2026 - Hot Off The Press with Ace Hartmann

THE DROWNS ANNOUNCE NEW LP HARSH REALITY & LEAD SINGLE “RELENTLESS”

byAce HartmannJune 12, 2026July 6, 2026

Seattles’ own, The Drowns will release their fourth studio album, Harsh Reality, on September 18 via Pirates Press Records. The announcement arrives alongside the release of the album’s lead single, […]

THE JACK KNIVES INTRODUCE NEW ERA WITH DOUBLE A-SIDE RELEASE

byAce HartmannJune 5, 2026June 19, 2026

The Jack Knives have released a new double A-side single, “La Sirena” and “Late Nights in London,” marking the first official preview of their upcoming album Negative Spaces. The release […]

OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW RETURN WITH NEW ALBUM ‘UNION MADE’

byAce HartmannJune 5, 2026June 19, 2026

Old Crow Medicine Show has released their new album ‘Union Made‘ on June 5, 2026, through Hartland Records via Firebird Music. The 12-track album is the two-time Grammy-winning string band’s […]

RAT BOY FULL SPEED AHEAD WITH ‘Sick of it’ before the NEW ALBUM ‘CRASH!’

byAce HartmannMay 27, 2026June 4, 2026

Rat Boy, The Essex outfit have carved out their own lawless corner of alternative music — blending punk, ska, hip-hop, indie rock, hardcore, and streetwise British sarcasm into something uniquely […]

BRIAN NEWMAN WALKS THE ‘BOULEVARD OF BROKEN DREAMS’ WITH ‘SONGS FOR LONELY LOVERS’

byAce HartmannMay 26, 2026June 4, 2026

Brian Newman continues to build his career in the shadows of midnight lounges, underneath the billowing smoke, and through the velvet curtains. For more than twenty-five years, the Grammy-winning trumpeter, […]

MOLLIE ELIZABETH TURNS CHILDHOOD SHADOWS INTO WHIMSICAL POP ON VIRAL NEW SINGLE “RUN RABBIT”

byAce HartmannMay 20, 2026June 4, 2026

Emerging from the mist-covered woods of the Pacific Northwest with a voice both delicate and haunting, artist Mollie Elizabeth is rapidly becoming one of alternative pop’s most compelling young storytellers. […]

HUMMUSVACUUM TURN MIDWEST MELTDOWNS INTO ‘THE ART OF A FAKE LAUGH’

byAce HartmannMay 20, 2026June 4, 2026

From the restless corners of Columbus, Ohio comes HummusVacuum, a band determined to prove that humor and heartbreak can occupy the very same stage. Equal parts self-deprecating punk chaos and […]

WESTERN ADDICTION RETURN WITH “PSYCHEDELIC MUNITIONS” ON FAT/HOPELESS RECORDS

byAce HartmannMay 20, 2026June 4, 2026

Western Addiction have occupied a singular place within the American punk underground — a band forged not merely in the scene, but directly inside one of punk rock’s most revered […]

BRIAN FALLON RELEASES TWO NEW SONGS & A HANDFUL OF LIVE SHOWS

byAce HartmannMay 13, 2026June 4, 2026

There are few voices in modern American rock that carry the same weathered sincerity as Brian Fallon. Whether fronting The Gaslight Anthem or standing alone beneath dim stage lights with […]

POKEY LAFARGE ANNOUNCES ‘RENT MONEY’ AND ROAD TOUR

byAce HartmannMay 13, 2026June 4, 2026

The restless American troubadour known as Pokey LaFarge has once again packed his suitcase, tuned his guitar, and set his sights on the open highway. This week, the celebrated singer-songwriter […]