Happy Friday, folks. As always, the good people here at ESSENCE are giving to you our weekly roundup of the best new music ...

Included in this edition of the news, the local music community mourns the loss of rocker Reese McHenry. We hear a Carolina Connection story on the changes at UNC’s Campus Y. We hear from the founder ...

CONCORD, N.C. – Cracker Barrel Concord Mills is hosting a community celebration event on Thursday evening.

The Offspring guitarist Noodles names 10 essential SoCal punk albums in this edition of Consequence's Crate Digging feature.

The Welsh indie rockers come back with their seventh (first in seven years). The bad: Some may miss the nonstop manic panic ...

Consumer Reporter John Matarese show how to check for unclaimed funds, so you Don’t Waste Your Money.

To help break this all down, brace your ears for the voices of Mike Kaye (who was in Germany last weekend) and Alex Zietlow, ...

Listen to Poppy Jean Crawford’s “Glamorous,” and Olsen’s cover of Crawford’s song “The Takeover,” from Cosmic Waves Volume 1 ...

Weezer, Bullet For My Valentine, Spiritbox and dozens more have also been confirmed for the Donington extravaganza, taking ...

The Christmas season kicks off in November with light shows, markets, train rides and more. Start planning your holiday ...

Throwing Muses, the long-running indie rock band led by Kristin Hersh, are getting ready for a new release sometime next year ...

MerleFest 2025 will welcome, Wyatt Flores, The War And Treaty, The SteelDrivers, Sam Bush, Asleep at the Wheel, The Lil ...