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Descendents Announce Long-Awaited ‘Milo Goes to College’ Reissue—Out Sept 19 in Deluxe LP, CD, Cassette Formats

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Descendents Announce Long-Awaited ‘Milo Goes to College’ Reissue—Out Sept 19 in Deluxe LP, CD, Cassette Formats

Few records in punk history have left as massive a footprint as the Descendents’ Milo Goes to College. The 1982 debut fused the aggression of hardcore with catchy hooks, adolescent angst, and unmistakable personality – helping spark an entire genre now known as pop punk. Its influence remains undeniable over four decades later, earning spots on Rolling Stone’s list of the “40 Greatest Punk Albums of All Time,” Spin’s “50 Most Essential Punk Records,” and Pitchfork’s “200 Best Albums of the 1980s.”

Now, Descendents and Org Music are proud to announce the long-awaited reissue of Milo Goes to College, available September 19th on LP, CD, and cassette.

Reclaimed by the band and lovingly restored, this release marks the beginning of an extensive reissue campaign that will include the band’s foundational albums from their early years, originally released on New Alliance and SST Records. Milo Goes to College leads the way, setting the tone for what’s to come with a variety of formats and exclusive editions.

Among them is a stunning limited “Punk Note” edition featuring alternate packaging by John Yates (Stealworks), inspired by the iconic jazz designs of Reid Miles and Francis Wolff whose work helped define the Blue Note jazz label. This visual reimagining of punk classics continues the aesthetic series that began with Org Music’s Bad Brains reissues. Each “Punk Note” title includes new liner notes by BrooklynVegan senior editor Andrew Sacher and is housed in a deluxe case-wrapped jacket.

The reissue will be available in the following variants:

WIDELY AVAILABLE FORMATS:

Black LP
“Grey Matter” LP
Punk Note Edition (black vinyl)
CD
Cassette

LIMITED/EXCLUSIVE VARIANTS:

Punk Note Edition (silver vinyl) – Org Music exclusive
“Suspended Gold” LP – Descendents Exclusive
Pink LP – Zia Records exclusive
Smoke LP – Rough Trade exclusive
“Statue of Liberty” LP – Going Underground Records & Seasick Records exclusive
Black LP with Exclusive Obi Strip – Celebrated Summer Records
“Coffee” Cassette – Tapehead City exclusive
More classics are on the way. The reissue campaign will continue with I Don’t Want to Grow Up, Enjoy!, ALL, Bonus Fat, and more – each reissued under the band’s own control and vision.

This project isn’t just about nostalgia – it’s about preservation, intention, and giving a new generation access to one of punk’s most influential catalogs.

Staytus Unleashes Industrial Catharsis with New Sean Beavan–Produced Single “Headache”

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Staytus Unleashes Industrial Catharsis with New Sean Beavan–Produced Single “Headache”

 Industrial-electronic artist Staytus releases her latest single, Headache, now available on all major digital streaming platforms. Produced by acclaimed music producer Sean Beavan (Nine Inch Nails, Slayer), Headache offers an intense sonic journey, combining haunting industrial textures with piercing lyrics that confront emotional exhaustion, betrayal, and inner turmoil.

The song’s stark verses and unrelenting chorus paint a vivid portrait of isolation and disillusionment. With lines like “the seeds of pain have been sown” and “i need a break / this i cannot take,” Staytus captures the raw frustration of being trapped in cycles of hurt and deception.

“This track came from a place of overwhelming mental fatigue and the need to break free from toxic patterns,” said Staytus. “Headache is both a confession and a release-an attempt to make sense of the noise inside my mind.”

Headache is the latest in a series of genre-bending releases from Staytus, known for blending industrial, electronic, and nu-metal elements into a deeply personal and cinematic sound.

Dave Stewart Honors His Hero with ‘DAVE DOES DYLAN’ —Now Streaming, Vinyl Coming August 29

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Dave Stewart Honors His Hero with ‘DAVE DOES DYLAN’ —Now Streaming, Vinyl Coming August 29

DAVE STEWART — the highly acclaimed Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, Songwriter Hall of Famer, Eurythmics co-founder, producer and renowned songwriter — has released DAVE DOES DYLAN across all streaming platforms via Surfdog Records. The 14-song homage to Bob Dylan, originally released earlier this year as an exclusive Record Store Day vinyl, features Stewart’s raw, inspired renditions of Dylan’s most iconic songs.

Also, starting today, a special pre-order is available for a limited edition vinyl variant of the album, exclusively through TalkShopLive. Each copy of this unique sky blue pressing includes an autographed insert from Dave Stewart. Stewart will appear on TalkShopLive for a live-streamed interview on August 13, ahead of the vinyl’s official release on August 29. To learn more and pre-order your copy, visit TalkShopLive.

