ANNOUNCEMENTS

ACCLAIMED ARTIST FRUIT BATS RETURNS WITH EXPANSIVE FULL BAND ALBUM THE LANDFILL ON JUNE 12TH  NEW COLLECTION FINDS ERIC D. JOHNSON IN MOST PROLIFIC PERIOD FOLLOWING 2025’S ACCLAIMED, INTIMATE SOLO OUTING BABY MAN WATCH WITTY CONCEPTUAL VIDEO FOR VIBRANT NEW TITLE TRACK HERE EXTENSIVE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR ANNOUNCED   Nashville, TN – Celebrated artist Fruit Bats announces the forthcoming release …

MULTI-GRAMMY AWARD WINNER LUCINDA WILLIAMS ANNOUNCES US SPRING TOUR DATES IN SUPPORT OF ACCLAIMED ALBUM WORLD’S GONE WRONG “…a must-listen.” – Associated Press “Williams mixes country, blues, folk music, and rock into an album that channels today’s angst as well as resentments as old as class struggle itself…this is the most focused social commentary she’s ever delivered.” – Rolling Stone …

INFLUENTIAL ROOTS MUSIC OUTLET REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO INDEPENDENT MUSIC JOURNALISM TO INSPIRE FUTURE SUSTAINABILTY Nashville, TN – In celebration of 30 years of independent roots music journalism, No Depression, and its publisher the FreshGrass Foundation, announce the 2026 No Depression Fellowship Program with $50,000 in grants to support in-depth, high-quality arts criticism and cultural reporting. Since its inception in 1995, …

ACCLAIMED, GRAMMY-NOMINATED ARTIST AARON LEE TASJAN OFFERS BOLD AND SATIRICAL COMMENTARY ON CURRENT STATE OF SOCIETY WITH NEW TRACK “SCIENCE FRICTION” LISTEN HERE  INSPIRED BY THE FOLK TRADITION OF SPEAKING TRUTH FACTS AND ETHICS TAKE A BACKSEAT TO GREED, POWER, WILLFUL IGNORANCE AND DENIAL Nashville, TN – Acclaimed Grammy-nominated artist, activist, and musician Aaron Lee Tasjan addresses the tensions between …

MUSIC, FOOD, CULTURE AND COMMUNITY CAPTURES THE SPIRIT OF NEW ORLEANS ON A FLOATING MUSIC FESTIVAL 2027 Cruise To Feature Multiple Performances By Keb’ Mo’, Samantha Fish, Robert Randolph, The Record Company, Kenny Neal, Duane Betts & Palmetto Motel, Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen, Blind Boys Of Alabama, Dwayne Dopsie & The Zydeco Hellraisers, The Rumble, Mia Borders, …

OUT TODAY FOR THE FIRST TIME! OWEPAR ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES WIDE RELEASE OF THE CROPS CAME IN FROM FREIDA PARTON LISTEN HERE 10-SONG FAN FAVORITE COLLECTION OF ORIGINAL MUSIC WAS ONCE A LIMITED, CASSETTE-ONLY RELEASE UNTIL NOW Nashville, TN — Freida Parton is finally bringing a long-hidden chapter of her musical story into the light with the release of The Crops …

TODAY! CELEBRATED COLORADO SEXTET CLAY STREET UNIT RELEASES LONG-AWAITED DEBUT ALBUM SIN & SQUALOR AND SOULFUL NEW ROOTS INFUSED SINGLE  “LEFT UNSAID” LISTEN HERE BAND SET TO MAKE GRAND OLE OPRY DEBUT ON FEBRUARY 17TH “With this debut, the band has helped to further mold a traditional style for the mainstream, and in turn, joined the acts propelling a new …

THE SANDY BEACHES CRUISE RETURNS IN 2027 WITH INITIAL LINEUP ANNOUNCEMENT FOLLOWING SOLD-OUT 30TH ANNIVERSARY VOYAGE IN 2026  SANDY BEACHES CRUISE XXXI WELCOMES KEB’ MO’, JJ GRET & MOFRO, ST. PAUL & THE BROKEN BONES, THE CALIFORNIA HONEYDROPS,THE BAND OF HEATHENS, PAUL THORN, MARC BROUSSARD, SHINYRIBS, MIKE ZITO, LEE ROY PARNELL, CAROLYN WONDERLAND, JIMMY HALL, WAYNE TOUPS, JIM QUICK & …

GENRE BLURRING INDIE BAND BANSHEE TREE TO RELEASE THEIR LONG-AWAITED SOPHOMORE ALBUM BAD LUCK ON APRIL 17TH COLORADO QUARTET’S NEW SINGLE “BRIGHT BLUE LIGHT” OFFERS HOPE, GRACE AND CONNECTION AMIDST CHAOS AND DOUBT LISTEN HERE Nashville, TN – Celebrated Denver, CO independent band Banshee Tree announces the April 17th release of their long-awaited sophomore album, Bad Luck (Banshee Tree Records). …

CELEBRATED COUNTRY/AMERICANA ARTIST WILLIAM CLARK GREEN BREAKS AWAY FROM IT ALL ON SPIRITED NEW TRACK “MAN ON THE MOON” LISTEN HERE TRACK APPEARS ON HIGHLY ANTICIPATED NEW ALBUM WATTERSON HALL OUT MARCH 6TH ON BILL GREASE RECORDS Nashville, TN – Celebrated Country/Americana singer/songwriter William Clark Green has released his brand-new track “Man On The Moon,” off his forthcoming album Watterson …