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Year of Twenty-six by Chastity Brown (March 18, 2026)

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Chastity Brown

Minnesota-based singer/songwriter Chastity Brown released “Year of Twenty-Six,” a song that was written days after the murder of Renee Good – which was only a few blocks from Brown’s Minneapolis home. Proceeds from the song will be going to Minnesota-based organizations that are providing funds for Minnesotans affected by the actions of ICE in their communities.

Chastity reflects:

“The Year of Twenty-six” is a love song eulogy. It’s also a marker in time that is forged into our hearts, our memories – we the people of Minneapolis. Creating this was deeply humbling. The piano keys were a blur from weeping so hard. This is for Renée’s, Alex’s, and all the families…

This was the most humbling experience I’ve ever had writing a song and sharing it because I knew that in order to write it, I had to allow my heart to feel the reality of the subject and the devastation. As a Minneapolis resident who also jumped into action to protect my neighbors and a queer woman, this death felt very personal because it could have happened to me.

Catch Chastity in concert:

April 10 Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock (UUCSR), Manhasset, NY
May 15 Joshua Tree Music Festival 2026, Joshua Tree, CA
May 29 Kerrville Folk Fest, Kerrville, TX

Good Enough by Ultra Lights (June 19, 2026)

Ultra Lights

Atlanta’s Ultra Lights recently shared their new single, “Good Enough”, taken from their debut LP Pleasure’s All Yours (out July 10th via Chunklet).

The band was formed by seasoned singer-songwriter John Robinson (previously of Illegal Drugs and Turf War), during the pandemic… and after adding guitarist and backup vocalist Leela Hoehn, bassist Alex Wharton, and drummer Gus Fernandez, the band have have opened for bands like The Hold Steady, Les Savy Fav, and Sparta.

Upcoming shows:

06/27: Carrboro, NC – Dex Fest
08/29: Atlanta, GA – The EARL (w/ Country Westerns)
10/24: Gainesville, FL – The Fest

Pleasure’s All Yours track listing:

1. Pleasure’s All Yours
2. Good Enough
3. Bad Feeling
4. Wild on the Outside
5. Nostalgia
6. Just Like What You Want
7. Diamond Dreams
8. Nightmares
9. What’s Wrong
10. Easy Does It
11. Got Damage

Good Grief by Sara Bareilles (August 28, 2026)

Sara Bareilles

GRAMMY-award winning, Tony and Emmy-nominated singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles will release her new album Good Grief on August 28 (Epic Records).

There will be a tour to promote the record this Fall, organized by Live Nation.

SARA BAREILLES LIVE

September 9—Boston, MA—MGM Music Hall at Fenway
September 12—Washington, D.C.—The Anthe
September 15—Toronto, ON—Massey Hall
September 18—New York, NY—Radio City Music Hall
September 21—Philadelphia, PA—The Met
September 24—Atlanta, GA—Fox Theatre
September 25—Cincinnati, OH—Taft Theatre
September 27—Chicago, IL—Chicago Theatre
September 30—Minneapolis, MN—Orpheum Theatr
October 2—St. Louis, MO—Stifel Theatre
October 4—Denver, CO—Bellco Theatre
October 6—Austin, TX—Bass Concert Hall
October 7—Houston, TX—The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts
October 12—Los Angeles, CA—Dolby Theatre
October 13—Los Angeles, CA—Dolby Theatre
October 16—San Francisco, CA—Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
October 19—Seattle, WA—The Paramount Theatre

All Good Things by me. (July 24, 2026)

ME.

New duo ME. (featuring Mark O’Connell and Eddie Reyes) will be releasing their debut album All Good Things in late July. M&E are from iconic emo band Taking Back Sunday.

After nearly a decade of misunderstanding, Eddie & Mark re-established their friendship and are working together under the ME. (note period) project. Apparently when Eddie left Taking Back Sunday, in 2018 under difficult circumstances, both Mark and Eddie had been kept in the dark and had no idea what the truth was.

Anyway, the new project is not a “band,” meaning there is no frontman and no hierarchy. The songs they’ve collaborated on will feature different vocalists.

Track listing:

An Introduction
Bloodsport
Grown Man
Special
Violent People
Nuzzo
Big Smiles
Sun Poison
Soap Bar
The Astronaut Show
This Is What It Feels Like To Be Normal

The Good Ole American Saturday Night

by Big D and the Kids Table (June 12, 2026)

Big D and the Kids Table

Boston’s ska-punk band Big D and the Kids Table released The Good Ole American Saturday Night (SideOneDummy Records). It looks like the album is out now on digital and vinyl… but if you want the CD, according to Amazon, it will be available July 10, 2026.

With the new album, and celebrating 30 years of being a band, Big D and the Kids Table will be heading out on a massive North American tour.

A Nightmare Before Halloween

October 23 – Asbury Park, NJ – Wonder Bar
with The Pietasters + Devon Kay & The Solutions

October 24 – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club
with The Pietasters + Devon Kay & The Solutions

Fall Tour Dates
w/ Matamoska

Were The Watchtowers
by Dallas Good and Richard Reed Parry (June 26, 2026)

Dallas Good and Richard Reed Parry

Were The Watchtowers is post-humorous collaboration from Dallas Good (The Sadies) and Richard Reed Parry (Arcade Fire). The album is Good’s final recorded work, completed before his unexpected passing in February 2022. Originally available as a Record Store Day First Exclusive, it will be finally be widely available this June 26 via Yep Roc Records.