The spirit and sonic foundation of DAVE DOES DYLAN is built with live takes, pure and unedited. Featuring just Dave Stewart on vocals and guitars recorded in one take, the album finds him performing inspired renditions of Dylan’s songs — all of which he has adored since an early age.

As Billboard noted, “they’re songs Stewart recorded on his iPhone over time — during breaks in the studio, in his hotel rooms on tour or backstage at gigs.” Stewart adds: “Whenever I was waiting in-between something, I just started to put an iPhone on a little stick and sing a Bob Dylan song. I was just doing it for fun, and then I would put one up on Instagram every now and then and people would say, ‘Oh, we love this! Why don’t you make an album of this?’”

Earlier this year, DAVE STEWART taped an episode of Recorded Live at Analog inside The Hutton Hotel in Nashville, performing songs from DAVE DOES DYLAN with the addition of strings, pedal steel guitar, and keys. The performance is scheduled to premiere on public television on September 5.

BOB DYLAN HAS SAID: “Captain Dave is a dreamer and a fearless innovator, a visionary of high order, very delicately tractable on the surface but beneath that, he’s a slamming, thumping, battering ram, very mystical but rational and sensitive when it comes to the hot irons of art forms. An explosive musician, deft guitar player, innately recognizes the genius in other people and puts it into play without being manipulative. With him, there’s mercifully no reality to yesterday. He is incredibly gracious and soulful, can command the ship and steer the course, dragger, trawler or man of war, Captain Dave.”

Above: (L-R) Dave Stewart and Bob Dylan Filming Dylan’s “Blood In My Eyes” video Credit: courtesy of Dave StewartAbove: (L-R) Dave Stewart and Bob Dylan Filming Dylan’s “Blood In My Eyes” video Credit: courtesy of Dave Stewart

DAVE STEWART SHARES: “When I was first learning the guitar, I was about 14 or 15 years old — which would’ve been like 1964 or ’65. I was insistent on getting into folk clubs, but I looked about 12 years old, so they kept me out for a while. Then one chap, Mick Elliot, took pity and allowed me to play at The George & Dragon which became the center of the folk music scene in my hometown, Sunderland N.E. England, in the 1960’s. It was like stepping into a sacred room where visionaries and rebels converged — actually, it was simply a room upstairs in a pub full of older folk singers, beer, whisky and cigarette smoke everywhere. I was allowed to sing two songs, so I would play Bob Dylan songs from his albums that my brother had left behind when he went to college.

The audience was always a bit shocked that this kid, who looked so young, was singing these lyrics — especially in that kind of folk club. It was mostly old folk music that was being played from the local area about the coal mines and about the shipyards, which I loved too…and Dylan would have loved also. I started to sing and play these Dylan songs anywhere I could; in other folk clubs, even on the street all over the north east of England. From then on, I got every Bob Dylan album — and still do to this day — on Vinyl and in every possible variation.

One day in 1985, I received a phone call from Bob Dylan while I was in the studio in Los Angeles. At first, I thought it was my friend joking when the receptionist said ‘Bob Dylan on the phone for you,’ but I could tell as soon as he spoke, it was Bob. We met up that night and we talked about everything; films, music, life, etc., and we ended up in a great Mexican place in South L.A.

He knew everybody and he said, ‘hey, why don’t we make a video tomorrow or the next day?’ It was already two in the morning, but I agreed and I helped make various videos with him during which we became great friends. Years later, I filmed “Blood In My Eyes,” which is a video I shot on two 8mm cameras — just the two of us walking around Camden town.

Above: Dave Stewart at age 14 being let into the folk club for the first time Credit: Courtesy of Dave StewartAbove: Dave Stewart at age 14 being let into the folk club for the first time Credit: Courtesy of Dave Stewart

I’ve played on stage with Bob in London, L.A. and Tokyo, and I find conversations with him — whether on the phone or when we’re together — really relaxed and easy. As you can imagine, he is full of great observations and wisdom, all wrapped up in a poetic language. I’m so, so grateful for getting to know him personally and to now record this album of songs after years of singing them to friends and to myself. It’s been a long road and these lyrics and melodies have kept me company through the best and the worst of times. I hope my album can do the same for Dylan fans out there—who understand the mastery and the mystery Bob has bestowed on us, and still does to this day.” 

