French Bardcore ensemble Courseval took a-ha’s synth-pop classic “Take On Me” and rebuilt it entirely from the medieval ground up, performing the lilting, surprisingly faithful cover on period instruments in front of Le Vieux Moulin de Vernon on the River Seine. The result is charming, inventive and completely absorbing, proof that a great melody holds up across any era and any instrument.
New York Post-Punk Favorites Bodega Return With Sharp New Single “Pick Up the Check”
Bodega are back, and they’ve been doing things differently this time around.
“Pick Up the Check” is out now via Chrysalis Records, the first new music from the New York rock-and-roll quintet since 2024’s ‘Our Brand Could Be Your Life,’ and it signals a real shift in direction. For the first time, the band recorded outside of New York City, heading to Leeds, England to work with producer Matt Peel (Yard Act, Divorce) at the Nave, his studio built inside a deconsecrated church. The track was mixed in Brighton by Theo Verney (English Teacher, Lime Garden). The video, directed by guitarist and vocalist Ben Hozie, is out now on YouTube.
Hozie is direct about what the song is getting at. “I know too many friends who tolerate unfulfilling relationships, either romantic, platonic, artistic, or business, out of politeness or fear of letting others down,” he says. “The real danger of spending time with people who don’t inspire is how their way of being rubs off on your mind and personae. Strike the set, rewrite the draft, and pick up the (metaphorical) check.” It’s the kind of sharp, observational writing that earned Bodega comparisons to Television, Talking Heads, the B-52s and Sonic Youth across three albums, but the sonic palette here is deliberately wider. The band has been channeling a late-80s and early-90s Stone Roses-meets-Jane’s Addiction energy, with more riffing, guitar solos and a warmer, more expansive sound than anything in their back catalog.
The live schedule is strong. Bodega join Spoon and Ratboys for a free show at Central Park Summerstage on July 8, play Elsewhere Rooftop in Brooklyn on August 19, then head to Spain, London and Paris through September before hitting the western half of North America in October supporting Cheekface. More dates are on the way.
Tour Dates:
July 8 — New York, NY — Central Park Summerstage (FREE, with Spoon and Ratboys)
August 19 — Brooklyn, NY — Elsewhere Rooftop
September 4 — Tenerife, ES — Phe Festival
September 5 — Miranda de Ebro, ES — Ebrovisión Festival
September 7 — Madrid, ES — El Sol
September 8 — Valencia, ES — 16 Toneladas
September 9 — Barcelona, ES — Upload
September 10 — Zaragoza, ES — La Lata de Bombillas
September 11 — Donostia, ES — Boga Boga Festival
September 13 — Asten-Heusden, NL — Misty Fields Festival
September 15 — London, UK — 100 Club
September 16 — Paris, FR — Pop Up!
October 11 — Denver, CO — Marquis Theater (with Cheekface)
October 13 — Midvale, UT — The Pearl on Main (with Cheekface)
October 14 — Boise, ID — Shrine Social Club (with Cheekface)
October 15 — Portland, OR — Hathorne (with Cheekface)
October 16 — Vancouver, BC — Wise Hall (with Cheekface)
October 18 — Seattle, WA — Crocodile (with Cheekface)
October 21 — Reno, NV — Holland Project (with Cheekface)
October 22 — Fresno, CA — Strummers (with Cheekface)
October 23 — Berkeley, CA — Cornerstone (with Cheekface)
October 24 — Los Angeles, CA — Teragram Ballroom (with Cheekface)
Kesha Leads Bonnaroo’s 2026 SuperJam With Blondshell, Chromeo, Margo Price and More
Bonnaroo just made its Saturday night unmissable.
The 2026 SuperJam has a name, a lineup and a headliner who was built for exactly this kind of moment. Kesha presents SUPERJÂM ESOTERÍCA: THE ALCHEMY OF POP on Saturday, June 13 in This Tent from 8:45 to 10:30 p.m., joined on stage by Blondshell, Chromeo, Del Water Gap, Grouplove, Margo Price, Mountain Grass Unit, Rainbow Kitten Surprise and Wyatt Flores, with more surprise guests still to be announced. As a one-night-only collision of pop, indie, country, funk and everything in between, it’s the kind of set that defines what Bonnaroo’s SuperJam does better than anyone.
