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Grand Ole Opry Member T. Graham Brown Brings Mark Miller of Sawyer Brown to LIVE WIRE on SiriusXM

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Grand Ole Opry Member T. Graham Brown Brings Mark Miller of Sawyer Brown to LIVE WIRE on SiriusXM

T. Graham Brown’s monthly SiriusXM showcase just got a marquee guest. The latest episode of LIVE WIRE on Prime Country Channel 58 features an exclusive interview with Mark Miller, the longtime frontman of Sawyer Brown, the group that won Star Search in 1983 and went on to rack up more than 20 Top 10 hits including “Some Girls Do,” “Dirt Road” and “Six Days On The Road.” The episode airs May 6 at 10/9 p.m. CT, with additional airings continuing throughout May, and is available on demand anytime through the SiriusXM app and Pandora NOW.

Brown, a Grammy-nominated, CMA and Emmy Award-winner, has hosted LIVE WIRE since 2019, and this episode is one of the stronger lineups the show has assembled. Alongside the Miller interview, the episode features live cuts from The Kentucky Headhunters, EXILE, The Judds, Kenny Rogers, Hank Williams Jr. and America, plus Brown’s signature wild card closing song. “I’ll be visiting with brother Mark Miller of Sawyer Brown and playing some of the greatest live country music ever recorded,” Brown says.

This spring also marks two years since Brown’s induction as a Grand Ole Opry member, officially welcomed into the circle on May 3, 2024 by Vince Gill. “Becoming a member of the Grand Ole Opry is one of the greatest honors of my life,” Brown shares, “and two years later, it still feels just as humbling as the night Vince Gill welcomed me into the family.” Brown has recorded 15 studio albums, charted more than 20 Billboard singles, and his Grammy-nominated album ‘Forever Changed’ featured collaborations with Gill, The Oak Ridge Boys and Jimmy Fortune. His most recent release, ‘From Memphis To Muscle Shoals,’ debuted at number one on the iTunes Blues Album Chart.

LIVE WIRE airs on SiriusXM Prime Country Channel 58 and streams via the SiriusXM app across smart TVs, mobile devices and connected home systems.

T. Graham Brown Upcoming Tour Dates:

May 9 — Berlin, OH — The Amish Country Theater

May 16 — Riverside, IA — Riverside Casino & Golf Resort (with Lorrie Morgan)

August 7 — Elizabeth, IN — Caesars Event Center at Caesars Southern Indiana

August 8 — Elizabeth, IN — Caesars Event Center at Caesars Southern Indiana (with Lorrie Morgan)

October 9 — Branson, MO — Clay Cooper Theatre (with The Malpass Brothers)

October 17 — Dadeville, AL — Auburn vs. Georgia Party

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Juno-Nominated Harpist Lara Somogyi Announces Second Album ‘a [time] patterned’ With Lead Single “sojourn”

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Juno-Nominated Harpist Lara Somogyi Announces Second Album ‘a [time] patterned’ With Lead Single “sojourn”

Lara Somogyi has announced her second album, and it’s one of the most quietly ambitious records of 2026.

‘a [time] patterned’ arrives August 28 via Mercury KX, and lead single “sojourn” is out now with a video that makes an immediate case for the record’s world. Written for harp, strings and electronics, the track opens with extended pedal technique blurring tonality before a melodic thread gradually surfaces, granular processing fracturing and reconfiguring time around it while strings provide a subtle architecture underneath. It’s fluid, alive and deeply immersive.

Somogyi is a Juno nominee and Royal Academy of Music graduate, awarded an honorary Associate (ARAM) for her innovations in the field. Her credits include Spike Lee’s Oscar-nominated Da 5 Bloods, Hans Zimmer’s Blue Planet II featuring Radiohead, and Ari Aster’s Eddington for A24. She’s collaborated with Bonobo, Ólafur Arnalds, the London Symphony Orchestra and Bat For Lashes, bringing a compositional range to the harp that consistently pushes past the instrument’s traditional boundaries.

‘a [time] patterned’ was written with producer Cyrus Reynolds and shaped through tape loops, delay and repetition, a process that became deeply personal following the loss of her father. The album reframes time as an emotional landscape rather than a linear sequence, examining how joy, grief and healing each carry their own structural logic. Somogyi describes the eleven compositions as “rooms” the listener moves through, with field recordings including birdsong from her birthplace of Kauai sitting alongside string arrangements and textural experimentation.