Joan Baez’s ‘Farewell, Angelina’ Returns on Vinyl for 60th Anniversary with All-Analog Remaster

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Joan Baez’s ‘Farewell, Angelina’ Returns on Vinyl for 60th Anniversary with All-Analog Remaster

Craft Recordings commemorates the 60th anniversary of Joan Baez’s bestselling sixth studio album, Farewell, Angelina, with its first wide vinyl reissue in nearly four decades. A pivotal release in Baez’s catalog, the album blends traditional folk standards with contemporary covers, marking a notable stylistic evolution—including the singer-songwriter’s first use of electric guitar. Set for release on October 3rd, Farewell, Angelina returns with all-analog mastering by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio and is pressed on 180-gram vinyl (via Fidelity Record Pressing). An old-school style tip-on jacket, meanwhile, replicates the LP’s original cover. The remastered album will also be available across standard and hi-res digital platforms on October 3rd. Click here to pre-order and stream the album.

Singer, songwriter and activist Joan Baez (b.1941) is one of modern music’s most influential and enduring voices, with a career that spans nearly seven decades and includes over 30 albums. A gifted interpreter of song and a tireless voice for human rights, Baez first caught the public’s attention at the 1959 Newport Folk Festival, where her performance not only impressed her peers but also led to a contract with Vanguard Records. The artist quickly became a critical and commercial sensation, thanks to such best-selling titles as Joan Baez (1960) and the live Joan Baez in Concert (1962). While these early works focused on traditional folk material, Baez began to integrate contemporary songs into her albums, starting with 1964’s Joan Baez/5.

That stylistic shift continued to an even greater extent with 1965’s Farewell, Angelina, which not only featured works by Baez’s peers, but also—for the first time—incorporated electric instrumentation (courtesy of guitarist Bruce Langhorne). In fact, amid a changing musical landscape, the artist’s sixth studio album would be her last to feature such minimal accompaniment. From then on, Baez would work with a larger cadre of studio musicians or, in the case of her next few records, an orchestra.

The songs written by her contemporaries include those by Bob Dylan, including Baez’s debut of “Farewell, Angelina,” plus “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue,” “Daddy, You Been on My Mind,” and a glorious, extended rendition of “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall,” among others. The album also features selections by Donovan (the up-tempo “Colours”), Woody Guthrie (a stunning cover of “Ranger’s Command”), and Pete Seeger, with a German reimagining of “Where Have All the Flowers Gone?” (“Sagt Mir Wo Die Blumen Sind”). Sprinkled into the mix are two traditional songs: a lovely recording of “The Wild Mountain Thyme” which places Baez’s crystalline soprano vocals at the forefront, as well as a haunting performance of “The River in the Pines.” In addition to Langhorne, accompaniment by bassist Russ Savakus, string bassist Richard Romoff, and mandolinist Ralph Rinzler lay a warm bed for Baez’s vocals throughout the album.

Hailed by No Depression as “Perhaps the finest sounding folk record ever,” Farewell, Angelina was a significant hit for Baez, peaking at No.10 on the Billboard 200—the highest US chart position for any of her studio albums. Farewell, Angelina was also one of Baez’s best-selling albums in the UK, landing at No.5, while “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue” and the title track were top 40 hits there.

The following years would find Baez continuing her sonic evolution, working closely with composer Peter Schickele on a series of orchestrated records and, later, finding a base in Nashville, where she incorporated elements of country and rock. Baez also began writing and recording her own material—often integrating a variety of social justice concerns into her lyrics.

Baez formally retired from the road in 2019, following her extensive “Fare Thee Well Tour” and the release of her 26th studio album—the GRAMMY®-nominated Whistle Down the Wind. Yet her voice remains powerful as ever, both as a musical icon and a tireless activist. 60 years ago this month, Baez took the stage at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival, using her platform to speak out amid the Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam War. Just months after performing at the Students for a Democratic Society’s March on Washington, she delivered a poignant set filled with messages of peace, justice, and equality. That same year, she co-founded the Institute for the Study of Nonviolence with fellow anti-war activist Ira Sandperl. Over the decades, Baez’s boundless commitment to the causes she believes in has never wavered.

Baez’s extraordinary career, enduring influence and dedication to activism have drawn a multitude of honors, including a GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award (2007), a Latin GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award (2019), and a Spirit of Americana/Free Speech Award at the Americana Music Honors & Awards (2008). She is also a Kennedy Center Honoree (2021) and a Roll and Roll Hall of Fame inductee (2017), while in 2011, she was celebrated with the inaugural Amnesty International Joan Baez Award for Outstanding Inspirational Service in the Global Fight for Human Rights. 2023 saw the release of the acclaimed documentary, Joan Baez: I Am a Noise, as well as her book, Am I Pretty When I Fly?: An Album of Upside Down Drawings (Godine). Most recently, she released When You See My Mother, Ask Her to Dance (Godine), an intimate, autobiographical poetry collection.

Click here to pre-order Farewell, Angelina.

