New York-based artist The Bones of J.R. Jones (aka Jonathon Linaberry) announced his 6th studio album, “Radio Waves” will be released on June 20 via Tone Tree Music. The 11-song collection was produced by GRAMMY-nominated producer Robbie Lackritz (Feist, Bahamas) and marks Linaberry’s first time working with an outside producer.
Also today, he released the album’s debut single “Savages,” a driving anthem that revels in the reckless abandon of young adulthood.
This week, The Bones of J.R. Jones kicks off his largest European tour to date, before hitting the road this spring and summer for an extensive US tour that will make stops in New York City, Philadelphia, Nashville and many more. Below please find a full list of tour dates or visit his website.
Radio Waves Album Release Tour:
5/8 – Washington, DC – Pearl Street
5/9 – New York, NY – Le Poisson Rouge
5/13 – Asheville, NC – Grey Eagle
5/14 – Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506
5/15 – Charlotte, NC – Neighborhood
5/16 – Atlanta, GA – Aisle 5
5/17 – Nashville, TN – Row One Stage
6/12 – Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s
6/13 – Boston, MA – Brighton
6/14 – Northampton, MA – Iron Horse
6/15 – Burlington, VT – Higher Ground
6/17 – Montreal, QC – Bar Le Ritz
6/18 – Ottawa, ON – Rainbow Bistro
6/19 – Toronto, ON – Sound Garage
6/21 – Andes, NY – Andes Hootenanny
Offended by Everything Drops ‘I’m Better Now’
Offended by Everything is a high-energy pop punk band hailing from Dallas, TX, known for their explosive live shows and emotionally charged anthems. Blending infectious melodies with raw, heartfelt lyricism, the band has carved out a dedicated following in the modern punk scene.
Formed by Jarrett Adlof (vocals/guitar), Zak Howe (vocals), Jared Chreene (guitar), and Josh Sparkowich (drums), Offended by Everything delivers a sound that fuses early 2000s nostalgia with a fresh, hard-hitting edge. Their music captures the angst, heartbreak, and reckless optimism that define the genre, making them a must-hear for fans of bands like The Story So Far, Neck Deep, and State Champs.
With a growing catalog of releases and a reputation for bringing relentless energy to every stage they play, Offended by Everything continues to prove that pop punk is very much alive and well.
The band’s new EP ‘We’re Safe For Now’ will be released on April 11,
Stream the single here
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Frank Meyer and Cherie Currie Team on ‘Piece of Me’
“People tell me they like my music. People tell Cherie she changed their lives,” said punk stalwart Frank Meyer about Cherie Currie of The Runaways. “I get it. She certainly changed mine.”
When he was writing his new single “Piece of Me” from his solo debut “Living Between The Lines” (release date: March 25, 2025 via Kitten Robot), he asked Cherie to sing with him. “It was an honor to have her write and sing this duet with me.”
“The Runaways were a gigantic early influence on me and she has been instrumental in my music career,” he said. “At one of the earliest gigs by my band the Streetwalkin’ Cheetahs, Cherie jumped onstage with us and sang her hit ‘Cherry Bomb’ and shortly after asked us to support her and be her backing band on the road.”
Girl With A Hawk Drop ‘No One Like You’
Bosstown garage pop stalwarts Girl With A Hawk return with a brand new Linda Viens digital single release, Maxi Single EP and live New England Dates.
Girl With A Hawk plays The Lowell Town and City Festival Saturday April 23rd, play with Chelsea Curve. Girl With A Hawk goes on at 3:30 pm at the Thirsty First in downtown Lowell. The schedule for the whole weekend-long festival can be accessed here.
Lowell is a good walking town it’s the birthplace of Jack Kerouac – fantastic food and two awesome independent book stores and music happening everywhere on that weekend. Additional dates for the band:
Saturday May 31st @ The Lizard Lounge, Cambridge MA w/Happy Little Clouds and Kathy Snax Band
Saturday July 12th @ The Burren, Somerville MA w/Saint Devine (from NYC) and 3rd band TBA. More summertime dates on the way.
Artist: Girl With A Hawk
Single: No One Like You
Rum Bar Records Maxi Single EP
Panik Flower Drops Single + Video ‘OCD’
NYC dreamgaze band PANIK FLOWER today releases their new single and video “ocd.” The single is the second track from rearview, their sophomore EP that arrives on April 30. “ocd” rolls off of vocalist Sage Leopold’s tongue as the pointed, yet syrupy, “obsessive consumption diet.” With a guitar riff floating in outer space, the song remains shackled to earth by a formidable rhythm section. Haunting and anxiety-ridden, “ocd” is an unending loop of cyclical bingeing — Stream “ocd” / Pre-save rearview.
“The song explores the obsessive and addictive relationship we have with media consumption in today’s world and how that shapes us as individuals,” Leopold said. “It has a complete chokehold on our daily functions living in the modern world even when you’re aware of how toxic it is.”
