Milwaukee electronic artist THE DEMIX appears on WMSE’s Local/Live broadcast from Anodyne on May 5 and closes the inaugural Radiate Festival at Third Space Brewing on May 30.

The “punk poet laureate” Patti Smith headlines the 2026 Dodge Poetry Festival at NJPAC in Newark, October 15–17, alongside U.S. Poet Laureate Arthur Sze, Pulitzer winner Tyehimba Jess, Elizabeth Acevedo, Def Poetry Jam alumni and more.

Niall Horan releases “Little More Time,” his self-proclaimed favorite track from Dinner Party, his fourth studio album out June 5 via Capitol Records.

R&B metal duo sace6 drop their fourth single “reverie” feat. jxdn from upcoming album ‘brutalist,’ out May 8 via Sumerian Records, alongside a massive North American tour run with Dayseeker, Chiodos, and Warped Tour dates.

Black Veil Brides team up with Machine Head’s Robb Flynn on “Revenger,” the seventh single from their upcoming album VINDICATE, out May 8 via Spinefarm. The band’s 2026 North American headline tour kicks off April 25.

Atmospheric metalcore favorites Invent Animate return with “Fall Like Rain,” their first new music since 2023’s Heavener, ahead of The Lonely God North American Tour with Fit For A King, Ten56, and Acres kicking off May 1.

Bay Area thrash icons Heathen unearth another deep-cut cover with “Twist of Faith,” the second track from their Never A God 12″ Maxi Single out now via Napalm Records.

Instrumental folk duo Tabernis unveil the medieval-tinged video for “Apes Saltis,” the third single from their debut album Seasons of the Dark Hive, out Friday, April 24 via Napalm Records.

The Afghan Whigs drop piano-driven new single “Duvateen” via Royal Cream/BMG as they launch a 21-date North American 40th anniversary tour with Mercury Rev, kicking off April 25 in Woodstock, NY.

Danish modern metal act Siamese have announced their new album “dissolution,” arriving June 26 via Long Branch Records, and unleashed the raw, cathartic new single and video “dark.” A fall EU/UK tour with Dayseeker and Northlane is also on deck.

Western Sydney’s FRIDAY* steps back into the spotlight with the release of his breathtaking new single “just you” and announces his forthcoming EP ‘rituals’ — a deeply personal body of work capturing the emotional cycles of growth, change, and self-discovery.

G Herbo unveils the cinematic “Win Again” video, a standout from his critically acclaimed Lil Herb project that balances hard-won success with the weight that comes with it.

Multi-platinum genre-bender Jessie Murph has been added to the 2026 Gulf Coast Jam Presented by Jim Beam, taking the stage just before Keith Urban on Thursday, May 28 in Panama City Beach.

The critically-acclaimed site-specific play “Slanted Floors” returns to its original Greenpoint apartment for a strictly limited five-week engagement, May 26 – June 26, 2026, reuniting original cast members Kyle Beltran and Adam Chanler-Berat.

German pagan metal warriors VARG drop the third single “Blutaar” from their upcoming first live album, Live at Wolfszeit Festival 2024, out May 22 via Napalm Records. Watch the blood-red live video now.

Boston’s breakout seven-piece Couch celebrate Marathon Monday with a headline hometown set and launch their second annual Mass Audubon Earth Day partnership, with proceeds from a limited-edition vinyl benefiting climate work across Massachusetts. Their debut LP ‘Big Talk’ is out now.

Skid Row bassist Rachel Bolan steps out as BOLAN with the second single and video “Anything But You,” previewing his debut solo album Gargoyle of the Garden State, out June 12 via earMUSIC.

Country icon Randy Travis honors the late Don Schlitz — the Hall of Fame songwriter behind “On The Other Hand” and “Forever and Ever, Amen” — with a moving personal statement celebrating their decades-long friendship and creative partnership.

The Charlatans UK bring their acclaimed 14th album We Are Love to North America this fall, with The Dandy Warhols joining for two West Coast shows and a dreamy new Mark Gardener (Ride) remix premiering today.

A100s, the ska and reggae supergroup featuring Matt Hensley (Flogging Molly) and Sean Wheeler (Throw Rag), have announced their debut LP Rude and Lovely — out July 10, 2026 on Pirates Press Records — and shared the sun-soaked lead single “Too Rad To Be Sad.”

Fifty years on, the voices of the late “England Dan” Seals and John Ford Coley are paired once again for a reimagined duet of their signature hit, arriving May 8 ahead of the August 28 album “Dan Seals & Friends: The Last Duet.”

Rochester, NY trio Glasswaves officially join the SharpTone Records roster and drop the dark, electronic-tinged new single and video “fvck.me.up” — the first chapter in a bigger story.

A new feature-length documentary chronicles the wild life of Hiawatha Bailey — queer activist, Cult Heroes frontman, White Panther, and the man widely regarded as America’s first Black hippie. Featuring Iggy Pop, Patti Smith, Wayne Kramer, and more, the film is hitting the festival circuit now.

Finnish symphonic metal band Amberian Dawn unveil “The Vision of Dreaming,” the second single from their upcoming album Temptation’s Gates — out June 26 via Napalm Records and the band’s first with new vocalist Nicole Willerton.