Farewell, Angelina tracklist (vinyl):

Side A:

1. Farewell, Angelina

2. Daddy, You’ve Been On My Mind

3. It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue

4. The Wild Mountain Thyme

5. Ranger’s Command

6. Colours

Side B:

1. Satisfied Mind

2. The River In The Pines

3. Pauvre Ruteboeuf

4. Sagt Mir Wo Die Blumen Sind

5. A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall

Farewell, Angelina tracklist (digital):

1. Farewell, Angelina

2. Daddy, You’ve Been On My Mind

3. It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue

4. The Wild Mountain Thyme

5. Ranger’s Command

6. Colours

7. Satisfied Mind

8. The River In The Pines

9. Pauvre Ruteboeuf

10. Sagt Mir Wo Die Blumen Sind

11. A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall

Craft Recordings is home to one of the largest and most essential collections of master recordings and compositions in the world. Its storied repertoire includes landmark releases from icons such as Celia Cruz, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Isaac Hayes, John Coltrane, John Lee Hooker, Joan Baez, Joan Sebastian, Little Richard, Miles Davis, R.E.M., and Traveling Wilburys. Plus, the catalog recordings of celebrated contemporary acts including A Day to Remember, Alison Krauss, Daddy Yankee, Evanescence, Nine Inch Nails, Taking Back Sunday, and Violent Femmes, to name just a few. Renowned imprints with catalogs issued under the Craft banner include Fania, Fantasy, Fearless, HITCO, Musart, Nitro, Panart, Prestige, Riverside, Rounder, Specialty, Stax, Vanguard, Varèse Sarabande, Vee-Jay and Victory, among many others. Craft creates thoughtfully curated packages, with a meticulous devotion to quality and a commitment to preservation— ensuring that these recordings endure for new generations to discover. Craft is also home to the Billie Holiday and Tammy Wynette estates which preserve and protect their respective names, likeness, and music through day-to-day legacy management of these cultural trailblazers.

Cha Wa Brings the Funk and the Healing with “Music Is My Medicine” Ahead of New Album ‘Rise Up’ Out August 29

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Cha Wa Brings the Funk and the Healing with “Music Is My Medicine” Ahead of New Album ‘Rise Up’ Out August 29

Today, two-time GRAMMY nominated New Orleans-based, Afro-Indigenous funk collective Cha Wa released their new single “Music Is My Medicine,” a feel-good funk cousin of Sly and the Family Stone with a message as universal as its sound is uplifting. The track is the second to be shared from their new album Rise Up, out on August 29, the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.

“‘Music is my Medicine’ tells the story of my recovery from drug and alcohol addiction,” says Cha Wa bandleader Joe Gelini. “It speaks to how easily we turn to substances to numb pain. But for me, and for so many, music is the real medicine. Whether you’re playing it, writing it, or just listening, music can heal not just personal wounds, but collective ones too, like what New Orleans experienced after Katrina. Music transcends cultural, religious, and racial boundaries, and if we truly embraced its healing potential, it would be a meaningful alternative to substance abuse, improving both individual lives and communities.”

Following up 2021’s GRAMMY nominated My People, Cha Wa’s upcoming fourth album Rise Up is a tour de force of original R&B funk anthems, such as the lead single “Here We Come”, that finds the accomplished band coming into its own to make their most mature and accessible album yet. The album centers around themes of rebirth and freedom, and reflects both Mardi Gras Indian culture and the rich New Orleanian culture that fostered it. This album tells real stories of New Orleans and its people, capturing everything from the clarion call of social justice movements to personal journeys of freedom whether from addiction, mental health struggles, betrayal, or the pursuit of redemption.

Beyond its cultural significance, the album features a jaw-dropping array of talent including guest appearances by “The Soul Queen of New Orleans” Irma Thomas, John Boutté (HBO’s Treme’), and guest keyboards by Roger Joseph Manning (Beck, Jay-Z), as well as stellar songwriting led by founding musical director and drummer Joe Gelini. The album was produced, mixed and mastered by Dave Trumfio (Wilco, Jesus and Mary Chain, My Morning Jacket, Built to Spill).

Rise Up’s crowning achievement is how its 11 tracks compellingly draw on Cha Wa’s foundation as New Orleans musical royalty, through the band’s enigmatic Mardi Gras Indian frontman, “Spyboy” Irving “Honey” Banister Jr. of the Golden Sioux Tribe. Through its range of songs, the album elevates its singers to frontmen and its musicians to compelling songwriters in their own right, and in the process brings New Orleans roots music to the world stage.

