We are proud to be able to premiere the first single, "Shooting Straight", from the forthcoming 8th studio album, Again the Beginner, from Al Rose.

"Shooting Straight" will officially be released tomorrow, June 3rd, and Rose's new album will be released on July 8th.

For this album Rose is joined by Steve Hashimoto (Bass), Steve Doyle (Electric guitar, mandolin, dobro), Lance Helgeson (Drums), and Maury Smith (Vocals, banjo, bouzouki, electric guitar) among others.

Mark Lofgren of The Luck of Eden Hall and The Thin Cherries has released a new solo album called Black Moon Book 2.

This is the follow-up to Lofgren's 2020 album, Black Moon Book, and finds him telling tales of love, loss, nature, the sky, the darker moments of summer, and much more.

Elizabeth Moen recently released her latest single, "Sorry That I Love You". The single is accompanied by a Austin Vesely directed video and a version of song translated, "Excuse​-​moi de t'aimer", into French.

For this single Moen recruited a handful of the Chicago's talented musicians including Sima Cunningham (of OHMME) on vocals (french version), Andrew Sa on vocals (english version), Colin Croom on drums, piano, organ, pedal steel guitar, baritone guitar, percussion, Tristan Huygen on bass, classical guitar, 12-string guitar, and Liam Kazar on electric guitar.

Daniel Knox has made a new EP called "Four Songs" available for just one week. These are new studio recordings of classic Knox's songs including "Blue Car" from his 2015 self-titled album and "What Have They Done To You Know" from 2007's Disaster.

The EP will be available until May13th, and after that will only be found on his patreon.

Photo by Patrick Burke

Singer/Songwriter Kevin Andrew Prchal has released the latest single, "Gimme a Miracle", from his forthcoming fourth full-length album, Unknowing, which is due out on May 27th.

The album centers around the push and pull of the experiencing personal joy with living in world grappling with so much pain and struggle.

For this project Prchal enlisted the help of Dan Duszynski (Guitar, bass, vocals, synth), Charlie Dresser (Drums, percussion), Aly Prchal (Vocals), and more.

Photo by Brett Rhoades