Genre-blending groove collective Circus Mind return with “Whole Lotta Nuthin,” a vintage-soul-infused burner packed with swagger and warmth. Channeling shades of Little Feat, WAR, Dr. John and Santana, the track rides a slinky rhythm that feels both classic and alive. It is loose, deep-pocketed and driven by pure musical chemistry.
At its core, the song reflects frontman Mark Rechler’s pursuit of authenticity. “We live in such a strange world, and it gets stranger every day,” he says. “We no longer know what is real. I want whatever is genuine. I like real instruments and real performances… give me the real!” That ethos fuels every groove and horn stab.
Dan Roth, Steve Finkelstein and Mathew Fox lock into a super-slanky foundation while Rechler layers organ, Rhodes and space-synth textures. Brian Duggan’s tight guitar lines and Michael Amendola’s brassy solo bring the heat, with Ari Teitel and Aurelien Barnes of The Rumble adding a Crescent City chant. “Whole Lotta Nuthin” radiates feel-good soul and unfiltered musicianship.
Multi-platinum pop-punk hitmaker Bryce Vine announces his new album ‘Let’s Do Something Stupid!,’ arriving February 20 via Big Noise Music Group. The project dives headfirst into his pop-punk roots while fusing alternative, ska and modern pop. Produced by John Feldmann, early singles “Yea Yea Yea,” “Still Want You” and “Superman (feat. Tony Hawk & Goldfinger)” set the tone with punchy hooks and high-octane urgency.
“Yea Yea Yea” channels Ramones-inspired momentum and marked Vine’s most unapologetic pop-punk moment yet, debuting live at Vans Warped Tour. “Still Want You” followed with jagged guitars and heart-heavy choruses built for festival stages. “Superman” delivers a full-circle nod to Goldfinger’s classic, bridging skate culture’s golden era with Vine’s modern edge.
‘Let’s Do Something Stupid!’ features collaborators including Bailey Spinn, The Home Team, Tony Hawk & Goldfinger, 44 Blonde, Dicky Barrett, State Champs and Emi Grace. Vine will launch the LET’S DO SOMETHING STUPID! TOUR February 19 in Denver, hitting Chicago, New York and Boston.
LET’S DO SOMETHING STUPID! Tour Dates: Feb 19 – Bluebird Theater – Denver, CO Feb 20 – The Waiting Room – Omaha, NE Feb 22 – Wooly’s – Des Moines, IA Feb 23 – Fine Line – Minneapolis, MN Feb 24 – Majestic Theatre – Madison, WI Feb 26 – Bottom Lounge – Chicago, IL Feb 27 – A&R Music Bar – Columbus, OH Feb 28 – El Club – Detroit, MI Mar 1 – Spirit Hall – Pittsburgh, PA Mar 3 – Union Stage – Washington, DC Mar 4 – The Foundry – Philadelphia, PA Mar 5 – Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY Mar 6 – Brighton Music Hall – Boston, MA
Middle Aged Dad Jam Band team up with legendary guitarist Neil Giraldo for a spirited garage-style take on Rick Springfield’s “Jessie’s Girl.” Fronted by Ken Marino and packed with powerhouse players including David Wain and Jon Spurney, the performance channels loose, high-energy fun while honoring the song’s punchy pop-rock DNA. Giraldo’s sharp guitar work brings arena pedigree to the jam, blending nostalgia with tongue-in-cheek swagger. It is a celebratory, musician-packed revival that turns a classic heartbreak anthem into a communal rock party.
Nordic art-pop visionary AURORA delivers a spellbinding live performance at KEXP, recorded November 25, 2024. Backed by Fredrik Svabø, Amalie Kleive, Thea Wang and Sigmund Vestrheim, she moves through “A Soul With No King,” “Invisible Wounds,” “When The Dark Dresses Lightly” and “Starvation” with ethereal control and emotional intensity. Hosted by Cheryl Waters, the session captures Aurora Aksnes at her most immersive, balancing crystalline vocals with layered instrumentation and quiet power, reaffirming her reputation as one of contemporary pop’s most transportive live performers.
Funk rock visionary Prince electrifies the stage on ‘Live At The Los Angeles Forum 2011,’ capturing his Welcome 2 America 21 Nite Stand in full flight. Filmed April 28 at The Forum in Inglewood, the Blu Ray documents a nearly complete set packed with classics, deep cuts and fearless reinventions delivered with razor-sharp musicianship.