Founded in 2014 by Connecticut-born drummer Joe Gelini, who was inspired to move to New Orleans after studying with the legendary Idris Muhammad, the band is the product of Gelini’s deep immersion into the city’s historic culture. Mixing traditional songs with reverent nods to New Orleans legends The Meters, Neville Brothers and Dr. John, the band has released three albums: Funk n Feathers (2016), Spyboy (2018), and My People (2021). The latter two earned Grammy nominations for Best Regional Roots Album. The band also delivered a rapturous NPR Tiny Desk performance during the pandemic at Preservation Hall in full Mardi Gras Indian regalia, wearing their hand-woven technicolor suits. With their fourth album on the way, Rise Up is the sound of a band that’s paid its dues coming into its own to make an album as compelling as the culture it represents.

In support of the new album, Cha Wa has a number of festival appearances lined up for the Summer. See full list of tour dates below.

Rise Up Tracklist:

Here We Come

Music Is My Medicine

Why You Wanna Do Me Like That

Elijah Rock

Freedom Of The City

Heavy Is The Head

Fallen Soldiers

Hear The Sound

Revival

Rise Up

Won’t Bow Down

Tour Dates:

July 24 – Floyd, VA – FloydFest

July 26 – Macon, GA – Bragg Jam Concert Crawl

July 30 – Reno, NV – Artown 2025

July 31 – Phoenix, AZ – Musical Instrument Museum

August 3 – Kaslo, BC – Kaslo Jazz Festival

August 9 – New Orleans, LA – Net Roots Nation Festival

September 6 – Boise, ID – World Village Festival

September 20 – Paris, FR – NOLA Jazz Museum Festival

Brandi Carlile’s ‘Girls Just Wanna Weekend’ Returns to Mexico for Its 7th Sun-Soaked Year

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Brandi Carlile’s ‘Girls Just Wanna Weekend’ Returns to Mexico for Its 7th Sun-Soaked Year

Brandi Carlile’s highly anticipated Girls Just Wanna Weekend returns for its 7th annual celebration at Mexico’s stunning Barceló Maya Resort, January 15–19, 2026. Produced by 100x Hospitality, this all-inclusive festival experience promises an unforgettable blend of live music and immersive activities in an idyllic tropical setting.

Next year’s event follows this past January’s unforgettable experience, which featured headlining performances by Shania Twain, MUNA, and Maren Morris, as well as multiple performances by Carlile and her band.

All-inclusive Event Packages for Girls Just Wanna Weekend 7 will be available via a special Blind Faith Pre-Sale starting next Friday, July 25, at 1:00 p.m. EDT at www.girlsjustwannaweekend.com. Previous attendees and Bramily members will have early booking access beginning Thursday, July 24.

Each event package includes premium resort accommodations, access to all concerts, round-trip airport transportation, unlimited top-shelf drinks, diverse all-inclusive dining options, daily pool parties, artist-curated activities, and access to adventurous off-site excursions. Additional performers and a detailed schedule of performances, activities, and local tours will be announced soon.

Located along one of the most spectacular beaches in the Mexican Caribbean, Barceló Maya Resort offers white sandy beaches, a turquoise sea, and beautiful views of the idyllic surroundings. Guests can experience endless fun and night-time entertainment with water-sport activities, scuba-diving lessons, a shopping center, bowling alley, 24-hour sports bar, three theaters, and a nightclub.

Girls Just Wanna Weekend prides itself on creating a safe and inclusive space for all attendees, with a special emphasis on fostering a welcoming environment for the predominantly LGBTQ+ audience. The Brandi Land campus within the Barceló Maya Resort ensures that everyone can celebrate in comfort and community.

For more information on Girls Just Wanna Weekend 7, including package booking details and payment plans, please visit girlsjustwannaweekend.com.

Brandi Carlile is an Oscar-nominated and 11-time GRAMMY Award-winning singer, songwriter, performer, and producer; a two-time EMMY Award-winning composer, lyricist, and writer; a #1 New York Times bestselling author; and an activist who is known as one of music’s most respected voices. Throughout her acclaimed career, Carlile has released eight studio albums, including her most recent, Who Believes in Angels?—the universally critically acclaimed collaborative album with her childhood hero, Elton John—which debuted at No. 1 in the U.K. and top 10 in the U.S.

Additionally, Carlile continues her work as a renowned producer with recent GRAMMY Award-winning projects from Joni Mitchell and Brandy Clark. She also produced and recorded a rendition of Indigo Girls’ “Closer to Fine” with her wife, Catherine, which was included on Barbie The Album, as well as a version of “Home,” which was featured in the final season of Ted Lasso. She received her first Oscar nomination in the Original Song category in January 2025 for “Never Too Late,” a track written alongside Elton John, Bernie Taupin, and Andrew Watt for the Disney+ documentary of the same name on Elton’s life and career.

