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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. […]

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 […]

BIG D AND THE KIDS TABLE SOUND OFF WITH “RIGHT NOW” AS COMMUNITY RALLIES BEHIND FRONTMAN

byAce HartmannApril 30, 2026June 4, 2026

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 […]

RUMBLE KING RETURNS WITH ‘GUILTY’ ROOTS-DRIVEN FIRE

byAce HartmannApril 30, 2026June 4, 2026

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 […]