​The latest single from 'Silver Patron Saints: The Songs of Jesse Malin' is out now! Hear Bruce Springsteen cover "She Don’t Love Me Now" below!

"When we recorded the original, we were going for some kind of Stax/Sam Cooke vibe," Malin said about the new release. "Bruce went deeper, and brought out even more of the soul. As a friend, a human being, and an artist, Bruce walks it like he talks it."

Pre-order the album on vinyl HERE!

Lou Koller has started his cancer treatment and gave his fans and supporters a brief update via Instagram on August 26th! "The first week of chemo was almost two weeks ago," Lou said in the update. "The first three days were brutal. Not fun at all." Lou is currently undergoing chemo therapy for Adenocarcinom (esophageal cancer) which insurance will only partially over. Your donations to the Lou Koller Fund will help cover these increasing costs and he continues to focus on healing and resting. "Thank you all for your support, your continued support. You don’t know how much this is helping me."

What the full video update below!

LIVE 8/30 @ 4:00p PST—Pour a glass of NEW refreshingly topical Butter Sauv Blanc and join us for #JaMHappyHour benefiting Sweet Relief Musician’s Fund— feat. LIVE tunes from musical guest, Robert Grace! Hosted by iHeartRadio’s Jana Sutter, tune in on Facebook and YouTube, @JaMCellars, for an hour of sips, cheers, doin’ good—JaM is donating $1, up to $3,000, for every like, comment, and share made during the show!
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After raising over $75,000 in the last three years, JaM Cellars has committed a minimum $30,000 through 2024 and YOU can help! We’re donating $1 for every click, like and share made during JaMHappyHour benefiting Sweet Relief, up to $2,500 per show. We have hosted amazing artists including Mondo Cozmo, Emily Kinney,  Robert DeLong and Lisa Loeb. Every month, we’ll be sipping delish wines and JaMming for a good cause with an extra special guest artist. Check out JaMCellars.com/Music for upcoming shows and join us for cheers & applause!

​Refresh your 6-string guitar, or uke, with a new set of strings and support musicians in need at the same time!

GET a FREE Restring with a $20 donation to Sweet Relief Musician’s Fund. ($55 value)

Join The Magic Flute for their 4th ANNUAL restringing event! Get an expert restring from techs Christian Dean, Avery Okamura and Blake Biller for a $20 donation (includes FREE strings provided by D'Addario).

IT’S A FUNDRAISING EVENT with 100% of ALL DONATIONS to Sweet Relief Musicians Fund, supporting career musicians during times of need. 

6 string electric and acoustic guitars and 4-string ukes are welcome. Their goal is to do as many restrings as possible in 3 hours so please no 12-string or bass guitars, or Floyd Rose/locking tremolos. Ok to bring more than one instrument and get a restring for a $20 donation EACH.

​FREE STRING SUPPLIES ARE LIMTED, so get there early! Plus Free LIVE Entertainment During the Restring Event.

Australian singer-songwriter Sia has officially joined the Soundwaves family!
 
Earlier this month, at her home in Los Angeles, the Adelaide-born and nine-time Grammy Award-nominee signed a limited-edition collection of artwork created from the sound waves of 2016's 'Unstoppable' — the final promotional single from her seventh studio album, This Is Acting. The song went on to achieve one billion streams on Spotify by the end of 2023 and won the APRA Music Awards of 2024 for Most Performed Australian Work Overseas.
 
Sia also hand-wrote lyrics from the song onto each of the four Original artworks, making these extra special! Check them out at the link below.
 
All profits will be donated to Sweet Relief Musicians Fund. 

​Don Heffington, a beloved L.A. musician who died of leukemia in 2021, will be the subject of the charity tribute albumm, coming out this fall, with featured artists including Jackson Browne, Fiona Apple, Buddy Miller, John C. Reilly, Dave Alvin and Watkins Family Hour. The album, “Tonight I’ll Go Down Swingin’: A Tribute to Don Heffington,” arrives Oct. 18, and is preceded by a teaser track from Browne that’s out now, “Everywhere I Look.”

Heffington was one of the most beloved of all musicians on the L.A. scene over the last several decades, especially among figures associated with either the Largo or roots-rock scenes, with a renown that well outlasted and transcended his already-important tenure as the drummer for Lone Justice in the mid-1980s. His influence as both a sideman and a singer-songwriter in his own right is apparent from the illustrious guest list signed up by producers Sheldon Gomberg (Ben Harper, Rickie Lee Jones) and Sebastian Steinberg (Fiona Apple, Iron & Wine) for this project, which was already in the works when Heffington died three years ago.

