LAUNCH Music Conference and Festival returns to Historic Downtown Lancaster April 30-May 3, 2020. Now entering its TWELFTH year, LAUNCH Music Conference has redefined what a start-up music conference could be, bringing together musicians, music...

As GRAMMY-nominated Thomas Rhett continuously “ups the ante” (Vulture), he concludes a whirlwind 2019 today announcing his headlining THE CENTER POINT ROAD TOUR with special guests Cole Swindell and HARDY. The reigning ACM Awards Male Artist of the Year will bring CENTER POINT...

Back when he was in his twenties, NYC-based multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, and contemporary circus composer Sxip Shirey had an idea to write a timeless folk song, the kind that people would still be singing in 500 years, even if...

Unlike many heartbreak songs, it focuses less on what what was lost and more on where hope can be found.

Making its grand return to downtown Atlanta for the first time since 2015, Shaky Boots Festival will take place at Central Park, May 8-9, 2020. A Southern country festival true to its roots with a modern edge,...

Country music will continue to be both genre-bending and loyal to its "three chords and the truth" roots.  We will likely continue to see successful cross-genre collaborations, as the country audience has continued to diversify.  However, the...

It’s that time of year. Chestnuts are roasting. Egg nog is being sipped. There are open fires, and Christmas songs are bringing festive cheer. Folk singer Danielle Cormier even has her own offering for the holiday season...

Dreams can fuel the most weirdly honest and engaging art. Theatrical by nature, Long Beach avant-garde artist Katie Burden takes liberties with her own dreamscapes to construct a wonderfully affecting and bizarre new video called “Edge of...

Emerson Hart32 Thousand Days(Pasquo House Records)Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars Sincerity in music generally cuts two ways; too much can sound schlocky and pompous, too little and the artist seems removed or disengaged....

In an attempt to articulate the pain of loving someone who is still hung up on their ex, Nashville singer-songwriter Chloe Collins' new song “Didn’t Want You” succeeds by doing what the best country songs do —...

Sheltered Music, a division of Blackbird Music Publishing Group, has announced the signing of renowned songwriter Rodney Crowell to a co-publishing and administration deal with a joint venture to develop new artist writers. With more than 40 years of American roots...

Duster | Duster | (Muddgutts) Four out of Five stars. San Jose slowcore legends Duster return to the fold with their new self-titled album, the band’s first release in nearly...