Bonnaroo 2026 runs June 11 to 14 on the 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tennessee, with headline performances from Skrillex, The Strokes, RÜFÜS DU SOL and Noah Kahan anchoring a four-day lineup that also includes GRiZ, Teddy Swims, The Neighbourhood and Role Model across more than 10 stages. Tickets, including 4-Day, 2-Day and 1-Day options in GA, GA+, VIP and Platinum tiers, are on sale now exclusively at bonnaroo.com.
Deep Purple Announce New Album ‘SPLAT!’ and 86-Show World Tour Across Three Continents
Fifty-eight years in, Deep Purple are making the heaviest album of their recent career and taking it to 28 countries. That’s not slowing down. That’s acceleration.
‘SPLAT!’ arrives July 3 via earMUSIC, the latest collaboration between the band and producer Bob Ezrin, whose résumé includes KISS, Pink Floyd, Lou Reed and Alice Cooper. The album was recorded the way Deep Purple have always worked, live together in the studio, and the result is the band’s most muscular record in years. “I have to say, now we are very much back in with material that is compatible with ‘Highway Star,’ ‘Smoke on the Water,’ and ‘Lazy,'” says frontman Ian Gillan. “Where we are now with this incarnation of Deep Purple feels very much like a very ‘now’ version of Deep Purple as it was in the seventies.” Pre-order it here.
The album’s central idea came from Gillan, who imagined the end of humanity not as destruction but as transformation, a metamorphosis beyond physical existence. It’s a conceptual swing that suits a band with seven decades of catalog and the confidence to use them. ‘SPLAT!’ follows a string of strong releases with Ezrin, including ‘NOW What?!’ (2013), ‘inFinite’ (2017), ‘Whoosh!’ (2020) and ‘=1’ (2024), each one pushing further while staying true to the hard rock foundation that made Deep Purple essential.
The band, currently comprising Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Ian Paice, Don Airey and Simon McBride, has sold more than 120 million albums since forming in 1968. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016 and named the fifth most influential band ever by Planet Rock. ‘SPLAT!’ is the next chapter in a catalog that includes ‘Made in Japan,’ universally recognized as one of the most important live albums ever recorded.
To support the release, Deep Purple launch no fewer than 86 shows across three continents, beginning with the Mad in Europe tour in June, running through festival dates including a sold-out Hellfest appearance, then transitioning into the full SPLAT! World Tour from August through December. North American dates run August through September, covering venues from Jones Beach Theater and Ravinia to Shoreline Amphitheatre and the Royal Albert Hall in London. The run closes in Mexico City on December 19.
‘SPLAT!’ is available for pre-order now in multiple formats, including a limited box set featuring a 2LP gatefold, CD digisleeve, three exclusive 10-inch live vinyl records from the 2024 tour, and a strictly limited canvas signed by all five band members, limited to 199 copies worldwide.
‘SPLAT!’ Tracklist:
Side A
- Arrogant Boy
- Diablo
- The Rider
- The Lunatic
Side B
- The Only Horse In Town
- Sacred Land
- The Beating Of Wings
Side C
- Guilt Trippin’
- Scriblin’ Gib’rish
- Jessica’s Bra
Side D
- Third Call
- My New Movie
- Splat!
