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Heavy metal, ranchero rock, a ballad of bad love you can dance to, And more!

Heavy metal, ranchero rock, a ballad of bad love you can dance to, And more!

Coming from western North Carolina, Brother released their second album All Things Considered in 2026, with a musically youthful sound and reminiscent

Sme of the gems from SXSW where Mexican songs made a big splash. Plus a few of the songs sent to me – dream pop, R&R, cumbia, love songs.

This year, Mexico is all over SXSW. Official SXSW Latin/“All Things Latin” programming includes Mexican indie, pop and urbano acts; initiatives like Casa México and label‑driven showcases focused on new Mexican sounds abound.

New Track Marks the Beginning of a Deeply Personal Musical Chapter Blending Hard Rock, Blues, and Country-Rock After spending a

Rocky Kramer will be hosting “Gunsmith” on this week’s episode of Rocky Kramer’s Rock & Roll Tuesdays on Twitch. Tune

Heading off to FIMPRO the worlds largest Latin American Music conference.

Six out of over 130 songs and albums submitted this week. My picks range from Mexican rock and roll (in English) to a newly discovered Peggy Lee song, to Puerto Rican rap, to,..well, much more.

Saxophnist Chuco Soto releases a new album of experimental jazz

Award-winning vocalist, actress, and stage sensation Quinn Lemley is bringing her signature glamour, powerhouse vocals, and irresistible storytelling back to Triad Theater for two

(A 10” Clear Baseball 45 RPM LP of “It’s Arbor Day, Charlie Brown” & A 12” Brown die-cut glove shaped

From punk/rock/jazz to EDM, trip-hop, and Andean roots music, dembow, and trap t plain ol’ happy dance, we bring you six songs you will love

A little Mex-Tex, a song of mature love, urgent blues, and a dreamy piano…what a lineup this week Oh, and some norteno

Remember CD’s. Jaramar just dropped one and it is a doozy

Six artist, some so new they are just barely platformed, some around long enough to have multiple albums. All Spanish this week as I am drawing half f the songs from the FIMPRO music convention coming up next month, and rest from songs I received las week.

Oaxacan feminie folk to dream pop, to rappu regional and a 20-song album by Haley Williams.

Single and Video Arrive Friday, January 16, 2026 | New Album Due March 20, 2026 From the outer edges of

Rocky Kramer will be hosting “Rocky’s Back” on this week’s episode of Rocky Kramer’s Rock & Roll Tuesdays on Twitch.

New songs for 2026: 170 songs and albums submitted A search in Spotify turns up 369 new songs uploaded in

Grammy-nominated bluegrass, folk, Americana artist Valerie Smith has announced the January 1 release of her long-awaited, career-defining project that has been 12 years in the making. Maggie’s