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POKEY LAFARGE ANNOUNCES ‘RENT MONEY’ AND ROAD TOUR

byAce Hartmann
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 officially announced his forthcoming full-length record Rent Money, due September 11, 2026 through Boxer Boy Records, accompanied by the release of its title track and a brand-new motion picture now spinning across YouTube and streaming services nationwide. For over a decade, Pokey LaFarge has occupied a singular lane within American music—equal parts riverboat storyteller, swing revivalist, folk rambler, and rock ’n’ roll preservationist. Yet with Rent Money, the musician appears…
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JEN POP SET TO RELEASE ‘BORROWED & BLUE’ JUNE 5TH VIA STUPID RAD

byAce Hartmann
Jen Razavi—better known to punk audiences as Jen Pop—has stood at the front of stages with The Bombpops, delivering sharp hooks and restless energy from the heart of Southern California’s punk underground. But now, with the unveiling of her forthcoming acoustic collection Borrowed & Blue, the songwriter is stepping into quieter territory—one built not on distortion pedals and speed, but on intimacy, memory, and reflection. Set for release June 5th, Borrowed & Blue is less a reinvention than a peeling back of layers. Recorded in her bedroom without a click track, the collection captures the immediacy and imperfections of songs…
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THE MENZINGERS RELEASES NEW SINGLE AND ALBUM DETAILS FOR ‘EVERYTHING I EVER SAW’

byAce Hartmann
In the ever-turning wheel of American punk rock, few outfits have charted the passage of time with as much honesty and conviction as The Menzingers. Now, two decades into their storied run, the Pennsylvania quartet returns with news of their latest long-playing record, Everything I Ever Saw, due to arrive July 17, 2026 via Epitaph Records—a work shaped by change, endurance, and the quiet revelations that come with both. To herald the album’s arrival, the band has unveiled its second single, “Chance Encounters,” a reflective yet driving number that captures the essence of a group still very much in motion.…
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ADMIRAL RADIO TAKES ‘JACKPOT’ & HITS THE ROAD

byAce Hartmann
From the coastal stretches of South Carolina comes a sound both intimate and expansive—one carried not by spectacle per se, but by sincerity. Admiral Radio, the husband-and-wife duo of Coty Hoover and Becca Smith, has built their name on the quiet power of connection, and with their latest single “Jackpot,” they take a confident step into a new chapter with Too Fine Records. Released May 1, 2026, “Jackpot” arrives as the lead offering from their forthcoming full-length effort, a tune steeped in optimism and grounded in the realities of modern life. Built upon fingerpicked acoustic guitar, steady rhythms, and harmonies…
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BIG D AND THE KIDS TABLE SOUND OFF WITH “RIGHT NOW” AS COMMUNITY RALLIES BEHIND FRONTMAN

byAce Hartmann
With the urgency of a streetcar bell and the unmistakable horns of brass in full cry, Big D and the Kids Table have delivered yet another spirited dispatch in the form of their latest single, “Right Now,” now circulating across the nation’s wireless sets and modern streaming apparatus. Issued as the newest preview of their forthcoming long-play, The Good Ole American Saturday Night, the track finds the Boston outfit leaning squarely into immediacy—both in sound and sentiment. Where the earlier release “Whiplash” reveled in reckless abandon, “Right Now” sharpens its gaze toward the present moment, urging listeners to seize what…
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RUMBLE KING RETURNS WITH ‘GUILTY’ ROOTS-DRIVEN FIRE

byAce Hartmann
From the sunburnt avenues of Southern California comes a sound not borrowed, but lived — a thunderous revival of rhythm and blues, hammered from ivory keys and blown through brass with unrelenting conviction. Rumble King, the piano-pounding outfit forged in 1996, returns once more with fresh material, led by the release of their recent single “Guilty Man,” a track that signals both continuity and renewed fire within the group’s storied catalog with enduring power of American roots music. At the center stands Aaron Deily, a man as devoted to the sanctity of the acoustic piano as any revivalist of old.…
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