Beloved by her peers, Carlile has collaborated with artists such as The Highwomen, Soundgarden, Alicia Keys, Hozier, Noah Kahan, Jacob Collier, P!nk, and Dolly Parton. Carlile was named OUT Magazine’s 2023 “Icon of the Year,” was awarded Billboard’s Women in Music “Trailblazer Award,” CMT’s Next Women of Country “Impact Award,” and NMPA’s 2023 Songwriter Icon Award, and received multiple recognitions from the Americana Music Association.

On top of being a musician and writer, Carlile is a founder of the Looking Out Foundation, which has raised over $6 million for grassroots causes to date. Carlile lives in rural Washington state with her wife and two daughters, Evangeline and Elijah.

Hulaween 2025 Unveils Daily Lineups with Goose, Zeds Dead, Anderson .Paak, The String Cheese Incident & More

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Hulaween 2025 Unveils Daily Lineups with Goose, Zeds Dead, Anderson .Paak, The String Cheese Incident & More

Hulaween has revealed the daily lineups for its 12th annual edition, set to take place Thursday, October 30 – Sunday, November 2, 2025, at Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, Florida. This year’s expertly curated bill spans the full spectrum of sound, bringing together world-renowned artists and emerging talent across electronic, jam, funk, and more – featuring a mix of debut performances and genre-blurring sets that capture the spirit of Hulaween.

Setting the tone for the weekend, Thursday’s programming highlights top electronic acts like Disco Lines and Jade Cicada, plus a rare back-to-back set from Tape B and Mersiv – who will also deliver solo performances. Westend and it’s murph are set to make their Hulaween debuts, rounding out a dance-heavy opening day.

The String Cheese Incident will usher in the party with two sets on Thursday, plus an exclusive collaboration with The Infamous Stringdusters and Sierra Hull. Jam stalwarts moe. will also deliver two sets.

The Halloween celebration begins in full on Friday, October 31, with a stacked lineup of electronic heavyweights including ILLENIUM, LSZEE (CloZee b2b LSDREAM), and Tinlicker. Additional Friday highlights include sets from Le Youth, Odd Mob, Sultan + Shepard, and YDG.

Friday night’s festivities promise an electrifying experience, featuring two high-energy sets from The Disco Biscuits, along with a rare appearance from their all-instrumental alter ego, Tractorbeam. Anderson .Paak will make his Hulaween debut under his DJ alias DJ Pee .Wee, offering a genre-bending set of deep cuts and party favorites. The String Cheese Incident returns for two more Halloween performances, while legendary hip-hop trio Digable Planets make their long-awaited festival debut. Pigeons Playing Ping Pong also return, bringing their signature blend of funk-fueled psychedelia back to Suwannee.

Saturday will keep the energy soaring with standout performances from genre-blending icons and boundary-pushing artists across the musical spectrum. Headlining the day’s festivities are Zeds Dead, Gorgon City, and Parcels, while The String Cheese Incident will once again take the stage for two immersive sets. Saturday also marks the highly anticipated debut of Glass Beams at Hulaween, bringing their hypnotic, East-meets-West psych-fusion to the festival.

The day will also include dynamic sets from globally celebrated selectors like Dr. Fresch and Blond:ish, alongside jam-fueled explorations from Dogs In A Pile and Franc Moody. Alt-disco outfit Arc De Soleil and rising stars like Mary Droppinz, Conducta, and OkayJake b2b STVSH round out a diverse and eclectic bill.

The final day of the festival, Sunday, November 2, promises an unforgettable sendoff with two extended sets from beloved improvisational rock outfit Goose, and an epic two-hour performance from Joe Russo’s Almost Dead. UK garage sensation Sammy Virji will also make his Hulaween debut, delivering one of the weekend’s most anticipated dancefloor sessions.

Elsewhere on Sunday’s roster, fans can expect crowd-moving sets from dubstep king Peekaboo, virtuosic guitar player Molly Tuttle, and rock/country jammer Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country, with additional highlights including Alex Wann, Shadowgrass, and Maz. The weekend will close on a high note, blending musical exploration with the unmistakable spirit of Suwannee.

In May, Hulaween announced the theme for their coveted art program, Spirit Lake. The 2025 theme will be The Radiant Veil – The Dance of Light and Shadow, an immersive concept that will transform the Spirit Lake experience like never before. Now in his third year as Spirit Lake Experience Director, Justin Bolognino will once again lead a visionary team of artists, technologists, and dreamers to create a surreal, multi-sensory world where light and shadow intertwine.

This year’s Spirit Lake will feature new and returning audio-reactive installations, participatory art, projection storytelling, and an expanded AV Light Experience. As day turns to night, The Radiant Veil will come alive – blurring the line between the seen and unseen, the observer and the observed, the dancer and the dance.

As the founder and CEO of the renowned immersive experience company, META, Bolognino continues to redefine what is possible in experiential festival art, pushing the boundaries of storytelling, technology, and community engagement while shaping Spirit Lake into one of North America’s leading immersive art environments.

