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The New School Studio Orchestra will perform the complete 1977 album HEAVY WEATHER, featuring the iconic hit 'Birdland,' at Tishman Auditorium in New York City. The concert is free with registration.

Craft Recordings releases a 50th anniversary edition of Raffi's 1976 children's album on eco-friendly vinyl, marking the album's first LP pressing in over four decades.

Australian psychedelic dream pop band THE CHURCH released the single 'Western,' recorded in Austin, Texas. The track precedes the band's 28th album LACUNA via Cooking Vinyl.

Jimmy Flemion of THE FROGS will present an intimate performance at Andrew Rafacz Gallery in Chicago, following a sold-out Milwaukee show. The appearance marks a rare live outing to celebrate the expanded 2LP vinyl reissue of the band's 1996 album MY DAUGHTER THE BROAD.

Trumpeter Ed Neumeister will perform with the Bujazzo Ensemble in Germany and make his NEWNEUNONET world debut in New York, with a new recording planned for release.

Pianist and composer Dan Siegel released a nine-song contemporary jazz album featuring collaborators including Jay Bellerose, Brian Bromberg, and Dean Parks, prioritizing raw first takes over polished perfection.

Russell Gunn releases the first single from AFRIKAN-AMERIKAN BOOK OF THE DEAD, a seven-song album drawing from ancient Egyptian texts and African American experience. The album features Gunn's new sextet with saxophonist Kendrick Smith, trombonist Andre Hayward, and others.

Temporal Drift announces a reissue of Hiroshi Yoshimura's QUIET FOREST, the Japanese ambient pioneer's final album released in his lifetime, now available on vinyl for the first time with remastered audio and archival materials.

Belongó will present its second annual benefit featuring Arturo O'Farrill & the AFRO LATIN JAZZ ORCHESTRA, THE BLUES BROTHERS members, and BALLET HISPÁNICO to support music education programs in NYC public schools and Casa Belongó.

Warp Records and Dublab will host a free playback of Jon Hassell's posthumous album at The Airliner, featuring a panel with his collaborators and DJ sets.

Jazz vocalist Amy London will release a new solo album featuring alto saxophonist Mike Hashim and special guests The Royal Bopsters, marking her first solo record in eight years.

SOFT CELL released "The Rainbow Room," a ballad set in early 1980s New York from final album DANCETERIA, due September 25, 2026, ahead of a U.S. tour this fall.

Liverpool band THE ROOM has released DOOM POP!, an 11-track album exploring authoritarianism, disinformation and paranoia through dark pop and vivid keyboards, alongside a video for the track 'The Room.'

Belgian synthpop pioneers TELEX have detailed MAXI, a 13-track collection of extended versions spanning the trio's career, set for release on Mute as a double vinyl and CD.

The 10-disc collection compiles Kim Carnes' recordings for A&M, EMI America and MCA, featuring rare 12-inch dance mixes, bonus duets and a limited autographed print edition.

Jimmy Flemion of THE FROGS will perform a songs-and-stories set in Milwaukee marking the 30th anniversary of MY DAUGHTER THE BROAD, ahead of its expanded double-LP reissue.

Mack Avenue Music Group and Two Lions Records released WORLD TOUR, a box set marking Oscar Peterson's centennial featuring live recordings from 1969-1996 and a 48-page hardcover book.

BAM's fall lineup will include Meshell Ndegeocello celebrating her album SYNONYM, Claudia Rankine discussing her book TRIAGE, and programs from Hanif Abdurraqib, Ross Gay, and Taylor Mac.

The University of Arkansas-East Arkansas Community College has announced the upcoming 2026-27 Performance Season to be held in the UA-EACC Fine Arts Center. Season ticket packages for the 2026-27 Season will go on sale to the general public on Friday, August 21 at 10:00 a.m. 

The Chicago punk band released the first single and video from its sixth album, marking the debut of new lead vocalist Geoff Sabin following founding singer John Kezdy's death.

Apollo Chamber Players has revealed its 19th season, Bold Serenity, featuring four programs of newly commissioned works exploring attention, engagement, expression and wisdom in Houston.

Raffi announced his 21st studio album, LOVE IS EVERYWHERE, featuring collaborations with JUNO Award-winning trio GOOD LOVELIES and the single "No One Like You."

Global icon and humanitarian, Dolly Parton, known to the world as a beloved singer, songwriter, philanthropist, actress, playwright, and author died peacefully today in Nashville, Tennessee. She was 80 years old.

The Chicago punk band's new LP marks first release with vocalist Geoff Sabin, following founding singer John Kezdy's death, via Pravda Records.

Children's musician Laurie Berkner will perform a "Greatest Hits" concert at Carteret Performing Arts Center, offering family audiences a matinee showcase of her best-known songs.