Mad In Europe Tour Dates:
June 11 — Espoo, Finland — Espoo Metro Arena
June 12 — Tampere, Finland — Nokia Arena
June 14 — Kristiansand, Norway — Dirty Old Town Live, Odderoya Amfi
June 18 — Clisson, France — Hellfest (SOLD OUT)
June 20 — Meppen, Germany — Emsland Open Air
June 24 — Mönchengladbach, Germany — SparkassenPark
June 27 — Coburg, Germany — HUK Coburg Open Air, Schlossplatz
June 28 — Ulm, Germany — Klosterhof Wiblingen
July 2 — Vigo, Spain — Conciertos de Castrelos, Auditorio Castrelos
July 4 — Gredos, Ávila, Spain — Músicos en la Naturaleza
July 5 — Pamplona, Spain — Navarra Arena
July 7 — Valencia, Spain — Jardines de Viveros
July 9 — Marbella, Spain — Starlite
July 10 — Cádiz, Spain — Tío Pepe
July 13 — Montreux, Switzerland — Montreux Jazz Festival
July 16 — Pisa, Italy — Pisa Summer Knights, Piazza Dei Cavalieri
July 17 — Este, Italy — Este Music Festival, Castello Carrarese
July 19 — Munich, Germany — Tollwood Festival
SPLAT! World Tour Dates:
August 4 — Raleigh, NC — Red Hat Amphitheater
August 6 — Memphis, TN — Memphis Botanic Garden
August 8 — Clearwater, FL — The BayCare Sound
August 9 — Hollywood, FL — Hard Rock Casino
August 12 — Wantagh, NY — Jones Beach Theater
August 13 — Mansfield, MA — Xfinity Center
August 15 — Halifax, NS — Scotiabank Centre
August 17 — Laval, QC — Place Bell
August 18 — Toronto, ON — RBC Amphitheatre
August 19 — Ottawa, ON — Canadian Tire Centre
August 21 — Detroit, MI — Pine Knob
August 22 — Salamanca, NY — Seneca Allegany Casino
August 24 — Indianapolis, IN — Everwise Amphitheatre
August 25 — Highland Park, IL — Ravinia
August 27 — Prior Lake, MN — Mystic Lake Casino
August 29 — Winnipeg, MB — Canada Life Centre
August 31 — Calgary, AB — Scotiabank Saddledome
September 2 — Abbotsford, BC — Abbotsford Centre
September 4 — Lincoln, CA — Thunder Valley
September 5 — Mountain View, CA — Shoreline Amphitheatre
September 6 — Highland, CA — Yaamava Theatre
September 8 — Chula Vista, CA — North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
September 10 — Las Vegas, NV — Planet Hollywood
September 11 — Long Beach, CA — Long Beach Amphitheater
September 12 — Sparks, NV — Nugget Event Center
September 29 — Sofia, Bulgaria — 8888 Arena
October 1 — Cluj, Romania — BT Arena
October 2 — Budapest, Hungary — Laszlo Papp Arena
October 4 — Bratislava, Slovakia — Tipos Arena
October 5 — Vienna, Austria — Stadthalle
October 7 — Prague, Czechia — O2 Arena
October 8 — Lodz, Poland — Atlas Arena
October 10 — Belgrade, Serbia — Stark Arena
October 11 — Skopje, North Macedonia — Boris Trajkovski Arena
October 13 — Athens, Greece — Telekom Centre Arena
October 16 — Zurich, Switzerland — Hallenstadion
October 17 — Milan, Italy — Unipol Forum
October 19 — Barcelona, Spain — Sant Jordi Club
October 20 — Madrid, Spain — Movistar Arena
October 22 — Paris, France — Adidas Arena
October 23 — Antwerp, Belgium — Lotto Arena
October 25 — Copenhagen, Denmark — Royal Arena
October 26 — Stockholm, Sweden — Avicii Arena
October 28 — Oslo, Norway — Spektrum Arena
October 29 — Gothenburg, Sweden — Scandinavium
October 31 — Leipzig, Germany — QI Arena
November 1 — Hamburg, Germany — Sporthalle
November 3 — Dortmund, Germany — Westfalenhalle
November 4 — Berlin, Germany — Uber Arena
November 6 — Frankfurt, Germany — Festhalle
November 7 — Nuremberg, Germany — Arena
November 9 — Amsterdam, Netherlands — Ziggo Dome
November 10 — Strasbourg, France — Zénith
November 12 — Bordeaux, France — Arkéa Arena
November 13 — Nantes, France — Zénith
November 15 — Lyon, France — LDLC Arena
November 18 — Newcastle, UK — Utilita Arena
November 19 — Glasgow, UK — OVO Hydro
November 21 — Birmingham, UK — BP Pulse Arena
November 22 — Manchester, UK — AO Arena
November 24 — London, UK — Eventim Apollo
November 25 — London, UK — Royal Albert Hall
December 5 — São Paulo, Brazil — Suhai Hall
December 8 — Santiago, Chile — Movistar Arena
December 10 — Buenos Aires, Argentina — Movistar Arena
December 13 — Monterrey, MX — Arena Monterrey
December 16 — Guadalajara, MX — Arena Guadalajara
December 19 — Mexico City, MX — Estadio Fray Nano
Blues Traveler and Gin Blossoms Team Up for American Idol Finale and 36-Date Co-Headlining Summer Tour
Two of alternative rock’s most enduring acts are about to remind everyone exactly why they’ve never gone away.