Featuring contributions from Rob Moose (Bon Iver, Sufjan Stevens) and Clarice Jensen (Max Richter), the record draws on architectural theory and the idea of pattern as structure. “sojourn opens in the in-between,” Somogyi says, “in that first step forward, tracing a quiet shift toward something open and free. It’s not a beginning, even though it was the first piece I wrote for the record. To me, it feels like an opening to the next chapter.”

Somogyi brings the album to three headline shows this August and September. ‘a [time] patterned’ is available for pre-order now.

‘a [time] patterned’ Tracklist:

  1. fingerprints
  2. sojourn
  3. mirabel
  4. open fields
  5. elsewhere
  6. overture of
  7. highway nocturne 40 ft. Clarice Jensen
  8. sitting circle ft. Rob Moose
  9. intimacy gradient
  10. holding suite
  11. alloy IX

Lara Somogyi Live:

Sat. August 29 – Los Angeles, CA @ Live at Glass Hill

Wed. September 9 – Chicago, IL @ Constellation

Fri. September 11 – Brooklyn, NY @ National Sawdust

Grammy-Nominated Toronto Powerhouse Jessie Reyez Announces Fourth Album ‘A Little Vengeance’

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Grammy-Nominated Toronto Powerhouse Jessie Reyez Announces Fourth Album ‘A Little Vengeance’

Jessie Reyez has been moving fast in 2026, and she’s not slowing down.

The Grammy-nominated, 6x Juno-winning Toronto singer-songwriter has announced her fourth studio album ‘A Little Vengeance,’ due June 12 via FMLY / Island Records. The announcement lands in the middle of one of the most prolific stretches of her career, with two sharp new singles already out and an EP dropped as a surprise earlier this year.

“Ain’t U Tired?” featuring Muni Long is the most recent release, and it’s a stunning piece of work. Two of modern R&B’s most compelling voices, lush piano, and a shared emotional frequency that’s difficult to shake. It follows “N.Y.F.F.,” a rap-sung kiss-off to a lying ex that showcases exactly what makes Reyez so magnetic: raw, unguarded precision that makes her stories feel personal to anyone listening.

Before those two singles, Reyez surprised fans with the ‘$TILL PAID’ EP, a five-track expansion of her critically acclaimed 2025 album ‘PAID IN MEMORIES,’ featuring a remix with BRIT Award-winning rapper Stormzy. That album was already a milestone, spanning 20-plus tracks with collaborations alongside Ari Lennox, Big Sean, Miguel, Lil Yachty, 6LACK, Lil Wayne and Deyaz, and it followed a sold-out ‘PAID IN MEMORIES’ headline world tour that confirmed her status as one of the most compelling live artists working right now.

The Reyez catalog runs deep and keeps getting stronger. Her debut album ‘Before Love Came to Kill Us’ is RIAA Gold-certified. ‘Yessie’ was longlisted for the 2023 Polaris Music Prize. “Imported” featuring 6LACK and “Figures” are both RIAA 2x Platinum. She’s penned songs for Dua Lipa, Sam Smith, Kehlani, LISA of BLACKPINK and Calvin Harris, won a Grammy for her contribution to the Bob Marley: One Love soundtrack, and was recognized by Billboard Canada with its Women in Music Trailblazer Award in 2024. That’s not a résumé, that’s a statement.

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Water Conservation in Recent Times: How Modern Treatment Systems Reduce Household Waste?

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By Mitch Rice

Today, new-age homeowners face increasing pressure to minimize their environmental footprint. Simultaneously, they also have to retain increased living standards. Advanced engineering has changed the way today’s households manage their domestic water supply to avoid pointless loss and foster sustainability.

Additionally, conventional systems waste several gallons of water during cleaning. However, advanced technologies concentrate on conservation and accuracy. By adopting these smart procedures, homeowners can minimize monthly utility expenses and secure crucial local water resources.

  • Accurate and smart engineering in filtration systems

Modern-day filtering devices use advanced sensors and valve systems that continuously monitor water consumption and maximize every drop. The intelligent systems will only start the cleaning cycle of the inner filter media when an actual need is calculated from current data. If you partner with a well-respected company like HQ Water Solutions, your home will be equipped with today’s highest-efficiency products. Such companies take a customized approach that avoids the enormous water waste associated with older systems that operate on predetermined schedules rather than actual requirements.

  • Importance of demand-driven regeneration

Traditionally run older treatment units frequently lead to unnecessary and redundant regeneration cycles. Modern-day systems incorporate demand-activated technology to identify how much water has been processed and regenerate water when required. This operational change saves thousands of gallons of water and hundreds of pounds of salt each year. Additionally, homeowners have access to consistent-quality water without concerns about excessive environmental runoff or unnecessary chemical discharge.