The setlist moves from “Joy In Repetition” and “Shhh” to towering versions of “Let’s Go Crazy,” “1999,” “Little Red Corvette” and “Purple Rain.” Shelby J., Liv Warfield and Elisa Dease command the spotlight across multiple numbers, while guest Ledisi joins for a fiery run through “Partyman.” The performance pulses with funk, rock and pure showmanship.
Backed by a powerhouse band including John Blackwell, Ida Nielsen, Morris Hayes, Renato Neto and Cassandra O’Neal, Prince shifts between guitar heroics and commanding vocals with effortless authority.
NYC art-rock standouts Geese deliver a gripping live session for From The Basement, spotlighting material from their album ‘Getting Killed.’ The performance captures the band at full throttle, ripping through “Trinidad,” “Husbands,” “Islands of Men,” “Half Real,” “100 Horses,” “Au Pays du Cocaine” and “Bow Down” with jagged precision and unfiltered intensity. Stripped of studio gloss, the set highlights their restless dynamics and razor-sharp musicianship, cementing Geese as one of the most electrifying young bands operating in today’s art-rock underground.
Described as “a sumptuous blend of R&B and folk-pop” by WXPN’s The Key, Aaron Livingston aka Son Little is sharing “In Orbit” today, his first new music in three years. Sweet yet plaintive, Little pledges: “i’ll wait for you in orbit / but i don’t know how long that i can go.” Check out the song below.
“I read and watch a lot of science fiction, and I’m obsessed with the idea of a thing being in different places at the same time,” Little explains when discussing the meaning of the song. “In Orbit” plays with this idea lyrically, while using echoes and the spaces in my playing to suggest the great distance between lovers who for various reasons can’t be together.”
2022’s ‘Like Neptune’ established Son Little as the polyglot translator and rightful torchbearer of the celebrated musical tradition known as rhythm and blues. Continuing to revolutionize the modern understanding and expectation of the R&B sound, Son Little delivers an unadulterated transmission of Black American music performed in its praying and pleading mother tongue. With it, he completes the daunting tasks of confronting himself and pushing his sound to completion.
“I’ve always felt as though I was making music because I had to; something inside compelled me, fueled me,” Little shared. “This the first time in a long time I’m making music for the pure joy of creating.”
The result was a timeless body of work reflective of his deep internal desire to inhabit the most radiant version of himself and become a positive force in the lives of people around him. “Son Little’s Like Neptune is a stunning statement of purpose … his most emotionally vulnerable and sonically bold album yet,” declared Afropunk.
Son Little is currently on tour with Larkin Poe, crisscrossing Europe with upcoming shows in France, Munich, Warsaw, Madrid and more. He will also embark on a solo US run on November 29 with Candi Jenkins and a March 2026 West coast run has just announced this week. All upcoming tour dates are listed below.
2026 Tour Dates: March 15 – Phoenix, AZ @ Musical Instrument Museum March 16 – Solana Beach, CA @ Belly Up Tavern March 17 – Los Angeles, CA @ Troubador March 18 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent March 20 – Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern March 21 – Vancouver, BC @ The Pearl March 25 – 29 – Boise, ID @ Treefort Festival
New York, NY – Today, prolific singer/songwriter Ani DiFranco announces her upcoming book, The Spirit of Ani, with coauthor Lauren Coyle Rosen, out March 3rd on Akashic Books. The Spirit of Ani is a captivating journey of intimate reflections with DiFranco, a pathbreaking, highly original artist of our time. In this powerful collaborative work, the legendary musician/feminist/activist is in conversation with cultural anthropologist Lauren Coyle Rosen. In these exchanges, Ani is remarkably open about her creativity, spirituality, personal experiences, and evolving consciousness. She is vulnerable and unapologetic, offering an unprecedented window into her fiercely prolific journeys.
A limited number of preorders will include an autographed copy of the book and a signed Giclée print of Ani’s painting “Spirit Becomes Flesh,” which is reproduced here for the first time.
About The Spirt of Ani, DiFranco shares, “Lauren wanted to talk about my creative process and, more specifically, about its spiritual dimension – and so we did. I hope this book with be of some use to other seekers on the paths of feminism, spirituality and creativity.”
Expanding on themes from her best-selling memoir No Walls and the Recurring Dream, Ani also offers fascinating reflections on contemporary popular culture—ranging from gender and queer politics, to the music industry in the virtual age, to climate change.