For those who’ve wandered the illuminated dreamscape of Spirit Lake, a piece of that magic is now available to take home. The Mural Maze Collective is offering limited-edition poster and canvas prints of their stunning collaborative murals, with proceeds supporting the artists and Art in Session’s creative projects, including The Deliberate Creation Station, Live Painting, and the Spirit Lake Art Gallery. Check out the Mural Maze merch, fine art prints, canvas prints, accessories, apparel, and more here.

Hulaween has just released a limited batch of additional passes for the 2025 festival, including 3-day passes (Friday-Sunday), 2-day passes (Saturday-Sunday) and 1-day passes (Sunday). Festival passes and camping options are on sale now at https://hulaween.com

Cherry Lane Theatre Swings Open Its Red Doors This Fall With Theater, Music, Comedy, Film—and a Little Wild Cherry

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Cherry Lane Theatre Swings Open Its Red Doors This Fall With Theater, Music, Comedy, Film—and a Little Wild Cherry

Refreshed and restored, the historic 100-year-old Cherry Lane Theatre reopens its iconic red doors this September. Located on the most idyllic block in Greenwich Village, the programming will honor and continue the legacy of off-Broadway productions and will also expand to include comedy, music and film programming. There will be longer run theater programs, one-night-only special events, film screenings and more spontaneous programming.

The 167-seat Cherry Lane Theatre programming will launch several curated series and events:

● Artist led and at the helm of a mainstage production for
multi-week runs

● Innovative work, smaller in scale and duration

● Emerging talent presentations – staged readings,
new stand-ups, music discovery

● Off-the-cuff, well-known artists, pop-up performances

The Cherry Lane Theater inaugural events will take place September 8 – 14, 2025. Taking inspiration from the iconic front doors of the theater, The Red Door Reopening week will include programming from each core presentation genre: theater, comedy, music and film. The week will culminate with ‘Sundays with Sofia,’ a film screening series hosted by legendary filmmaker Sofia Coppola that will continue and occur regularly throughout the year where she will host a film screening of particular meaning to her with a discussion afterwards. ‘Sundays with Sofia’ will kick off on Sunday, September 14th with a screening of Adrian Lyne’s FOXES, followed by a neighborhood block party along the theater’s Commerce Street location. Tickets and more details of the week will be announced later this summer. CherryLaneTheatre.org has a live sign up for news, tickets and updates.

Additional fall programming with on-sale dates to be announced in the coming weeks.

The theatre has been hosting an unofficial, private series of events over the past few weeks to test run operations ahead of its public reopening with performances indicative of its multi-use programming plans. Recent events include a theater reading of To Be Young, Gifted and Black, a play by Robert Nemiroff that had its original premiere at the Cherry Lane back in 1969, stand-up comedy by Ramy Youssef, and HAIM previewed their new album I Quit with a listening party and performance for a group of their fans.

Purchased in 2023, the theatre has undergone a multi-year renovation with all of its technical equipment having been updated, new seating installed, film projector and screen installed, and the lobby upgraded with a concessions kiosk. As it was once a beloved speakeasy/dining destination, a new addition to the space brings back that tradition with Wild Cherry, a new bar restaurant from Lee Hanson and Riad Nasr, the team behind Frenchette, Le Rock, and Le Veau d’Or, who were recently named Outstanding Restaurateur by the James Beard Awards. The iconic stage and historic details remain intact.

As the oldest Off-Broadway theatre in New York City, the century-old Cherry Lane Theatre has long been a staple in New York’s cultural landscape. Acquired by A24 in 2022, the theatre has undergone a multi-year renovation and will reopen in September 2025. Its programming will expand to include theater, as well as comedy, music and film. A new addition to the theater is Wild Cherry, the latest bar restaurant from Lee Hanson and Riad Nasr, the team behind Frenchette, Le Rock, and Le Veau d’Or.

Emma Louise and Flume Reclaim the Word ‘DUMB’ on Bold New Album Out August 22

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Emma Louise and Flume Reclaim the Word ‘DUMB’ on Bold New Album Out August 22

Australian multi-hyphenate artist Emma Louise and Grammy-winning producer and songwriter Flume team up for a 10-track collaborative album, DUMB, set for release August 22. A first taste of the new music, “Easy Goodbye,” will be unveiled Friday, with the album also available for pre-order.

Longtime friends and past collaborators—most notably on “Hollow” from Flume’s 2022 album Palaces—the pair reunited in the studio last year for a session that quickly grew into an album. DUMB was built together from the ground up in regional northern New South Wales where they both live and create, fully co-written by Emma Louise and Flume. Emma Louise finds new edges with this album, wrapping her intimate songwriting in Flume’s glitchy, wide-screen production.

