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Larry Fleet Takes His “Live From a Bar Stool” Series Back to the Studio With “Baseball on the Radio”

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Larry Fleet has shared a new acoustic performance video for “Baseball on the Radio,” the latest entry in his “Live From a Bar Stool” series. Filmed at Welcome to 1979 Studio, where Fleet recorded his new album ‘Another Year Older’, the video follows the earlier bar stool performance of “Hotel Bible” and gives the song a stripped-down setting that suits Fleet’s storytelling instincts perfectly.

‘Another Year Older’ is out now via Stellar Way Records/Empire, Fleet’s first project in partnership with the global independent label. Produced solely by Fleet, the 11-track album reflects on growth, gratitude, and staying grounded. It’s the kind of record that confirms what his catalog has been building toward, a defining voice in modern country music with real depth behind it.

Fleet’s influences run deep. Tennessee-born and raised, he came up on Merle Haggard, Otis Redding, and Willie Nelson, and that combination of country grit and soulful storytelling runs through everything he makes. His co-write on Morgan Wallen and Eric Church’s number one single “Man Made A Bar” speaks to the respect he’s earned as a songwriter across the industry.

His catalog backs it up. ‘Workin’ Hard’ in 2019, ‘Stack of Records’ in 2021, ‘Earned It’ in 2023, and the independently released ‘Hard Work & Holy Water’ in 2025 all trace the arc of an artist who has never stopped earning his place.

Fleet is currently on a headlining tour with stops at Wichita’s The Cotillion Ballroom, Madison’s Orpheum Theater, and Plain City’s The Grainery, among others, before wrapping with dates in Australia.

Lockimara Announces Sophomore Album ‘Only Sun, Only Moon’ and Shares Lead Single “December”

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Lockimara, the project of Nicholas Gay, has announced his sophomore album ‘Only Sun, Only Moon’, due July 24, 2026 via Play Dead. Alongside the announcement comes lead single “December,” a song built on buzzing bass, driving drums, and a piano-led refrain whose infectious melody carries the full emotional weight of a difficult goodbye.

“This song is the most vulnerable on the album,” Gay explains. “I usually veil my emotions and life in stories and fiction, but I was going through a difficult goodbye with someone I loved in November, and I felt like it deserved the respect of honesty and candidness in expressing how I felt, even through song.”

‘Only Sun, Only Moon’ draws from several years of upheaval, international moves, and personal loss. Gay left a social work career in Vancouver, relocated to Toronto to revive Lockimara’s live presence, and then moved again to New York to pursue a master’s degree in music production, all while a long-term relationship came to an end. The album emerged directly from that period.

Across nine tracks, Gay balances acoustic delicateness, experimental textures, and dance-forward electronics into something genuinely genre-less. Sample-heavy, glitchy environments sit alongside songs built from reversed melodies and half-timed arrangements. “Tastes Like” leans into a hooks-first electronic pop approach, while “Every Day” pairs gentle acoustics with soaring atmospheric synths. The album’s two titular tracks reflect a central dualism Gay wanted to explore, the polarity between emotional extremes, tied together into something cohesive and contrasting at once.

Gay wrote and produced the album entirely himself, performing nearly all the instrumentation. His debut ‘A Vision Again’, released in 2025, introduced a songwriter chasing the emotional register of Elliott Smith, the Postal Service, and My Bloody Valentine. ‘Only Sun, Only Moon’ takes that foundation somewhere bolder and more personal.

‘Only Sun, Only Moon’ arrives July 24, 2026 via Play Dead.

‘Only Sun, Only Moon’ Track Listing:

  1. Tastes Like
  2. Every Day
  3. December
  4. Only Moon
  5. Lose Her
  6. Only Sun
  7. Stress
  8. Heart Beat
  9. Kissing You

Grunge Icons L7 Announce The Last Hurrah Tour, the First Leg of Their Final World Tour

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L7 are saying goodbye, and they’re doing it loud. The Last Hurrah Tour, the first leg of the band’s final world tour, is now announced, with dates running from this summer through November 2026, wrapping with a hometown celebration in Los Angeles. It’s the end of a reunion chapter that nobody expected to last this long, and that’s entirely a good thing.

The band reunited in 2014 after going on indefinite hiatus in 2001, and what was supposed to be a brief victory lap turned into something much bigger. Donita Sparks put it plainly: “When L7 decided to release a documentary in 2015, we thought maybe we would take one last victory lap around the sun by playing some shows. Instead, that lap turned into eleven more years of touring, sweat, new music, and reconnecting with the fans who made this all possible in the first place.”

