Palehound’s Ellen Kempner has spent the past four years building up one of the most distinct styles in indie rock. Her songs often present a low-key front, but there’s a lot going on underneath her dreamy guitar parts and soft-edged vocals. Listen closely to “Cinnamon,” from 2015’s Dry Food, or …

Red Bull Music Academy and Red Bull Radio will shut down this fall, ending a 21-year run of influential concerts, lectures and workshops. The energy drink company announced Wednesday that both entities will close on October 31st. “After 20 years of supporting artists worldwide with its music program in a …

Just days before the 54th ACM Awards in Las Vegas, a slate of performers and presenters have been added to the lineup. Two-time ACM Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan will debut his new single “Knockin’ Boots,” while other artists now set to perform include Old Dominion,Blake Shelton (performing his …

Following an April Fools’ Day prank, hardcore supergroup Off! have genuinely announced plans for an upcoming new album/documentary dubbed Watermelon. The Keith Morris-led punk act have launched a Kickstarter to make the film a reality, with fans who contribute to the campaign receiving perks ranging from limited edition merch designed …

Thomas Kokoraleis, 59, was released from a Chicago prison on Friday after serving 35 years, or half of his 70-year prison sentence, for abduction, rape and murder. Kokoraleis was part of a satanic cult known as the “Ripper Crew” that terrorized the streets of Chicago during the early 1980s, and …

Up-and-coming indie rock group Wallows took the stage at The Late Late Show to perform their single “Are You Bored Yet?” with the help of band leader Reggie Watts. The track comes off the Los Angeles group’s debut album Nothing Happens, which dropped March 22 via Atlantic. In the clip, …

New York has joined the growing list of states suing the Sackler family, the owners of the company Purdue Pharmaceuticals, the Associated Press reports. On Thursday, the state attorney general amended a lawsuit against Purdue Pharmaceuticals to include the Sacklers, as well as five other opioid manufacturers such as Johnson …

“Abby’s is filmed in front of a live outdoor audience,” co-star Neil Flynn says at the start of each episode of this charming new NBC comedy about an unlicensed bar run by the title character (Natalie Morales) in her backyard. (It’s shot on the same studio back lot as Wisteria …

Chris Robinson Brotherhood continue their psychedelic roots-rock journey in the new single “Comin’ Round the Mountain,” a track off the upcoming albumServants of the Sun, which will be released June 14th via Silver Sun Records. A callback to the cosmic country sounds of New Riders of the Purple Sage and …

New tracks by Robert Earl Keen, Jamestown Revival and Mickey Guyton make up the 10 must-hear country and Americana songs of the week. Bastian Baker, “You Should Call Home” Bastian Baker isn’t just a road warrior; he’s a jet-setter, playing shows in 40 countries throughout the last seven years (including …