While many bands starting their career in Los Angeles struggle to achieve their goals, Fencer is one of the exceptions. The band was formed in February 2017 by former actor Field Cate on vocals and guitar, and lifelong musician Cameron Sauve on drums. They aimed to perfect their unique and transcendent sound, but something was missing. The missing piece of their trio was found when they discovered Cameron's brother, Scott Sauve, on bass. They quickly formed a strong bond and secured their permanent lineup.

Baaba Maal’s [BA-ba Marl] daring and dazzling new album, Being, is out now.

A River Running to Your Heart is Fruit Bats’ first full-length album since The Pet Parade in 2021 and follows the critically acclaimed 2022 album Rolling Golden Holy from Bonny Light Horseman, the trio that includes Johnson, Anais Mitchell and Josh Kaufman.

From the Roots™, an entertainment real estate and venue management company, is pleased to announce the Poconos Park BATTLE OF THE BANDS powered by DJ3N to provide opportunities for developing musicians, artists, and bands locally, regionally and nationally to play live at Poconos Park! Beginning today, bands from across the United States can compete virtually via the Poconos Park BATTLE OF THE BANDS platform by creating a profile at BattleOfTheBands.com.

The Crystal Casino Band, a four-piece indie rock band originally formed at George Washington University in 2015, has been making waves in the music scene since their debut album in 2021. With their latest album release, Maryland House— produced by Kyle Downes and Jay Nemeyer (Color Palette)— the band showcases their artistic growth and pays homage to their lives as young adults in the DC/Maryland/Virginia area.

With more than 20 gold, platinum and multi-platinum records, WAR have cemented their righteous strains of funk and soul in the fabric of global culture and consciousness. But in the 50 years since The World Is A Ghetto made the Southern Californian street band a crossover sensation and became the best-selling album of 1973, the group's sound has continued to transcend genres and generations.

GRAMMY® Award-nominated Turkish psych-folk innovators Altın Gün have shared their grooving new single, “Su Siziyor,” available now at all DSPs and streaming services. The track heralds the impending release of Altın Gün’s eagerly anticipated new album, Aşk, arriving via ATO Records this Friday, March 31.

The music of Oleh Zaychenko, who performs under the moniker Bring Prudence, alternately shimmers with the subtle textures of chamber pop and seamlessly breaks into folk-rock, recalling the soundtrack of the folk revival of the 1960s with a sound he calls “folk resuscitation.” His next single, “Summon the Ghost,” is out today, a tribute to the power of memory that features a Balinese gendèr — often used for significant ceremonies — as well as a slightly out-of-tune Brooklyn public library piano.
 

Building on a long track record of scholarship and interpretive artistry focused on the great Mary Lou Williams, vibraphonist and composer Cecilia Smith is proud to announce the release of Volume 1: Small Ensemble Repertoire, the new album from her NEA American Masterpiece Award-winning Mary Lou Williams Resurgence Project.

Genre-smashing southern troubadour Afton Wolfe has announced a 16-city East coast trek in support of his recently released EP, ‘Twenty-Three,’ the follow-up to his critically-acclaimed debut LP, Kings for Sale, (Grandiflora Records) which The Rocking Magpie declared “The real deal in a very shallow world.”