Blues Traveler and Gin Blossoms appear together on the American Idol season finale Monday, May 11 at 8:00 PM ET on ABC and Disney+, performing alongside finalists in what shapes up as one of the stronger musical moments of this season’s closing night. The episode streams the following day on Disney+ and Hulu.
That appearance is the warm-up. On July 6, the two bands launch a 36-date co-headlining summer tour with special guest Spin Doctors, hitting iconic venues including the Hollywood Bowl and SummerStage in Central Park. The run builds on last summer’s co-headlining tour, which included a joint takeover of Jimmy Kimmel Live! that underscored just how naturally these two acts share a stage.
Blues Traveler have been at it for nearly four decades, releasing 14 studio albums, selling more than 10 million combined units worldwide and playing over 2,000 shows in front of 30 million people. “Run-Around” remains the longest-charting radio single in Billboard history and earned the band a Grammy for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. Their Grammy-nominated 2021 release ‘Traveler’s Blues’ and 2023’s ‘Traveler’s Soul’ showed a band still pushing their sound forward, working through blues and classic R&B with the same energy they brought to those early Princeton basement sessions.
Gin Blossoms built their legacy out of Tempe, Arizona, where their 1992 major-label debut ‘New Miserable Experience’ sold more than four million copies on the strength of “Hey Jealousy,” “Allison Road” and “Until I Fall Away.” Their follow-up ‘Congratulations I’m Sorry’ went platinum and delivered the Grammy-nominated “As Long as It Matters.” Inducted into the Arizona Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame in 2017, the band has never stopped touring and never stopped writing. Their latest album ‘Mixed Reality,’ produced by Don Dixon and engineered by Mitch Easter, delivers 15 new tracks that carry the same jangly, hook-driven energy that made them essential in the first place.
Together, Blues Traveler and Gin Blossoms with Spin Doctors in tow make for a summer tour that delivers genuine catalog depth alongside real momentum.
Motion City Soundtrack, Ber and Rocket Club Lead All-Minnesotan Opening Night at Mystic Lake Amphitheater
Minnesota’s summer concert landscape just got a major new address.
Mystic Lake Amphitheater opens its doors on June 20 in Shakopee with an all-Minnesotan celebration, and at $20 a ticket, it’s one of the better deals of the summer. Motion City Soundtrack, Ber and Rocket Club headline the opening night lineup, with School of Rock taking the stage first as the venue’s very first performing act. St. Paul native and Saturday Night Live cast member Tommy Brennan hosts. A headliner is still to be announced. Festivities run from 6:00 to 11:00 p.m., with a portion of proceeds benefiting The Salt Cure Restaurant Recovery Fund, supporting Minnesota’s restaurant workers and businesses. Presale opens Thursday, May 7 at 10:00 a.m., with general on-sale Friday, May 8 at 10:00 a.m.
The venue itself is built to impress. The 19,000-capacity outdoor amphitheater was purpose-built for live music, featuring state-of-the-art production, exceptional acoustics and unobstructed sightlines overlooking the Minnesota River Valley. Concessions lean local, with Red Lake Walleye, Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery and rotating food trucks on the menu, alongside $2 hot dogs, $5 beer and $3 snacks. Premium options include first-of-its-kind bunker suites just 125 feet from the stage, VIP club access and The Backyard, a pre-show social space with food, drinks, lawn games and live music.
The economic footprint is significant too. Mystic Lake Amphitheater projects a $138 million annual regional impact, including $73 million in local spending and $11 million in tax revenue, with more than 800 local roles created across operations, hospitality and security. “Our fans in Minnesota will soon have a world-class outdoor amphitheater they can call their own,” says Josh Lacey, Minnesota Market President at Live Nation. “With $20 tickets and an eclectic lineup of homegrown talent, it’s a night designed to bring fans together and give back locally.”