  • Effects on waste and appliance durability

Treating water to a high standard of quality protects dishwashers, washing machines, and expensive tankless water heaters from scaling. Mineral build-up on appliances means they use far less water and energy to perform everyday tasks when they’re operating as intended. By preventing the early failure of these appliances, the quantity of heavy mechanical waste created is reduced, which ultimately gets diverted from payment to the local landfills. Furthermore, providing a clear water supply enables optimal use of your home’s infrastructure for many years.

  • Minimizing plastic and chemical footprints

Whole-house filters eliminate the need for plastic bottles and are a major contributor to global pollution. High-quality drinking water delivered from your kitchen will give families another reason to use fewer environmentally harmful products. Cleaning clothes and dishes with soft water requires less soap and detergent. Reducing chemical use will also help prevent harmful surfactants from entering the local ecosystem through wastewater.

Final words: Future of advanced water management

Therefore, as technology continues to change and advance, you will experience a blend of leak detection and flow management within the treatment system. All these technological tools and features will notify homeowners of concealed pipe leaks that would otherwise go unnoticed, resulting in gallons of water waste. Instant monitoring enables immediate action to prevent all kinds of property damage. Furthermore, it ensures that each drop of water is used correctly and with intention.

That means investing in advanced systems will help you build a sturdy home well-equipped to face future regulatory and environmental challenges. Also, with an expert service provider, you can get your pain points addressed and choose a solution that’s apt for you and within your budget.

Social Distortion End a 15-Year Wait With New Single “The Way Things Were” and Album ‘Born To Kill’

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Social Distortion End a 15-Year Wait With New Single “The Way Things Were” and Album ‘Born To Kill’

Fifteen years is a long time to wait. ‘Born To Kill’ makes it worth every second.

Social Distortion’s eighth album arrives May 8 via Epitaph Records, and the California punk legends have been methodical about how they’ve rolled it out. “The Way Things Were” is the third and final advance track, landing alongside the anthemic “Partners In Crime” and the title track, which has already surpassed 4 million streams in a single month. The new single carries the emotional DNA of Social D classics like “Story of My Life” and “I Was Wrong,” with a lyric that says everything about where Mike Ness stands: “I wrote a song with a stolen riff / If you ain’t got a song you ain’t got shit.”

‘Born To Kill’ is 11 tracks of rock fury and catharsis, co-produced by Ness and Dave Sardy, and it doesn’t arrive quietly. Rolling Stone called the band “still full of piss and vinegar,” and the record backs that up at every turn, namehecking Lou Reed, Iggy and the Stooges and David Bowie not as nostalgia but as a statement of lineage. This is a band that knows exactly where it comes from and exactly where it’s going.

The album features guest appearances from Benmont Tench of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Lucinda Williams, with collaborative cover art by Ness and Shepard Fairey. That’s a record that earns its packaging. ‘Born To Kill’ joins a catalog that includes the RIAA gold-certified ‘Social Distortion’ (1990), ‘Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell’ (1992) and ‘Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes’ (2011), a run that spans nearly three generations of listeners and shows no signs of slowing.

The band gives the title track its network television debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live on May 7, one day before the album drops. Then it’s straight into an extensive North American tour running through October 3 in San Diego, with The Descendents and The Chats supporting from August 25 onward. Multiple dates are already sold out, including both Los Angeles nights, Toronto, Detroit, Asbury Park, Las Vegas, Reno and San Francisco. Move fast.

‘Born To Kill’ Tracklist:

  1. Born To Kill
  2. No Way Out
  3. The Way Things Were
  4. Tonight
  5. Partners In Crime
  6. Crazy Dreamer
  7. Wicked Game
  8. Walk Away (Don’t Look Back)
  9. Never Goin’ Back Again
  10. Don’t Keep Me Hanging On
  11. Over You

Social Distortion North American Tour 2026:

July 17 — Montreal, QC — MTELUS

July 19 — Burlington, VT — Higher Ground Ballroom

July 20 — Portland, ME — State Theatre

July 22 — New Haven, CT — Toad’s Place

August 25 — Phoenix, AZ — Arizona Financial Theatre

August 28 — Austin, TX — Moody Amphitheater

August 29 — Dallas, TX — The Bomb Factory

August 31 — Nashville, TN — The Pinnacle

September 1 — Atlanta, GA — Coca-Cola Roxy

September 3 — Raleigh, NC — The Ritz

September 4 — Washington, DC — The Anthem

September 5 — Asbury Park, NJ — The Stone Pony Summer Stage (SOLD OUT)