The book includes previously unpublished photographs and journal entries, song-birth sheets, paintings, and the lyrics for some of her most treasured songs. The coauthors explore how Ani’s music and art are profoundly tied to her experiences of the interconnectedness of all consciousness and tuning in to receive creative inspiration. Ani’s striking openness produces a book that is both meditative and activating. This is a must-read for anyone intrigued by the dedication, intuition, and vision that drive Ani’s lifelong journey of creating art that not only reflects, but also empowers, transforms, and heals.
Widely considered a feminist icon, Grammy winner Ani DiFranco is the mother of the DIY movement, being one of the first artists to create her own record label, Righteous Babe Records, in 1990. She has released 23 albums, traversing folk, punk, hip-hop, soul and electronic genres and addressing a range of autobiographical, political and social issues. DiFranco is also a poet, author and Broadway performer. She released a collection of poems and paintings titled Verses in 2007. Her memoir No Walls and the Recurring Dream was a New York Times Top 10 best seller in 2019, and her children’s books The Knowing and Show Up and Vote are out now. In 2024, DiFranco completed a 5-month run on Broadway as ‘Persephone’ in Hadestown.
Lauren Coyle Rosen is an award-winning author, artist, singer-songwriter, and cultural anthropologist. Her nonfiction books include Hannibal Lokumbe (coauthored with Hannibal Lokumbe), Law in Light, and Fires of Gold. She founded and writes for the Spiritual Muses and is a fellow at Harvard University. She was formerly a cultural anthropology professor at Princeton University, where she received the President’s Award in Distinguished Teaching, among other honors. Coyle Rosen has also published eight volumes of poetry and art. She is currently at work on her next nonfiction book, Goddess: A History. In 2025, she released her first four music albums, including, most recently, Athena Visions.
Righteous Babe Records officially welcomes Sweet Petunia to its artist-driven roster, expanding a community rooted in independence, activism and fearless self-expression. The Boston-born duo bring a vibrant blend of loud queerness, grassroots politics and acoustic firepower, with upcoming single “Good Part” set to introduce this new chapter.
“Since founding Sweet Petunia seven and a half years ago,” the duo share, “the driving forces of our creativity and partnership have been a love of music, an intrinsic need to express loud and unabashed queerness, and a dedication to strong political and moral convictions.” After years immersed in Boston’s politically centered DIY scene, aligning with Righteous Babe felt like a natural fit.
“When presented with the opportunity to join forces with a label like Righteous Babe… it was an absolute no brainer,” they add, praising the collective’s artist-first ethos and community spirit. The partnership builds on shared values of autonomy, camaraderie and purpose-driven art.
Ani DiFranco echoes the excitement. “i want to welcome sweet petunia to the righteous babe family! we share so much DNA with our focus on community and social action and also that our instruments don’t need electricity! may they live long and prosper and carry the torch.” With “Good Part” on the horizon, Sweet Petunia step into the RBR fold with conviction and heart.
Ani DiFranco marks 30 years of her landmark 1995 album ‘Not a Pretty Girl’ with a newly remastered anniversary reissue, available now exclusively via Righteous Babe Records. The album stands as a defining DIY statement, a fierce declaration of artistic autonomy that reshaped the independent music landscape and proved creators could retain control while commanding cultural impact.
Originally released on her own label, the record crystallized DiFranco’s refusal to bend to corporate systems, a stance echoed in “The Million You Never Made.” Its feminist core, foregrounding female anger and complexity, helped lay groundwork for ongoing conversations around identity and equality. The album remains as urgent and galvanizing as ever.
The 30th Anniversary Edition arrives with new 2025 remastering across vinyl and CD formats. The double vinyl features purple translucent pressings, a heavy stock gatefold with soft-touch matte finish, a 12-page booklet and a 12-inch art photo print of Ani shot by Mark Dellas, with select copies signed. The CD edition includes a 24-page booklet in a four-panel wallet.
Reverently repackaged by Grammy Award-winning art director Brian Grunert, this reissue honors the legacy of a record that redefined independence. Three decades on, ‘Not a Pretty Girl’ remains a rallying cry for artist control and unapologetic expression.
Double Vinyl 30th Anniversary Edition
New 2025 vinyl remastering
Heavy stock vertically oriented gatefold w/ soft touch matte finish
