgia Music,” recorded for public television at Macon, Georgia’s historic Grand Opera House in front of a sold-out live audience, is the recipient of an Emmy Award in the Arts/Entertainment–Long Form content category during the 49th annual Southeast Regional Emmy Awards ceremony held in Atlanta on June 17.

The Great Serpent Mound of Ohio Band (GSMO) ignites new energy into classic Grateful Dead tunes at Mother Stewart's Brewing in Springfield, Ohio, this past April.

Singer-songwriter Sruthi Vj released an original single “Snatched Away” on June 16, 2023, on all audio platforms. Snatched Away is a heartrending pop ballad that explores the emotional impact of gun violence on survivors. The video of the song features gun violence survivors, and will be released on Sruthi Vj's YouTube channel on June 21, 2023.

The South Austin Moonlighters’ new tune “Deltaman” was born from Lonnie Trevino Jr.’s commute back and forth between Austin, Texas, and his newfound home in New Orleans, Louisiana, and the particular peace he found in the Gulf Coast’s Atchafalaya basin.

Music Worcester celebrates Summer@MW the weekend of July 21 -22 with two concerts that highlight the incredible range of jazz.  On Friday July 21st Grammy Award-winner and MacArthur “Genius” grant recipient Cécile McLorin Salvant plays an intimate concert at JMAC’s BrickBox, one of Worcester’s newest performance spaces, and the legendary John Pizzarelli takes the stage at Mechanics Hall on Saturday July 22. Tickets are available at musicworcester.org.