September 8 — Philadelphia, PA — The Met Philadelphia presented by Highmark

September 9 — Boston, MA — Roadrunner

September 11 — Brooklyn, NY — Brooklyn Paramount

September 12 — Brooklyn, NY — Brooklyn Paramount

September 14 — Toronto, ON — HISTORY (SOLD OUT)

September 15 — Toronto, ON — HISTORY

September 17 — Detroit, MI — The Fillmore Detroit (SOLD OUT)

September 20 — Minneapolis, MN — The Armory

September 22 — Denver, CO — The Mission Ballroom

September 23 — Salt Lake City, UT — The Union Event Center

September 25 — Las Vegas, NV — The Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas (SOLD OUT)

September 26 — Reno, NV — Grand Sierra Resort Grand Theatre (SOLD OUT)

September 28 — San Francisco, CA — The Masonic (SOLD OUT)

September 29 — Oakland, CA — Fox Theater

October 1 — Los Angeles, CA — Hollywood Palladium (SOLD OUT)

October 2 — Los Angeles, CA — Hollywood Palladium (SOLD OUT)

October 3 — San Diego, CA — Gallagher Square at Petco Park

Video: Welsh Firebrands Skindred Prove Why They Own Every Stage in Blistering Graspop 2023 Set

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Video: Welsh Firebrands Skindred Prove Why They Own Every Stage in Blistering Graspop 2023 Set

Some bands play festivals. Skindred conquers them. The Welsh genre-smashers took the Graspop Metal Meeting stage in Dessel, Belgium in 2023 and delivered exactly what anyone who’s followed them already knows: a live set that operates on a different frequency than almost everything else in heavy music. Metal, reggae, punk and electronic music, all colliding at once, all working perfectly together. Frontman Benji Webbe is the engine of the whole operation, the kind of performer who turns thousands of strangers into a single, unified force within minutes, and this footage captures every second of it.

Thirty Years Deep, Impure Wilhelmina Deliver Their Most Daring Album Yet With ‘Le Sanglot’

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Thirty Years Deep, Impure Wilhelmina Deliver Their Most Daring Album Yet With ‘Le Sanglot’

Thirty years into one of heavy music’s most quietly essential careers, Impure Wilhelmina have done something remarkable. They’ve started over, on their own terms, and made it sound completely inevitable.

‘Le Sanglot’ arrives May 22 via Season of Mist, the sixth full-length from the Geneva-based post-hardcore quartet, and it’s the record that redraws everything. For the first time in their career, the band has written entirely in French, a shift that’s less a stylistic choice and more a full unlocking of something that’s been building since 1996.

The lead single “Électricité noire” announces the change immediately. It’s a crackling, immersive piece of music, an ode to rock itself, dense with atmosphere and forward momentum. The kind of track that makes you want to hear the whole album right now.

Impure Wilhelmina earned their reputation the hard way. Founded in Geneva in 1996, they built a loyal following through grinding European tours and a catalog that kept getting sharper, from the raw early albums ‘I Can’t Believe I Was Born in July’ (2003) and ‘L’amour, la mort, l’enfance perdue’ (2005), through to the critically celebrated run of ‘Black Honey’ (2014), ‘Radiation’ (2017) and ‘Antidote’ (2021). They’ve shared stages with Gojira, Baroness, Amenra, Sólstafir and Crippled Black Phoenix. That’s not a support slot résumé, that’s a statement of rank.

‘Le Sanglot’ was built with a new creative force in the room. Guitarist Edouard Nicod joined founding members Michael Schindl (vocals, guitar), Sébastien Dutruel (bass) and Mario Togni (drums) for the sessions, and his presence clearly pushed the band into territory they hadn’t explored before. The album was recorded and produced at Kitchen Studio in Geneva by Yvan Bing, with mastering handled by Magnus Lindberg at Redmount Studio in Stockholm. Track 9, “Demain j’abandonne,” was recorded separately by Serge Morattel at Rec Studio.

Guest musician Marion Leclercq of Mütterlein appears on “Train mort,” one of ten tracks spanning a tight, purposeful 50 minutes. The full tracklist moves with real range, from the bruising “Cent mille plaies” at 3:43 to the sprawling “Abîme” at 6:26, with the album closing on the cinematic “À jamais radieuse.” Every turn earns its place.

If you know Impure Wilhelmina, ‘Le Sanglot’ is the album you didn’t know you were waiting for. If you don’t, this is the exact right place to start.

