International Women’s Day 2026
Today is International Women’s Day (March 8, 2026).
International Women’s Day is celebrated on 8 March, commemorating women’s fight for equality and liberation along with the women’s rights movement. International Women’s Day gives focus to issues such as gender equality, reproductive rights, and violence and abuse against women.
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Liminal by Poppy Ackroyd (Jun 5, 2026)
Poppy Ackroyd
British composer, pianist and violinist Poppy Ackroyd (also a member of Hidden Orchestra) will be releasing Liminal on June 5, 2026, via One Little Independent Records.
The cover artwork is a photograph that Ackroyd took from her studio window on Christmas morning. In some ways the image creates a mood and tone of her record, as Ackroyd has a major role in shaping the identity of her music, designs, and artwork.
Ackroyd will be playing some shows in Europe to promote the record.
- 27th March – BE, Hasselt – Cultuurcentrum Hasselt
- 29th March – UK, Bristol – Bristol Beacon
- 8th June – UK, Norwich – NAC
- 10th June – UK, London – Grand Junction
- 11th June – UK, Manchester – St. Michaels
- 17th June – IE, Dublin – Pavilion Theatre
Wandering Star by Haylie Davis (June 5, 2026)
Haylie Davis
Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Haylie Davis has announced her coming-of-age debut album, Wandering Star, arriving via Fire Records on Friday, June 5.
If you’re heading down to SXSW, be sure to see Davis at Fire Records’ SXSW 2026 at Hotel Vegas on Sunday, March 15 at 9:50 pm.
Tracklisting:
- Country Boy
- Golden Age
- I Was Wrong
- Born to be Blue
- Lily of the Valley
- Give Me a Rainbow
- Young Man
- Horns of Time
- Lonely Too
- Wandering Star
- Mourning Dove
Deja Vü by Sarah Sharp (May 15, 2026)
Sarah Sharp
Austin-based singer/songwriter Sarah Sharp announced her debut album Deja Vü, due out May 15 via Spaceflight Records. In the meantime, Sharp shared her cover of Bob Dylan’s “Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright”.
After nine years of her residency at the Elephant Room, Sarah Sharp finally decided to record her debut album.
Sharp had this to say:
My kids are now old enough. I want to play for way more people. Traveling with your music to other parts of the world is like running up and saying hello to parts of yourself that you can’t always access. It’s so powerful to integrate them. I’m always striving to become whole while keeping my heart open – living in the flow of what my friends call ‘Sarahdipity’.”
Emily Rach Beisel Tour (2026)
Emily Rach Beisel
Chicago-based soloist Emily Rach Beisel just released her new single “Her Still Singing Limbs” (taken from her forthcoming second album Sumptuous Branching via Amalgam). In addition, she also announced her promotional tour for the record (see dates below).
If you’re in the Chicago area, she’ll be at BookClub on International Women’s Day.
Tour Dates
- March 8 The Int’l Women’s Day Matinee @ Bookclub
- March 26 Keffe Jackson project @ Hungry Brain
- 4/9 Palatine, IL · Harper College
- 4/10 Chicago, IL · Constellation
- 4/26 Milwaukee, Wi · Woodlawn Pattern
- 4/29 Ypsilanti, MI · Ziggy’s
- 4/30 Toronto, ON, Canada · Tranzac
- 5/1 Hamilton, ON, Canada · Zula Presents
- 5/2 Toronto, ON, Canada · Sellers & Newell
- 5/3 Detroit, MI · Trinosophes
- 5/7 Rock Island, IL · Rozz Tox
- 5/8 Iowa City, IA · PS1
- 5/9 Mankato, MN · Carnegie Art Center
- 5/10 Minneapolis, MN · The Pattern Room
- 5/11 Minneapolis, MN · University of Minneapolis
- 5/12 Madison, WI · Art Lit Lab
The Hollow One by Corinne Westbrook (May 26, 2026)
Corinne Westbrook
The Hollow One is the debut novel from writer and horror-devotee Corinne Westbrook. The book will be available for purchase on May 26, 2026, via Permuted Press. Westbrook has written for metal music outlets, notably Metal Injection and Knotfest, and is well acquainted with strange and uncanny storytelling.
An autographed copy can be purchased directly at corinnewestbrook.com.
Description:
In the quiet of a rundown house at the edge of town, a young girl named Ellie carries more than any child should. With a mother who is barely present and a baby brother who depends on her for everything, Ellie survives by staying small, silent, and unseen.
But something has started to knock at the window.
The figure lurking outside looks like her father, talks like him, remembers the lullabies he used to sing, but Ellie knows better than to trust too easily. Still, something in her aches to let him in and once she does, he keeps coming back.
Is It Just Me? by SISTRA (Mar 5, 2026)
SISTRA
London’s electronic duo SISTRA (real life sisters Sasha and Sylvie Briggs) announced their debut album She Won’t Let Go – available May 29, 2026, via AWAL. In the meantime, they preview the album with the lead single “Is It Just Me?” (available now).
Sistra described the song as:
“Is It Just Me?” is our maximalist, odyssey, freak of a song about loneliness in codependency. Making music with my sister is the best thing ever, but I do sometimes feel a loneliness because we give everything to and take everything from each other. The lyric: “is it just me who knows exactly what I want?” feels like the most Sylvie sentiment ever. It captures the frustration that powers the song and album.
If you are in the London area, the duo will perform live on March 19th. The exact location of the venue will be announced closer to the date.
