An Americana band whose sun-kissed songwriting, fiery electric guitar, and lush vocal harmonies evoke the California coastline as much as the Bible Belt countryside, the HawtThorns are rooted in the collaborative chemistry of husband-and-wife duo KP and Johnny Hawthorn.

Already a leading light in L.A.’s independent country scene, the HawtThorns swing for the heartland country-rock fences with “Shaking,” whose brightly-strummed guitars and sunny harmonies channel the warmth of the band’s west coast home. If KP Hawthorn’s voice sounds familiar, that’s likely because the frontwoman recently logged several years with Calico, whose roster of twang-loving power women also included…

Veteran blues guitarist John Mayall will release a new album called Nobody Told Me through Forty Below Records on February 22.

Hear the latest track from it, a version of Little Milton’s “That’s What Love Will Make You Do” featuring Todd Rundgren, below:

“When I was 18, one of the greatest influences in my musical life was John Mayall’s Bluebreakers,” says Rundgren. “Some 50 years later, it is one of the most memorable experiences I’ve ever had as a guitarist – to be a Bluesbreaker, if only for a moment.”

WORLD PREMIERE: Sugaray Rayford Unveils New Single ‘You and I’ Photo: Suzan Jones

With just a few weeks remaining until the arrival of Sugaray Rayford’s new album Somebody Save Me, the Texas-born bluesman has shared the project’s latest Stax-indebted stormer of a third single, “You and I.” Though imbued with throwback echoes of soul music’s past, the buoyant track coupled with Rayford’s impassioned vocals coalesce for a sound that’s undeniably fresh and inspired.

"The Revelator" is the lead cut from Somebody Save Me, the new release from Texas-born soul/blues singer Sugarray Rayford out March 1 on Forty Below Records.

Drawing inspiration from the likes of Otis Redding, Teddy Pendergrass, and Muddy Waters, Rayford remains very much his own artist. The song marries the funky soulfulness of classic R&B records while acknowledging contemporary

John Mayall has worked with a few notable guitar players during the past six decades -- Eric Clapton, Peter Green, Mick Taylor and Harvey Mandel, just to name a few. And his latest album, Nobody Told Me, finds the British-born blues legend teaming with a few more, including Joe Bonamassa on "What Have I Done Wrong," premiering exclusively here.

On March 1st, Forty Below Records will release Somebody Save Me, the new studio album from soul blues singer, Sugaray Rayford. At 6’5” this cigar chompin’ ex-Marine with a voice like a force of nature holds court in any room he enters. Possessing a magnetic personality, and an old school vocal style that echoes Muddy Waters, Otis Redding and Teddy Pendergrass, Rayford is also a stellar dancer with moves reminiscent of the legendary James Brown.

84-year-old blues guitar legend John Mayall has announced that his new album, Nobody Told Me, will be released by Forty Below Records on February 22.

Special guests in the album include Todd Rundgren, Little Steven Van Zandt of The E Street Band, Alex Lifeson from Rush, Joe Bonamassa, Larry McCray and Carolyn Wonderland.

Nobody Told Me was recorded at Foo Fighters’ Studio 606 on the same Sound City Neve console Fleetwood Mac used to record

Sam Morrow's Cynical Joy Finds LA Country at Its Best

On his third LP, the rising LA country star is taking more chances and giving fewer fucks. Watch the premiere of his "Quick Fix" video below.

The story of a 20-something fleeing Texas for Los Angeles, reckoning with addiction, and becoming a rising country music star, is, well, the sort of thing that’d make a good country song. And it happens to be the story of Sam Morrow, LA’s young prince of unabashed country gold.

On April 20, Eric Corne will release his new studio album, Happy Songs For The Apocalypse. Known for his production work for blues greats like John Mayall and Walter Trout, Corne has also become an integral part of Los Angeles’ country scene, having had a hand in projects from up-and-coming artists like Jaime Wyatt and Sam Morrow via his label Forty Below Records.

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Sam Morrow, Concrete and MudThis Angeleno offers a West Coast take on country music on his third album, but Concrete and Mud's vibe is less sunshine and palm trees and more in line with the hard surfaces and grit of its album title. In the pulsing, clavinet-assisted "Quick Fix" and the swaggering album opener "Heartbreak Man," Morrow pairs his brawny voice and tales of life at the margins with brittle funk…

Sam Morrow and Jaime Wyatt know all about hard living, and on their new duet "Skinny Elvis" they invoke one of rock & roll's original hedonists, Elvis Presley, with an assist from steel pedal great Jay Dee Maness.

The go-for-broke boogie appears on Morrow's new album Concrete and Mud, which sees the California singer hitting his stride after battling his way to sobriety in recent years. Fellow Sunshine State resident and kindred spirit Wyatt – who's done some hard time – tackle this amphetamine-fueled rattler with full-throated verve. "Loosen your belt, let yourself go/Stage a comeback, it's time to steal the show," they sing. More than a mere good-humored invocation of the King, they belt it out with the panache of two people who have come back from the brink themselves.