Today’s single arrives with an erratic official video directed by Aji Bass. Filmed primarily at Porter Studio in Brooklyn, with additional footage shot in upstate NY, the video is a visual juxtaposition between stability and disorder.
Formed in 2022, Panik Flower has another EP under their belt titled Dark Blue. The new EP was produced, mixed, and recorded by James Duncan (Taraneh, Nara’s Room, Dead Tooth, Raavi) and mastered by Carl Saff (Drops Nineteens, Dr. Dog, Sonic Youth). rearview will be available everywhere on April 30.
SkyDxddy Releases ‘Mortal Kombat’ Track + Video
SkyDxddy has unleashed “Mortal Kombat” song and video leading up to her debut album on May 16. The genre-bending artist returns with a vengeance in “Mortal Kombat”—an emotional fusion of indie rock and pop. Following the raw intensity of her recent releases “Medusa” and “HER,” this latest track is a battle cry for anyone who’s ever had to stand up to their oppressor—and win. Pre-save “Mortal Kombat” here.
SkyDxddy delivers an unapologetic anthem of strength, fueled by razor-sharp melodies and cinematic sonics that hit as hard as the song’s namesake.
“‘Mortal Kombat’ is that bad bitch anthem that everyone needs,” SkyDxddy said. “After so many people have done you wrong, you’re bouncing back and saying, ‘No, I won’t let you break me. Actually, I’m stronger now than I’ve ever been.'”
The single is the next step toward SkyDxddy’s debut album, “Traumacore: Raw and Uncut,” dropping May 16. The album promises a deeply personal, no-holds-barred exploration of trauma, healing, and self-empowerment, cementing SkyDxddy as a fearless voice in alternative music.
Kristine W. Drops Catchy Dance Version of Sade’s ‘Smooth Operator’
Kristine W is lighting up dance floors once again with her reimagining of the Sade classic, “Smooth Operator.” The soulful pop groove is the third release from Kristine’s soon-to-be-released album and pays homage to one of her favorite artists.
“I have been performing Sade since I put my first band together in college,” Kristine W explains. The song was a staple in her Vegas show, where she would perform medleys of her favorite artists like Donna Summer, Prince, and Sade.
Kristine W’s “Smooth Operator” is available on all preferred digital streaming music platforms.
“I think we have all met guys who fancy themselves as smooth operators,” Kristine W said. “I know I have, a time or two or three. Smooth talkers who put up a front of being successful businessmen, educated and well- traveled. In Vegas, you see a lot of them in the casinos all dressed up, hitting on gals half their age, gambling, putting on their high roller shows.”
For her rendition of “Smooth Operator”, Kristine W worked with Mark Matson (Emoticon), a master at producing songs that combine electro chill and jazz elements. It was important for Kristine that their chill version keep the integrity and vibe of the original.
Nellie McKay Returns with ‘Hey Guys, Watch This’
With the ambiance of a lonesome cry of the midnight train, stars twinkling over hillbilly lights in the mountain fog, Nellie McKay returns with “Hey Guys, Watch This.”
On April 11, the album will be released for the first time on vinyl, and also CD through Omnivore Recordings. Pre-order here.
Hear the first single “The Party Song” and watch the new videos for “Luckiest Mood” and “The Drinking Song,” with the Carpenter Ants (Michael Lipton, Ted Harrison, Jupie Little and Mark Bates).
Nellie will be on tour throughout 2025. Join them as they travel over the winding roads of West Virginia, circling back through haunted tunnels of embracing, low-bowing bushy tree branches.. go on, dust your broom and mellow out with tuneful tales of pain, pleasure, and the end of the world.
Nellie has produced an array of wildly varying albums, including her groundbreaking 2004 debut “Get Away From Me” and “Normal As Blueberry Pie: A Tribute to Doris Day”
Martha Wainwright Releases Self Titled Album on Vinyl
Twenty years ago, Martha Wainwright stepped out of her family’s illustrious shadow and announced herself to the world with her stunning self-titled debut album.
On May 23rd, [PIAS] will release this album on vinyl for the very first time. This classic debut will also be released on CD and digital with extra tracks and a bonus disc that features 14 rarities and alternate versions.
Gems include “Bring Back My Heart” featuring Rufus Wainwright, “Our Love” with Kate & Anna McGarrigle and “Far Away” featuring the late, great Garth Hudson, both never previously released.
“In the years before my first album was released, I was doing my own version of ‘artist development’ – playing a lot of gigs and going into the studio to make demos,” Martha remembers. “I got to New York City in 1998. It was a magical blur of fun and discovery, meeting musicians, playing and seeing shows and going into the studio. Hopping from bar to bar in the Lower East Side and Williamsburg.”
“These are some of the recordings that came out of that time,” Martha says of the bonus material. “Some were released as EPs that I would sell at shows but others have never been released. These are the ones that best reflect that time and the wild eclecticism I’ve always had, for better or worse, as an artist.”
To support the release, Martha will play shows this spring across North America, including the Troubadour in Los Angeles, CA and Le Poisson Rouge in New York, NY