Jesse Jo Stark announces MUSE, a 13-track album arriving November 6, alongside the intimate new single “colorado.” Written during a three-week retreat in Aspen, the record explores heartbreak, vulnerability and the space between gothic rock and melancholic Americana.
Medium Build releases King of Having Fun, the new 14-track album from Nick Carpenter, ahead of a 2026 North American headline tour with an October 31 stop at San Francisco’s Regency Ballroom.
Molly Tuttle revisits five songs from her Grammy-nominated So Long Little Miss Sunshine with a new acoustic EP that puts her songwriting, vocals and celebrated guitar work front and center.
Laci Kaye Booth’s third album Love Ain’t For The Faint Of Heart arrives September 18 via Lost Highway Records, featuring “The Illusion Of Love” with Lukas Nelson.
This week’s On Repeat moves from Midwestern emo to breathless dance-pop and old-school country, with Leisure Hour, JISOO, Waylon Wyatt and Carter Faith delivering the three songs I can’t stop playing.
Violent Femmes brought their unmistakable folk-punk sound, unusual instrumentation and decades of alternative-radio history to San Francisco’s Stern Grove Festival for a joyful afternoon in the trees.
KALEO have announced the Europe and UK leg of their Way Down We Go Tour for spring 2027 in celebration of the 10th anniversary of their breakthrough album A/B. The announcement follows the launch of the band’s North American tour and the release of the deluxe anniversary edition featuring rare recordings, live performances, and fan favorites including “Way Down We Go.”
Franklin Jonas & The Byzantines have reunited with Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Noah Cyrus for the new duet “High and Sad.” The collaboration revisits Franklin’s original song with new vocals from Noah as she tours with Alex Warren and Franklin prepares to launch his first-ever headlining North American tour.
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2026 will celebrate its 25th anniversary with An Evening Honoring Steve Earle, a special San Francisco benefit concert featuring Emmylou Harris, Jackson Browne, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, Molly Tuttle, Buddy Miller, and more before the festival returns to Golden Gate Park.
Willow Avalon continues her breakout run with the release of “Work To Do,” the latest single from her upcoming album Pink Pocket Pistol. The Georgia-born singer-songwriter will support the record with an extensive North American headline tour this summer and fall.
Allison Russell returns with In the Hour of Chaos, a sweeping new album rooted in healing, connection, and collective resilience. Led by the luminous single “Cold April,” the project gathers an extraordinary community of collaborators including Kara Jackson, Norah Jones, Joy Oladokun, and Brittney Spencer.