Emma says, “The title DUMB is loaded with weight for me. Growing up undiagnosed neurodivergent, I often felt dumb—struggling at school, forgetting things, silencing myself to fit in. In the studio, whenever we got stuck, Harley and I would laugh and say ‘make it dumb’ to stop overthinking. It worked every time. At first, naming the album DUMB felt irreverent and freeing, but later I realised how deeply it connected to my own fear of being seen as stupid and unworthy. This album is me reclaiming that word, letting go of shame, and promising myself I’ll never abandon my voice again.”

DUMB follows Flume’s collaborative EP with JPEGMAFIA, We Live In A Society, which marked his return from a two-year hiatus. Flume is now busy working on his next project, a new studio album.

Emma Louise is known for a career of continuous reinvention. The North Queensland-born artist has spent over a decade exploring the edges of songwriting and sound, shifting fluidly through phases of introspection, abstraction, and experimentation. From her debut album Vs Head Vs Heart, through the emotional directness of Supercry, to the radical shift of Lilac Everything—where she pitch-shifted her vocals down an octave and reimagined her identity as a singer entirely—Emma has always been an artist who follows instinct over expectation. She also paints, sculpts and creates across a myriad of mediums, and her music has always mirrored that same physical, handmade quality. With DUMB, she arrives somewhere new—not letting go of who she is but surrendering fully to Flume’s compositional world and following it as far as it would take her.

Flume is a Grammy-winning artist, producer and songwriter who exploded into global consciousness in 2011 when his early release “Sleepless” captivated Australia and quickly spread around the world. Since then, he’s released three widely acclaimed studio albums, three cult favorite mixtapes and a handful of EPs, and won countless accolades including 13 Arias, two Triple J Hottest 100 #1s and a Grammy for Best Dance/Electronic Album. He is a global headliner who has played lineup-topping sets at festivals worldwide including Coachella, Lollapalooza, Osheaga, Outside Lands, Japan’s Summersonic, Italy’s C2C and many more.

EMMA LOUISE AND FLUME—DUMB
1. All Of The Worlds
2. Monsoon
3. Shine, Glow, Glisten
4. Feel Ur Love
5. Easy Goodbye
6. Stay
7. Whenever You Want
8. Homicide
9. Brand New
10. Truce

Boo Boos Drop “Total Thunder” Ahead of Debut Album ‘Young Love’

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Boo Boos Drop “Total Thunder” Ahead of Debut Album ‘Young Love’

Today, dynamic bicoastal duo Boo Boos (comprised of co-singer/songwriters Katie Boo and Bronco Boo, AKA E of EELS and Kate Mattison of 79.5) have released their new single “Total Thunder,” the latest track taken from their upcoming debut album Young Love set for release on September 19 via PIAS—presave/preorder here.

“Total Thunder” sizzles with an energetic, whimsical energy, tastefully combining elements of 70’s groove with modern rock.



Katie Boo comments on the writing process: “The piano part was written sometime in the early aughts when I was listening heavily to The Legendary Christine Perfect record.” She continues, “Total Thunder refers to being hit by someone’s presence, and one you didn’t see coming.”

Bronco Boo sums the single up as “Totes thund in my book.”

“Total Thunder follows the release of the first two singles from the upcoming LP, “C’mon Baby” and “That’s Not A Thing.”


Katie Boo was born in a small coal-mining town in Ohio and was raised by the radio before moving to Brooklyn, NY and changing her name to Kate Mattison. The electricity of the city combined with her love of the heartland’s soul music soon inspired Kate to start her band 79.5.

Bronco Boo began life in a Washington, D.C. hospital and was promptly brought home to live on the wild prairies of the Northern Virginia suburbs. He changed his name to Mark Everett and then again to the letter “E” and formed the band EELS before deciding to go back to Bronco in 2025.

While listening to radio station KCRW late one night in his adoptive town of Los Angeles, Bronco heard a song by 79.5 that he liked very much. When he was soon asked to make a playlist for Radio L’envie he put the song on it. This led to a verbal dialogue between the two artists that turned into a musical dialogue of ideas and songs sent back and forth between Brooklyn, NY and Los Feliz, CA.

Feeling like they were onto something special, and realizing they were born with the same last name, they felt it would be silly not to record these songs, so they did. Introducing rock’s newest supergroup. Boo Boos are here to make your boo boos OK.

TRACK LIST YOUNG LOVE
1. That’s Not A Thing
2. Stumbled
3. C’mon Baby
4. The Toughest Bitch I Know
5. Chicken In A Molehill
6. Gal Pal
7. Boo Boo Time
8. Total Thunder
9. Strange Morning
10. Intros and Outros
11. As The Sky Breaks (For You)
12. Nightly Content

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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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