The inaugural season that follows is stacked. More than 35 concerts are scheduled spanning rock, country, hip-hop, pop and beyond, opening with mgk on June 22. The summer run includes Dave Matthews Band, Bob Dylan, Lil Wayne with 2 Chainz, Hilary Duff, Chris Stapleton, Kesha, Guns N’ Roses, Willie Nelson’s Outlaw Festival, Mötley Crüe, Wu-Tang Clan, Iron Maiden and Pitbull with Lil Jon, among many more. Full schedule at MysticLakeAmp.com.
Mystic Lake Amphitheater 2026 Season Highlights:
June 20 — Opening Night Celebration featuring Motion City Soundtrack, Ber, Rocket Club, School of Rock (hosted by Tommy Brennan)
June 22 — mgk
June 23 — Dave Matthews Band
July 6 — Bob Dylan
July 18 — Lil Wayne with 2 Chainz
July 25 — Hilary Duff
July 29–30 — Chris Stapleton
August 3 — Kesha
August 8 — Guns N’ Roses
August 19 — Willie Nelson’s Outlaw Festival
August 21 — Mötley Crüe
September 1 — Wu-Tang Clan
September 19 — Iron Maiden
September 26 — Pitbull with Lil Jon
Country Music’s Gentle Giant Don Williams Returns With Unearthed Single “How Can I Miss What I Never Had”
Don Williams never really left. He just had more music waiting to be found.
“How Can I Miss What I Never Had” is out today, the latest single from ‘EPILOGUE: The Cellar Tapes,’ the newly unearthed 12-song collection arriving May 29 via Craft Recordings. Written by Bob McDill, one of Williams’ most trusted collaborators and a fellow Country Music Hall of Fame inductee, the track carries all the understated warmth and emotional clarity that defined Williams’ best work. His unmistakably warm baritone is front and center, unhurried and deeply felt, exactly as it should be. Listen here.
McDill and Williams built one of Nashville’s great creative partnerships. McDill penned “Amanda,” “It Must Be Love,” “Good Ole Boys Like Me” and “(Turn Out the Light And) Love Me Tonight,” all central pieces of Williams’ catalog and all reflective of a shared instinct for restraint and timeless storytelling. “How Can I Miss What I Never Had” fits naturally alongside that body of work. Longtime co-producer Garth Fundis, who collaborated with Williams for more than four decades and played a central role in restoring and completing this collection, puts it plainly: “The sincerity shines through in this CLASSIC vocal performance by Don matched with the songwriting of Bob McDill. For the life of me I cannot recall how this track could have been overlooked, never before included on an album. Almost lost…but not now.”
Drawn from recordings captured during Williams’ defining 1979 to 1984 era, ‘EPILOGUE: The Cellar Tapes’ is a 12-track archive that fills in a remarkable chapter of country music history. Williams charted 56 singles across his career, including 17 number ones, and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2010. He passed away in 2017, but his influence runs deep through every generation of artists drawn to authenticity and genuine songcraft.
‘EPILOGUE: The Cellar Tapes’ Tracklist:
- Try Me Again
- You Came True
- I’m The One (Alternate Version)
- Leaving Louisiana In The Broad Daylight
- I Wish I Was Crazy Again
- I’m In Love For My Last Time
- Spinning Around
- A Matter Of Time
- I’m The One (Original Version)
- How Can I Miss What I Never Had
- Goldy’s Gone From Golden
- Growing On Me
Hard Rock Powerhouse Jasmine Cain Drops Fierce New Lyric Video for “Are You Ready”
Jasmine Cain has a new lyric video out for “Are You Ready,” and it means business.
The hard rock powerhouse has built her reputation on gritty riffs, powerhouse vocals and a live presence that doesn’t leave room for half-measures, and “Are You Ready” is a direct extension of everything that’s made her a force in the rock scene. The track is a full-throttle anthem, crushing riffs up front, unapologetic attitude throughout, and a vocal delivery that drives every line home with authority.
The lyric video matches the song’s energy, bringing every word front and center with the same raw, rebellious spirit that runs through Cain’s catalog. It’s the kind of release that rewards volume, built for speakers pushed hard and listeners who want something with real conviction behind it.
Cain has spent years carving out her space in modern hard rock through relentless work and a growing catalog that balances strength with genuine emotional range. “Are You Ready” adds another sharp entry to that body of work.
