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Jimmy Failla live at The Complex!

AEG Presents Jimmy Failla Doors: 5:30pmShow: 6:30pm

Aaron Lee Tasjan

AaronLee Tasjan was experiencing the worst bout of imposter syndrome of his careerwhen he sat down and wrote Todd Snider a vulnerableemailasking for advice. Tasjan, despite writing and recording some of the most astute Americana rock songs of the last decade and being nominated for a Grammy, just didn’t see a future for an independent singer, songwriter, and guitarist like himself. Snider

Fort Desolation Fest 2026

The Fort Desolation Fest 2026 Lineup Is Here Don’t miss the ultimate outdoor music festival September 24–26 at the breathtaking Cougar Ridge Resort in Torrey, Utah. This year’s main-stage lineup features Drive-By Truckers, Andrew Bird, Grahame Lesh & Friends, Rayland Baxter, Futurebirds, Tune-Yards, Bella White and more. Fort Desolation Fest is where some of the best Americana artists perform in one of the most

The Milk Carton Kids

On their seventh studio album, Lost Cause Lover Fool (due April 24 on Far Cry/Thirty Tigers), The Milk Carton Kids offer nine songs that, more than ever, invite listeners to lean in close and linger inside the small moments the record quietly magnifies. When Los Angeles–based singer-songwriters Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan first emerged in

Carbon Leaf

Carbon Leaf’s fifteenth studio album,Time is the Playground is both a call to action and an embrace of the moment. Marrying nostalgic storytelling to nuanced, folk-infused indie rock, the Richmond, Virginia band embroiders heartfelt melody and harmony with acoustic and electric instrumentation to create a 12-song rumination on time, love and personal growth that’s equal

Jake Xerxes Fussell

Reared in Georgia and now settled in North Carolina, Jake Xerxes Fussell has established himself as a devoted listener and contemplative interpreter of a vast array of so-called folk songs, lovingly sourced from a personal store of favorites. He has released five studio albums to-date, beginning with his self-titled debut album, released by Paradise of

Tricky

Different When It’s Silent is the first Tricky album in six years, and with good reason. Since 2020’s Fall to Pieces the musician has released an album, and accompanying self-directed film, under the name Lonely Guest, an all-star 2021 project that included contributions from Oh Land, Marta Złakowska, Idles’ Joe Talbot, Murkage Dave, Maxïmo Park’s