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Laissez les bontemps rouler, with this wonderful new tribute to the great New Orleans brass band tradition. Saxophonist Jeff Coffin (of the Flecktones and his Mu’Tet) and trombonist Ray Mason conceived this band back in 2021, when they led a 20-minute French Quarter-style parade through their Nashville neighborhood during the Covid lockdown for the 50th birthday of a friend who longed to spend it in New Orleans

As you might expect, this is some exquisite pickin’ from two of the best in the business! Recorded live on April 7, 2024, at Nashville’s American Legion Post 82, this new album features the acclaimed duo performing 20 traditional bluegrass and folk songs. They particularly highlight some favorite tunes of Doc Watson, Tony Rice, and Clarence White, but also perform covers from the likes of Bob Dylan and Blaze Foley.

Andrew Marlin & Emily Frantz started performing together in 2009 in coffee shops and restaurants of Chapel Hill and other NC towns under the name Mandolin Orange. They now have their second album under the Watchhouse name, and an extensive tour of North America that comes back to us over Labor Day weekend for the Earl Scruggs Music Festival. They are certainly a grassroots success story that’s been driven by Marlin’s poignant songwriting, that has earned them a reputation for creating music that “redefines roots music for a younger generation” (Washington Post), with songs that touch on the unknowable mysteries, existential heartbreak, and communal joys of modern life.

Dar Williams has spent most of her life touring the world, and perhaps her love affair with Paris is reflected in this new single from her 13th album, Hummingbird Highway, out September 12 on Righteous Babe Records. September 12th also sees the release of Shawn Camp’s The Ghost of Sis Draper, which features 10 songs co-written by Camp and the late Guy Clark, as well as one solo Clark composition, all centered around their famous character immortalized in this beloved song. We’re looking forward to seeing Shawn at the Earl Scruggs Music Festival coming up Labor Day weekend, both with his Earls of Leicester and with another of Clark’s frequent collaborators, Verlon Thompson. The Ruen Brothers have a dramatic song shaped by Rupert Stansall’s haunting production and brother Henry Stansall’s yearning, multi-octave vocals, perhaps shaped by their love for film noir and Westerns. After working previously with Rick Rubin, their self-produced album Awooo comes out on October 17th, weeks after their return to the Albino Skunk Music Festival.

The music collective from Los Angeles and New Jersey called Pigs on Corn met drummer Mike Kowalski and bassist Ed Carter while those two legendary backing musicians were touring with the Beach Boys reunion band. Kowalski and Carter played on the late Nick Drake’s Bryter Later album, and upon revealing their mutual love for Drake’s work, decided to record this new EP.

Surprise! This Connecticut-based jamband – not to be confused with the New York-based indierock band Geese – just released this new album with no previous announcements, right before their debut performance of new song “Madalena” aired on The Tonight Show. It’s their second album of 2025, a rapid follow-up to April’s Everything Must Go. The e-drums, the heavy use of overdubs, and (some might say) overproduction that dominated much of that album are more absent on this one.

Each member of this trio carries serious pedigree: Ian Moore’s psychedelic fire, Johnny Moeller’s deep-pocket sting, and Jesse Dayton’s outlaw storytelling have powered everything from The Fabulous Thunderbirds to Austin’s Antone’s legacy to Grammy-nominated collaborations and cult favorite solo records. With roots tracing back to Antone’s and the late Clifford Antone’s last wave of discoveries, the Headhunters are here to remind the world what Texas blues was, is, and still can be. This self-titled album will be officially released Friday the 22nd.

Producer Adrian Quesada introduced us to the rich technicolor sounds of late ‘60s and early ‘70s Latin American psychedelia and baroque pop three years ago with Boleros Psicodelicos. He’s now got a 2nd volume of classic covers and new songs, with help from Hermanos Gutierrez, Angelica Garcia, co-producer Alex Goose, and others.

The ever prolific Charley Crockett has already released his second album of the year. Once again joined by co-producer Shooter Jennings, the new one marks the second installment in The Sagebrush Trilogy, coming just five months after Lonesome Drifter, part one of the trilogy and his Island Records debut.

Grant-Lee Phillips has always considered himself a visual artist as much as a musician and performer. Indeed, the entirety of Grant-Lee Phillips’ songbook, from the albums of the band Grant Lee Buffalo, through his 12 solo albums, are highly cinematic and atmospheric. “Although art and film had become eclipsed by music, I found that putting out albums provided me with an opportunity to create accompanying visuals. I’ve always embraced the intersection of music and album art, much like the painting you see on the cover of this album. Painting quiets, or directs my mind towards a focal point, and everything else goes away.”