Video: Post-Punk Firebrands Fontaines D.C. Tear Through a St. Patrick’s Day Set at Dublin’s The Complex
Dublin’s own Fontaines D.C. played their hometown on St. Patrick’s Day 2022 at The Complex, and the result is exactly what you’d want from one of modern post-punk’s most electrifying live acts: raw, poetic, confrontational and deeply alive. Part of the Jameson Unplugged series, the set moves through “Too Real,” “Televised Mind,” the anthemic “Jackie Down The Line” and “A Hero’s Death,” with a standout cover of The Cure’s “Just Like Heaven” woven in, Grian Chatten’s distinctive delivery making it feel entirely their own.
Bluegrass Legends Boone Creek Return With Restored 1977 Debut and Four Unearthed Recordings
The tapes were moldy, badly damaged, and missing for nearly five decades. What came back from that recovery is one of the most compelling archival stories in roots music this year.
Boone Creek’s self-titled 1977 debut arrives June 26 via Craft Recordings and HighTone Records, reissued on vinyl for the first time since its original pressing and making its CD and streaming debut. The album features four previously unreleased bonus tracks salvaged from session tapes that had been stolen by an engineer, tracked down decades later, and painstakingly restored. Lead single “I’m Gonna Settle Down,” a soul-stirring take on the Flatt & Scruggs classic, is streaming now. Pre-order now here.
Boone Creek formed in 1976 when Ricky Skaggs and Jerry Douglas, fresh off their tenure with J.D. Crowe & the New South, joined forces with guitarist Wes Golding and banjoist Terry Baucom. The band pulled from jam-band looseness, timeless pop craft and the soft-rock textures of the era, incorporating electric guitar, drums, piano, horns and synthesizers while keeping their tight bluegrass-inspired harmonies front and center. Rounder initially found portions of the debut “too commercial,” prompting additional sessions in a more traditional vein. The resulting album combined both sets of recordings into something that pushed well past the accepted boundaries of bluegrass in 1977.
The four recovered bonus tracks push even further. “Hitchhiking to California” is freewheeling and loose, while the horn-laced “Dream Song” drifts into subtly psychedelic territory. “Misty Wind” features a harmony vocal from a then-unknown bass player named Vince Gill. Grammy-winning reissue producer Scott Billington oversaw the restoration. “The recovery of the four new tracks was a years-long research and restoration project,” Billington says. “The end result was worth it, because we get a glimpse into the creative minds of these four outstanding musicians that will surprise and delight many listeners.”
Skaggs went on to earn 15 Grammy Awards and played a defining role in multiple waves of American roots revival. Douglas has collected 16 Grammys and remains one of the most influential instrumentalists of his generation, currently with Alison Krauss and Union Station. Baucom, a founding member of Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver and IIIrd Tyme Out, passed away in December 2023 and received a Distinguished Achievement Award at that year’s IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards. “We thank everyone involved for their tenacity and forward thinking in bringing this remastered lost treasure back into the light,” Douglas says.
“It’s been over 50 years since Boone Creek made these recordings and it’s great to hear them remastered,” Skaggs adds. “They sound better than ever, and I never thought the previously unreleased cuts would see the light of day.”
Boone Creek is available for pre-order and pre-save now ahead of its June 26 release.
Vinyl Tracklist:
Side A
- Dixieland
- Dark Is The Night
- Walkin’ In Jerusalem
- Gonna Settle Down
- Drifting Too Far From The Shore
- White House Blues
- Boone Creek
- The Memory of Your Smile
Side B
- Intro
- Satisfy My Mind
- Sugar Daddy
- Ain’t Nobody Gonna Miss Me
- Hitchhiking to California*
- Misty Wind*
- Georgia Sunrise*
- Dream Song*
*Previously unreleased
CD/Digital Tracklist:
- Dixieland
- Dark Is The Night
- Walkin’ In Jerusalem
- Gonna Settle Down
- Drifting Too Far From The Shore
- White House Blues
- Boone Creek
- The Memory of Your Smile
- Intro
- Satisfy My Mind
- Sugar Daddy
- Ain’t Nobody Gonna Miss Me
- Hitchhiking to California*
- Misty Wind*
- Georgia Sunrise*
- Dream Song*
*Previously unreleased