Billy Strings new album, Me and Dad, due out November 18

 Bluegrass sensation Billy Strings has announced the release of his new album, Me and Dad, due out November 18, 2022.  

Howlin Rain Announce 'Under The Wheels, Vol. 5: Live From Pioneertown

(From Calabro Muisc) On October 14, via Howlin Rain vocalist and songwriter Ethan Miller's own Silver Current Records, Howlin Rain will release Under The Wheels, Vol. 5: Live from Pioneertown. This latest entry to the "Under the Wheels" live series showcases songs from the band's 2021 studio album, The Dharma Wheel, as well as, two fan favorites from 2008's Magnificent Fiend.

Dustbowl Revival Release Video For New Track “Set Me Free”

 (From All Eyes Media) - Eclectic Los Angeles band Dustbowl Revival have released the title track to their forthcoming digital EP, Set Me Free (out October 28th via Antifragile Music). A funk-inspired riff opens “Set Me Free” before the burst of horns that lead into a thick, sustained groove. 

Nordic Indie Folk-duo Tuomo & Markus share, “Love Coming Down”

 

(From Big Hassle) Acclaimed Nordic indie folk duo Tuomo & Markus have shared their latest single, “Love Coming Down,” available now via Schoolkids Records/Grandpop Records at all DSPs and streaming services. 

Musically inspired by the studio songcraft of Steely Dan and galvanized thematically by the #metoo movement, “Love Coming Down” heralds the upcoming release of Tuomo & Markus’s long-awaited new album, Game Changing, arriving everywhere on Friday, October 14. Pre-orders are available now. 

Charlie Ballantine new album, "Falling Grace" and video for "Fix You" out now

 Innovative guitarist Charlie Ballantine's latest album Falling Grace is out now along with a video for his take on Coldplay's "Fix You." 

Essentials: The top 10 Townes Van Zandt songs

 It never gets old to revisit the music of Townes Van Zandt. Recently Baltimore singer/songwriter Caleb Stine and I dug deep into Van Zandt's catalog and complied the ten essential tracks that define his music.

Brooklyn-based alt-country/Americana artist Matthew Check shares new single "Old Wooden Floor"

(From Baby Robot Media) On the heels of The Bridgeford Sessions EP, Matthew Check describes his forthcoming record, Without a Throne (out September 30), as a "coda" to those very sessions. An American roots musician whose career encompasses everything from Emmy-nominated bluegrass bands to critically-acclaimed solo albums, Matthew Check has never been afraid to mine his personal life — including the vices, victories, loves, and losses of a man who's spent much of his adulthood in a creative whirl — for musical inspiration. “The music I record is written when I’m in the depths of despair,” muses Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter Matthew Check about his process of composing music. “It’s usually very painful, dark and depressing.”