Those 11 years produced real results. ‘Scatter the Rats’, released in 2019 via Joan Jett’s Blackheart Records, was the band’s first new album in 20 years, and it arrived not as a nostalgia play but as a genuine creative statement. The documentary L7: Pretend We’re Dead, directed by Sarah Price and premiering in 2016, gave a new generation the full picture of what made this band matter in the first place.

“Looking out into the crowd seeing longtime supporters rocking out next to a new generation of L7 fans has been the most powerful and humbling part of this chapter,” Sparks added. “We are deeply grateful and ready to give our audiences one last, loud, fun, and hopefully unforgettable night of rock and roll.”

The summer portion of the tour includes dates with Amyl and the Sniffers, with the fall North American run kicking off October 9 in Phoenix and hitting New York, Washington D.C., Nashville, Chicago, Seattle, and more before closing at The Wiltern in Los Angeles on November 14. More international dates are expected to be announced.

The Last Hurrah Tour Dates:

June 4 – Toronto, ON, RBC Amphitheatre (w/ Amyl and the Sniffers)

June 5 – Montreal, QC, Place Bell (w/ Amyl and the Sniffers)

June 17 – Morrison, CO, Red Rocks Amphitheatre (w/ Amyl and the Sniffers)

July 12 – Lille, Belgium, Sjock Festival 2026

August 29 – Ontario, CA, Toyota Arena

October 9 – Phoenix, AZ, Walter Studio

October 12 – Austin, TX, Emo’s Austin

October 13 – Dallas, TX, The Echo Lounge & Music Hall

October 14 – Houston, TX, House of Blues Houston

October 16 – Nashville, TN, Cannery Hall

October 17 – Atlanta, GA, Heaven at The Masquerade

October 19 – Charlotte, NC, Neighbourhood Theatre

October 21 – Washington, DC, The Howard Theatre

October 22 – Philadelphia, PA, Brooklyn Bowl

October 24 – New York, NY, Knockdown Center

October 26 – Boston, MA, The Wilbur

October 27 – Cleveland, OH, Globe Iron

October 31 – Detroit, MI, St. Andrew’s Hall

November 1 – Chicago, IL, The Vic Theatre

November 3 – Minneapolis, MN, Fine Line

November 4 – Kansas City, MO, Warehouse on Broadway

November 6 – Denver, CO, Summit Music Hall

November 7 – Salt Lake City, UT, Urban Lounge

November 10 – Seattle, WA, The Showbox

November 11 – Vancouver, BC, Vogue Theatre

November 13 – San Francisco, CA, The Regency Ballroom

November 14 – Los Angeles, CA, The Wiltern

Zach Zoya and High Klassified Take Over Spotify’s Du Québec Playlist as Its Newest Ambassadors

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Spotify Canada has tapped Montreal artists Zach Zoya and High Klassified as the latest ambassadors for its Du Québec playlist, and the timing couldn’t be better. The playlist is live now, and both artists bring real curatorial vision to a program designed to spotlight the province’s evolving sound and growing global reach.

High Klassified is a Montreal-based producer known for his experimental, atmospheric approach and collaborations with The Weeknd and A-Trak. Zach Zoya brings a genre-blending style and introspective songwriting that has driven millions of streams, Top 40 radio hits, and sold-out shows in Toronto and Montreal. Together, they make for a pairing that feels forward-looking and deeply rooted in what makes Québec’s music scene distinct.

To mark the ambassadorship, both artists will be featured in a billboard takeover at Toronto’s Sankofa Square, a fitting stage for two artists whose reach extends well beyond provincial borders.

Du Québec is streaming now on Spotify.

Playing Dead Marks 50 Years Since the Grateful Dead’s Legendary 6/11/76 Boston Concert

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Fifty years ago, the Grateful Dead took the stage at the Boston Music Hall and delivered a show that Deadheads have never stopped talking about. On June 11, 2026, the Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame and Rhino Records are bringing that night back to life at the very same venue, now the Boch Center Wang Theatre, with Shakedown at Boston Music Hall: Grateful Dead 50th Anniversary Celebration 6/11/76 – 6/11/26. Tickets are on sale now at FolkAmericanaRootsHallofFame.org.

