Concerted Efforts is happy to announce the addition of the band Karate to the roster. Established in 1993, Boston’s Karate released six albums and played nearly 700 shows in 20 countries during their 12-year run. Geoff Farina, Gavin McCarthy, Eamonn Vitt, and later, Jeff Goddard decelerated and deconstructed their post-punk influences for their first three Read more

Laney Jones Returns With New Album “Stories Up High” Out May 20 via AHPO Records. Watch the animated video for the single release here. Recorded in  Nashville with producer Andrija Tokic (Alabama Shakes, Langhorne Slim), the collection is lush and immersive, with rich, elegant arrangements that ebb and flow beneath Jones’ velveteen vocals. Throughout the Read more

Brennen Leigh crafts a smart, sexy ode to western swing with help from Asleep at the Wheel on her new album, “Obsessed With The West”. Listen to first single “If Tommy Duncan’s Voice Was Booze” here. The full album will be released May 6th via Signature Sounds. Brennen Leigh is a formidable songwriter. Just ask Rodney Crowell, Charley Read more | Listen to the first single here

Concerted Efforts is happy to announce that the artist, activist, and music therapist gone rogue, Kyshona, has joined our roster! Kyshona is an artist ignited by untold stories, and the capacity of those stories to thread connection in every community. With the background of a licensed music therapist, the curiosity of a writer, the resolve Read more

Listen to the first single “Lord Hold My Hand” from Dedicated Men of Zion’s forthcoming ‘The Devil Don’t Like It’ below! The full album comes out March 4th on Bible & Tire Recording Co. Check out the full American Blues Scene exclusive release article here. For more information, go to Dedicated Men of Zion’s artist Read more | Check out the full American Blues Scene article here

Concerted Efforts is excited to announce that the amazing Session Americana has joined our roster! Session Americana is a group of musicians’ musicians: a cast of top-shelf players, singers, and writers: Billy Beard, Jon Bistline, Ry Cavanaugh, Dinty Child, Jim Fitting, Jefferson Hamer. From the beginning, there were lines around the block to get into Toad Read more

Check out Jake Xerxes Fussell’s Tiny Desk (Home) set for NPR below! Read the full NPR interview here. For more information, visit Jake Xerxes Fussell’s artist page. Read more | Check out the full NPR article here

Multilingual songwriter Lisa Morales celebrates Mexican heritage with second EP, El Amor No Es Cobarde, on May 5th. A busy year is already underway for Lisa Morales, the “multifaceted artist” (Rolling Stone) and prolific “storyteller” (Albuquerque Journal) whose songs are as diverse as her Mexican-American heritage. Months after teaming up with Santana’s co-founder, Gregg Rolie, for the Read more | Check Out Lisa Morales' "Flyin' and Cryin'" here

Check out Amythyst Kiah’s performance of her new “Love Will Tear Us Apart” cover for Rolling Stone partnered with Gibson below! Read the full Rolling Stone interview here. For more information, visit Amythyst Kiah’s artist page. Read more | Read the full Rolling Stone article here

Check out this web exclusive performance featuring Doe, Escovedo, Lenny Kaye, Sheila E. and more! Read the full JamBase article here. For more information, visit John Doe’s artist page. Read more | Check out the full JamBase article here