Talking about the recording, Richard Reed Parry said:

Dallas and I usually wrote slowly. Echo the Part was written quickly, early on in our collaboration. We tried to write a song that sounded like something the Everly Brothers might’ve sung (which was what we often tried to do, and as usual, it didn’t really turn out sounding that way). The main lyric is about wanting the good things in life to stick around, and repeat themselves, and keep echoing over time.

Dallas died before we had completed our album and there were two songs that we still hadn’t written lyrics for. One of them is the final song he ever worked on, called “Not in This World.” That title, which is also the main refrain in the song, is extra poignant now that he’s gone, almost eerily so. Finishing the lyrics and the record without him has been a strange and very emotional journey. Thankfully, Dallas’ brother Travis came and sang harmony in his place. To anyone who knew Dallas, or was a fan of his music, I’d like to ask your help in finishing this, the last song he ever wrote. We are going to sing it for him, and sing it to him, and wherever Dallas is now I think he’d be really pleased to hear so many of his friends, family and fans singing together in his honour.

Long Goodbye by MPH (Jun 12, 2026)

MPH

UK Garage producer MPH (not to be confused with Miles Per Hour) recently teamed up with acclaimed songwriter/vocalist Nathan Nicholson for their single, “Long Goodbye” (available now on Disorder / Capitol Records).

MPH – 2026 Tour Dates

6/20 – Manchester, UK – Pepsi MAX presents Parklife 2026
6/26 – Ottawa, ON – Escapade Music Festival 2026
7/3 – London, UK – The Old Royal Naval College
7/8 – Montreal, QC – Ilesoniq
7/16 – Ibiza, Spain – [UNVRS] supporting FISHER
7/30 – Chicago, IL – Lollapalooza
8/7 – San Francisco, CA – Outside Lands
9/26-27 – San Diego, CA – CRSSD
10/16-7 – Miami, FL – III Points
11/14 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre *
11/27 – Toronto, ON – Black Creek Assembly *
11/28 – New York, NY – Knockdown Center *

* headline shows

Good, You? by The Flatliners (Jun 17, 2026)

The Flatliners

Canadian punk veterans The Flatliners recently released an official 8-Bit Version of the band’s single “Good, You?” (available now on Equal Vision Records and Dine Alone Records). The new 8-bit mix was used in the band’s new 8-Bit Punktendo video game quest modeled after The Legend of Zelda. The song got a full Chiptune treatment from artist/producer/mixer Desmo.

Tour Dates

JUNE
19 — Hamburg, DE — Bahnhof Paulo
20 — Berlin, DE — Hole 44
21 — Dresden, DE — Farewell Youth Fest #
23 — Vienna, AT — Arena
24 — Munich, DE — Strom
25 — Cologne, DE — Gebaude 9
26 — Ysselsteyn, NL — Jera On Air #
27 — Munster, DE — Vainstream #
28 — Tabor, CZ — Mighty Sounds Festival #
30 — Stockholm, SE — Kollektivet Livet

JULY
02 — Trois Rivières, QC — FestiVoix #
11 — Hamilton, ON — Because Beer Craft Beer Festival at Pier 4 Park #

AUGUST
18 — Nottingham, UK — Rescue Rooms ~
19 — Glasgow, UK — Slay Glasgow ~
21 — Manchester, UK — The Bread Shed ~
22 — London, UK — The Garage ~
23 — Bristol, UK — The Fleece ~
28 — Saskatoon, SK — Louis’ Pub @
29 — South Edmonton Common, AB — Pawn Shop Live @
30 — Calgary, AB — The Arrowhead @

SEPTEMBER
01 — Fernie, BC — The Northern Bar & Stage @
04 — Vancouver, BC — Harbour Convention Centre @
05 — Kelowna, BC — Kelowna Event Centre @
06 — Winnipeg, MB — Burton Cummings Theatre @
22 — Victoria, BC — Wheelies

OCTOBER
23-25 — Gainesville, FL — The FEST 24 #

DECEMBER
02 — Cleveland, OH — House of Blues +
03 — Columbus, OH — Skullys Music Diner +
05 — Toronto, ON — History (The Holiday Melee w/ The Bouncing Souls, The Suicide Machines, The Jack Knives)
06 — Ottawa, ON — Bronson Centre +
09 — South Burlington, VT — Higher Ground +
10 — Worcester, PA — Palladium +
11 — Washington, DC — Black Cat +

* — w/ A Wilhelm Scream, Signals Midwest
^ — w/ Samiam
# — Festival appearance
~ — w/ A Wilhelm Scream
@ — supporting Propagandhi
+ — w/ The Suicide Machines, The Bouncing Souls

Play by A Good Year (May 22, 2026)

A Good Year

Copenhagen-based duo A Good Year (Albert Hildebrand and Tobias Laust Hansen) recently released their new album Play (available now via Escho).

Upcoming Live Dates:

June 29 – Roskilde, DK – Roskilde Festival
July 18 – Marstal Havn, DK – Øhavet Festival
September 3 – Düdingen, CH – Bad Bonn Festival Schweiz
September 10 – Oslo, NO – By:Larm
September 11 – Copenhagen, DK – Impact Festival