The 6/11/76 concert was the fifth show of the Dead’s comeback tour, packed with fresh arrangements of classics from their early catalog. Grateful Dead historian David Lemieux said of the performance, “The perfection they achieved on this tour is on full display on June 11, 1976, in Boston.” That’s the show Playing Dead will recreate, performing the Dead’s full second set featuring “Sugar Magnolia,” “St. Stephen,” “Stella Blue,” and more.

Playing Dead brings serious credentials to the task. The tribute act features former members of Dark Star Orchestra, Slipknot!, and Uncle John’s Band, known for marathon sets that draw from the entire Dead catalog. Their sets are improvised and unique each night, faithful to the spirit of what made a Grateful Dead concert unlike anything else.

“The Dead played here more than a dozen times, but this show, 50 years ago, stands out as one of the absolute highlights of the Wang Theatre’s 100-year history,” said Casey Soward, President and CEO of the Boch Center. The theatre itself is celebrating its centennial this year, making the timing of this event that much more significant.

Rhino Records recently released the 6/11/76 performance as a special 5LP Record Store Day offering, and the evening will feature special merchandise tied to that release. Dogfish Head Brewery brings Grateful Dead Citrus Daydream and Juicy Pale Ale to the event, alongside Dead-themed food, a commemorative poster, and a curated exhibit from the David Bieber Archives tracing the Dead’s history in Boston.

VIP packages are available, including early access, a backstage theatre tour, photo opportunities, and a commemorative lanyard. Tickets are limited.

SOMBR, Teddy Swims, Twenty One Pilots, Hootie & the Blowfish Among New Performers Added to the 52nd American Music Awards

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The 52nd American Music Awards just got bigger. Hootie & the Blowfish, KATSEYE, Keith Urban, Maluma, Riley Green, SOMBR, Teddy Swims, and Twenty One Pilots have all been added to the performer lineup for the May 25 broadcast, hosted by Queen Latifah live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on CBS and Paramount+.

Hootie & the Blowfish return to the AMA stage 30 years after winning the Pop/Rock New Artist award in 1996. Twenty One Pilots bring fan favourite “Drag Path,” a limited-time bonus track that went viral and has since crossed nearly 100 million streams. Teddy Swims, fresh off Coachella and Stagecoach, performs his latest single “Mr. Know It All.”

KATSEYE make their AMA debut with the U.S. television premiere of new single “PINKY UP.” Maluma returns with material from ‘Loco x Volver’, out May 15. Keith Urban performs a track from his forthcoming Yacht Rock album ‘Flow State’, due June 12. Riley Green makes his AMA performance debut, currently guest starring on the hit CBS show Marshals. SOMBR, a seven-time nominee, also takes the stage for the first time ahead of his fall arena tour.

Fan voting is open now at VoteAMAs.com and closes Friday, May 8 at 11:59 a.m. PT. The 52nd AMAs air Monday, May 25 at 8:00 p.m. ET / 5:00 p.m. PT. Tickets are on sale now via AXS.

Bearsville Bluegrass Festival Returns Memorial Day Weekend With Catskill Mountain String Band

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The Bearsville Bluegrass Festival is back for Memorial Day Weekend, and tickets are moving fast. On Sunday, May 24 from noon to 6 p.m., Bearsville Park in Woodstock comes alive with live bluegrass, local food, community, and the kind of easy afternoon that makes this one of the most beloved events of the season.

Headlining this year is Catskill Mountain String Band with Bruno Bruzzese, a band deeply rooted in the spirit and sound of the Catskills. Blending old-time fiddle traditions, bluegrass, and classic country influences, their music is warm, alive, and built for an outdoor crowd. They’ve been welcomed back to Bearsville before, and for good reason.

Joining them are festival favorites On The Trail with Austin Scelzo and Bugs on a Log String Band, rounding out an afternoon lineup that runs from noon straight through to 6 p.m.

New for 2026, Austin Scelzo leads a free community harmony singing session before the festival kicks off, a joyful warm-up open to everyone. It’s a fitting addition to an event that has always been as much about community as it is about music.

The Phoenicia Flea Market returns to the grounds with vintage treasures, handmade goods, and local artisans spread throughout the park. Guided Nature Trail walks with Dave Holden and a Rock & Roll Tour with Larry Germack exploring Bearsville’s legendary musical history round out the experience between sets.

Come hungry. Meat and vegan brats, pulled pork, grilled sweetcorn, salted potatoes, and watermelon will be served fresh all afternoon. All VIP Pagodas are already sold out, and tickets are going quickly.