‘Le Sanglot’ Tracklist:

  1. Électricité noire (5:01)
  2. Cent mille plaies (3:43)
  3. Abîme (6:26)
  4. Larmes de joie (5:02)
  5. Dévoreur d’étoiles (6:00)
  6. Train mort (4:03)
  7. Frelon ivre (4:40)
  8. Blanche réalité (5:35)
  9. Demain j’abandonne (4:04)
  10. À jamais radieuse (5:52)

Post Malone and Country’s Biggest Names Are Headed to Strummingbird Festival 2026

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Post Malone and Country’s Biggest Names Are Headed to Strummingbird Festival 2026

Australia’s biggest touring country festival just made its strongest case yet. Strummingbird 2026 drops into three massive outdoor venues this October, and the lineup is the kind that stops conversations cold.

Headlining is Post Malone, and this isn’t a pivot, it’s a full commitment. His Grammy-nominated album ‘F-1 Trillion’ brought together Dolly Parton, Chris Stapleton, Luke Combs, Lainey Wilson and Jelly Roll on one record and earned him a Best Country Album nomination. Three years after a sold-out Spilt Milk run, he’s back on Australian soil, and country is the vehicle.

Right alongside him is Bailey Zimmerman, one of the most talked-about names in American country right now. His debut ‘Religiously. The Album.’ built a massive following on hits like “Fall In Love” and “Rock and a Hard Place,” and 2025’s ‘Different Night Same Rodeo’ pushed him even further up the ladder. His Stagecoach cover of Miley Cyrus’ “The Climb” took on a life of its own online.

North Carolina’s Cooper Alan brings rowdy energy and genre-bending confidence, with anthems like “Plead The Fifth” already locked into the set. LA-based Stella Lefty and Texan outfit Dexter & The Moonrocks, both climbing the Billboard Top 100, round out a mid-bill that hits harder than most headliners. Dexter & The Moonrocks’ self-coined Western Space Grunge alone is worth the price of admission.

The deeper you go into this lineup, the better it gets. Cam, Beyoncé’s COWBOY CARTER collaborator, brings her Grammy-nominated ‘All Things Light’ and a voice that commands every inch of any stage. Cigarettes @ Sunset deliver raw Appalachian-edged Possum Rock, Kaitlin Butts arrives as a CMT Next Women of Country Class of 2025 alumna, and Sons of the East, fresh off 750 million streams, bring their beloved blues-country-folk blend back to Australian crowds.

Australian talent holds its own here. Back-to-back CMAA Female Artist of the Year Max Jackson is in electrifying form, Brad Cox’s heartland pivot on ‘Endemic Intelligence in Multiple Dimensions’ has been one of the year’s standout stories, and Brisbane’s Briana Dinsdale arrives as a 2026 Countrytown Breakthrough Artist of the Year nominee. Central Queensland cattle station turned global sensation Mack Geiger completes a homegrown contingent that proves Australian country is no support act.

Each stop gets its own local artist. Ballarat welcomes folk-country rising talent Lewis Love, Newcastle spotlights Gamilaraay artist Loren Ryan and her powerful blend of traditional language and modern acoustic songwriting, and the Sunshine Coast closes things out with Sammy White, whose voice is quickly becoming one of the most discussed in modern Australian country. Maddison Glover returns across all three stops to lead the line dancing sessions that became a Strummo institution last year.

Camping is available at Sunshine Coast and Ballarat for the full festival experience, and buses from Melbourne to Ballarat are on offer for those who’d rather leave the driving behind. Camping and bus tickets go on sale later in May.

Presale tickets are available via sign-up at strummingbird.com.au, with GA tickets on sale May 14. Moshtix Ticket Request is open now from 12pm AEST May 6. Payment plans are available through PayPal and Afterpay from May 13.

Strummingbird Festival 2026 Dates:

Saturday, October 10 – Victoria Park, Ballarat, VIC

Saturday, October 17 – Newcastle Foreshore, Newcastle, NSW

Sunday, October 18 – Kawana Sports Precinct, Sunshine Coast, QLD

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Eric Alper is a 6-time nominee for Publicist of the Year during Canadian Music Week and has overseen the publicity campaigns for over 183 JUNO Award-nominated albums (and 16 in 2025), 45 Grammy-nominated albums, including 47 JUNO Award, 58 Canadian Folk Music Award, 126 Maple Blues Award-winning albums and is also truly honoured to work with some of the biggest and most important artists of our time.

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