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A guitar party is brewing for this weekend. It will be the inaugural event and debut of the newly formed Cape Ann Guitar Society.

Old 97's made their monumental return to the CBS Saturday Morning stage to perform three songs from their now-critically-acclaimed 13th studio album: "American Primitive."

Chester Theatre Company has announced casting for its 2024 season. Learn more about the full season here!

After spending a record ruminating about the past, Old 97's are back and "better than brand-new". American Primitive is timely and engaged with the larger world.

Nashville based artist Kevin Coleman will stop by WTJU this Saturday afternoon for a live session to close out Jumpin' on the Bed. Kevin is currently touring behind his latest release, Imaginary Conversations.

The raga is a platonic ideal for the guitarists who founded the “Takoma school” and those who have followed in their wake while either donning or forswearing the American Primitive mantel. It’s a form to be aspired to, but not necessarily achieved. Some have delved deep into Hindustani and Carnatic music while acknowledging that they’ll never learn enough to master the tradition, and others have just appended the word “raga” to a song title and maybe recruited someone to drum along o...

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week.

It is a busy one this week! The Libertines have released the long-awaited follow-up to 2015’s ’Anthems for Doomed Youth’, The Black Keys have put out their twelfth studio LP and Bob Vylan have put out their fifth album. Head below for more new music....

'People playing the Americana Awards tell me that we’re their favorite band, but we never get invited,' says Old 97's singer Rhett Miller.

Release Day Picks this week highlight new albums by Khruangbin, The Black Keys, Vampire Weekend, Katie Pruitt, Phosphorescent, Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams, Circles Around The Sun & Mikaela Davis, Bartees Strange, Maggie Rose, Sinkane, Bryson Tiller, Mount Kimbie, X Ambassadors, Marcus King and Old 97's.