Show Details:

Bearsville Bluegrass Festival Sunday, May 24, 2026 12 noon – 6 p.m. Bearsville Park, 291 Tinker Street, Woodstock, NY

Electronic Duo TURNSPIT Drop Shape-Shifting New Single “Do I Know You?”

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TURNSPIT are moving fast and the music keeps up. The Leeds electronic duo have released “Do I Know You?,” their latest single and another strong entry in a run of early releases that have established them as one of the more compelling new voices in the left-field club scene. Surreal, emotive, and entirely self-produced, the track showcases the depth and shape-shifting versatility that’s been drawing attention from DIY Mag, Stereogum, So Young, and The Line of Best Fit. Listen here.

TURNSPIT work with a disciplined writing ethic and an extreme attention to detail, and it shows. Their sound moves between intimate electronica and propulsive intensity without losing its footing, and “Do I Know You?” continues that approach with confidence. Each release feels like its own thing while still belonging to a clearly defined artistic vision.

The duo has been building their live presence just as deliberately. Alongside a resident spot at DJ Suburu’s club night Maxximum Pleasure, early shows have ranged from Soho Electronic Festival to grassroots indie venues, with support slots alongside Adult DVD, Night Tapes, and Honesty already on the books. Now comes their first confirmed festival appearances, Green Man and Left of the Dial, with more to be announced.

Coming up is an audiovisual headline show at the Club Room at Picturehouse Cinema in Finsbury Park on June 4, followed by dates in Manchester, Sheffield, and Leeds alongside Bathing Suits, and festival appearances through the summer and fall.

“Do I Know You?” is out now.

2026 Tour Dates:

May 22 – Manchester, White Hotel (Bad Dreams club night)

May 29 – Sheffield, Gut Level (supp. Bathing Suits)

May 30 – Leeds, Margate Bleach (supp. Bathing Suits)

June 4 – London, The Club Room @ Picturehouse Cinema, Finsbury Park

August 20–23 – Green Man Festival

October 13 – Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach (supp. Adult DVD)

October 14 – Bristol, Thekla (supp. Adult DVD)

October 22–24 – Left of the Dial Festival

Canadian Punk Rock Titans Sum 41 Tore Apart Hellfest 2019 and the Footage Proves It

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Sum 41’s 2019 set at Hellfest in Clisson, France is exactly what the band does best, a high-octane run through their catalog in front of thousands of fans on one of Europe’s biggest stages, delivering “The Hell Song,” “We’re All To Blame,” and more with the kind of ferocious precision that reminds you why this band has stayed a vital force in rock music for over two decades.

Carrie Underwood Launches HiNote, a Women’s Wellness Brand Built Around Real Daily Life

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Carrie Underwood has launched HiNote, a women’s wellness brand built around the idea that taking care of yourself shouldn’t require overhauling your entire day. The brand brings together movement, nourishment, and community under one roof, with products and tools designed to fit into real life rather than compete with it.

The first product out of the gate is HiNote Everyday Energy Daily Nutrition Drink Mix. It delivers 20g of protein, including 15g of clear whey and 5g of collagen, alongside 5g of fiber, 13 fruits and vegetables, superfoods, greens, and vitamin B. No added sugar, no caffeine, and it comes together in 30 seconds. Available in three flavors, Berry Medley, Juicy Peach, and Strawberry Lemonade, it’s designed to provide sustained energy throughout the day.

“Health and wellness have always been such an important part of my life,” says Underwood. “Through my app, my own workouts, and daily conversations, I keep hearing the same heartfelt truth from women everywhere, myself included: we want to care for ourselves while still showing up for everything else our busy lives demand. That’s why I created HiNote.”

Alongside the drink mix, Underwood’s popular fitness app fit52 is evolving into HiNote Life, Powered by fit52. The app brings together guided workouts led by Underwood, simple and nutritious recipes, a food tracker, and a supportive community in one destination. It’s available now on the Apple App Store and Google Play.

Underwood has been building in this space for a while. fit52 launched in 2020 alongside her New York Times bestselling book Find Your Path. She also founded Calia by Carrie Underwood and holds an equity stake in BodyArmor sports drink. HiNote is the next step in a wellness portfolio that’s been growing steadily for years.

HiNote has also partnered with Girls on the Run International, a national nonprofit delivering after-school programs for girls in grades three to eight that combine physical activity with confidence-building and life skills development. The partnership reflects the brand’s broader commitment to empowering women and girls through movement and community.

HiNote Everyday Energy Daily Nutrition Drink Mix, single-flavor bags, variety packs, and a branded shaker bottle are available now at HiNote.com.