The Blue Note Los Angeles, CA Web: tankandthebangas.comPlayers: Tarriona “Tank” Ball, vocals; Norman Spence, keys, guitar; Robert Kellner, keys; Kenaniah Turner, bass; Deven Trusclair, drums; Etienne Stoufflet, saxophone, flute; Raion ...

Fonda Theatre Los Angeles, CA Contact: zoeh@grandstandhq.comWeb: riconastymusic.comPlayers: Rico Nasty, vocals; Miles Walker, DJ; Chancey, guitar Eighty percent of the best new rappers of the last decade have been female. ...

Contact: 4pjmusicgroup@protonmail.comWeb: smartblackkid.comSeeking: Film/TVStyle: Modern Rock, Classic Rock, Punk Rock According to his Bandcamp bio, SmartBlackKid released an astonishing 10 albums in a year between April 2012 and January 2013. ...

Contact: info@beibeizheng.comWeb: beibeizheng.comSeeking: Label, Booking, Sync, ManagementStyle: World Fusion, Chinese instrument, Organic Lo-Fi Electronic Bei Bei is, according to her online bio, “an internationally acclaimed and award-winning guzheng performer, composer, ...

Contact: angelcross826@aol.comWeb: themidiworldoffreedom.bandcamp.com/album/luna-sparksSeeking: Label, Booking, Film/TVStyle: Electronic MIDI Plunderphonics There’s a lot of fun to be had here. The MIDI World of Freedom is, according to the small amount of ...

Contact: bluebaronmusic@comcast.netWeb: tikicowboys.bandcamp.com/album/oysterSeeking: DistributionStyle: Americana, Island Country Blues Rock Forget about troubling images of white supremacists marching with tiki torches. The Tiki Cowboys blend island culture with rootsy Americana and ...

Contact: ellykacemusic@gmail.comWeb: ellykace.comSeeking: CoverageStyle: Dream-Pop Brooklyn-based dream-pop artist Elly Kace describes herself as a “queer sound healing mystic and indie artist,” which is fair enough. She’s also a gifted songwriter, ...

Contact: dougdeutschpr1956@gmail.comWeb: jbkeepingthebluesalive.comSeeking: Label, BookingStyle: Blues, Soul, Rock Cleveland-born, Jersey-raised blues man James “JB” Barnes is keen to stress that he’s the real deal; a soulful, authentic blues man with ...

COP InternationalProducer: Azam Ali Los Angeles-based Azam Ali was born in Iran and raised in India, and from the start of the opening title track, all that beautiful multiculture bursts ...

While books have been written about Seattle giants Pearl Jam before, it’s the “live” angle that music journalist Fragassi has leaned into here, actually structuring the book like a concert. ...

Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs and Max Foreman of Los Angeles duo Bouquet told us about their respective love for Kate Bush and Sly classics... Kate Bush Hounds of Love (EMI) Carolyn ...

Date Signed: 2019Label: Drag CityType of Music: ExperimentalManagement: Zoë Blilie, zoe@tmwrk.netBooking: Zoë Blilie, zoe@tmwrk.netPublicity: Drag CityWeb: geologist.bandcamp.com Geologist is the “nom-de-théâtre” of Brian Weitz, probably best known for his work with ...

Date Signed: November 2025Label: Righteous Babe RecordsType of Music: Indie-FolkBooking: Melissa Ferrick, Paladin ArtistsPublicity: Karen Wiessen, Righteous Babe RecordsA&R: Invasion GroupWeb: sweetpetuniaband.com Boston indie-folk duo Sweet Petunia recently signed with Ani ...

As he mentions in his introduction, author Prato is determined to prove to his readers that Nirvana didn’t “come out of nowhere” in ‘91. The building blocks for an alt-rock ...

For Kellie Rose, her love for songwriting grew out of her passion for words. “I love writing them and rewriting them and thinking out loud,” Rose says. “Songwriting is how I ...

Sid Wilson is many things to many people. As the DJ and keyboardist with metal giants Slipknot, Wilson was designated the number 0, and he remains a core member. He ...

This feels very personal. Dan Aykroyd’s daughter Stella, and Luke Pisano (son of John Belushi’s widow Judy) have joined forces with writer James Werner and illustrator Felipe Sobreiro to continue ...

Author John Lingan, with a body of work that includes the book A Song for Everyone: The Story of Creedence Clearwater Revival, has taken it upon himself to detail the ...

Jason Narducy, as well as being a solo artist, is known for his work with Bob Mould, Sunny Day Real Estate, Superchunk, Verböten and actor Michael Shannon, and Mostly the ...

Rick Fröberg tragically passed away in 2023 at the all-too-young age of 55. He achieved immortality of a sort though, because his art and his music will be remembered through ...