Other artists contributing tracks to the album include a fellow former Lone Justice member, Marvin Etizoni, along with Peter Case, Willie Watson (of Old Crow Medicine Show fame), Inara George, Victoria Williams, Eleni Mandell, Tony Gilkyson, Momo featuring Jim Keltner, Tom Brousseau, the Boltcutters, and Sarah Kramer with Jorge Calderón and Van Dyke Parks. Not surprisingly, the cast includes a good number of musicians associated with the scene at L.A.’s Largo, where Heffington was a frequent presence.

​The album, which benefits Sweet Relief Musicians Fund, can be preordered below. (The digital and CD versions include all 20 tracks, while the vinyl version contains a 10-track selection.

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1. “Kiss the Moon Goodbye” – Watkins Family Hour
2. “Fired Again” – Buddy Miller
3. “Avenue C” – Dave Alvin
4. “Crablice & Quaaludes” – The Boltcutters
5. “Generator” – Eleni Mandell
6. “Seeds On Hard Ground” – Tony Gilkyson
7. “Everywhere I Look” – Jackson Browne
8. “The Heffington Appreciation Society” – MOMO feat. Jim Keltner
9. “Heffington Abstract” – Sarah Kramer with Jorge Calderón and Van Dyke Parks
10. “Live Slow Die Old” – John C. Reilly
11. “Lately” – Fiona Apple
12. “Tonight I’ll Go Down Swingin’” – Don Heffington
13. “Although the Lord” – Victoria Williams
14. “Flying Over Flagstaff” – Marvin Etzioni
15. “Sorry About the Matter” – Tom Brousseau
16. “Time to Drink Whiskey” – Willie Watson
17. “New Rising Sun” – Peter Case
18. “That’s Hollywood” – Ramsay Midwood
19. “Put a Kiss and a Tear in Yr. Letter” – Inara George
20. “Irish Heartbeat” – Laura and Don Heffington

We're honored to be the beneficiaries of the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass "Out Of The Park" shows! 

​For the past several years, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass has collaborated with local venues to promote "Out Of The Park" shows - nighttime concerts by artists who are also playing the festival during the day. This year, proceeds from these shows will go to Sweet Relief's San Francisco Bay Area Fund. Concerts with Glen Hansard and Greensky Bluegrass at the Fillmore, Robyn Hitchcock, Fruition, The Bones of J.R. Jones, and Kelly Willis at Sweetwater Music Hall, Haley Heynderickx at The Guild Theatre, and Big Star's Radio City 50th Anniversary at The Great American Music Hall have been announced. More to be announced soon!
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"During the pandemic, we worked with Sweet Relief to provide assistance for the Bay Area music community," said Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Executive Director John Caldon. "Knowing the funds go to those struggling to make ends meet while facing physical or mental health issues, disability, or age-related problems, we're proud to partner with Sweet Relief to support artists, who are the lifeblood of HSB."

GET YOUR TICKETS BELOW!

Glen Hansard, 10/3, The Fillmore
Greensky Bluegrass, 10/4, The Fillmore 
Fruition, 10/4, Sweetwater Music Hall
The Bones of J.R. Jones, 10/5, Sweetwater Music Hall
Robyn Hitchcock, 10/6, Sweetwater Music Hall
Kelly Willis, 10/8, Sweetwater Music Hall
Haley Heyndrick, 10/6, The Guild Theatre 
Big Star's Radio City 50th Anniversary, 10/4, The Great American Music Hall

Donate to Sweet Relief's Bluegrass Fund, via the button below, and you'll be entered for a chance to win a one-of-a-kind prize: a signed Martin GPC-16E acoustic-electric guitar from the American Jam and Bluegrass bands Leftover Salmon, Railroad Earth and Yonder Mountain String Band!

​This guitar, signed by all three bands, is not just an instrument; it's a piece of bluegrass history. Leftover Salmon, Railroad Earth and Yonder have spent over thirty years pushing the boundaries of bluegrass, blending traditional sounds with a progressive, genre-defying approach that has made them a cornerstone of the modern jamband scene. By supporting the Sweet Relief Bluegrass Fund, you’re not only helping those in the music industry, but you’re also getting a chance to own a piece of this iconic band’s legacy.
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About the Martin GPC-16E:
The Martin GPC-16E acoustic-electric offers players a sleek and comfortable Grand Performance-style guitar. Handcrafted in our Nazareth factory as part of the 16 Series, its body shape combines the projection, balanced tone, and added bass of a Grand Performance model with the depth and comfort of an Auditorium (000) guitar.

We want to extend a big thank you to Bandinq for their support of Sweet Relief! They’re generously contributing 15% of each active Rockstar subscription on their platform to our mission. We truly appreciate their commitment and partnership!

WHY THEY CHOSE SWEET RELIEF:
"Our top priority with Bandinq is to help musicians in any way that we can. The platform is designed to specifically do just that. However, we are looking for other ways to full-fill that mission. Sweet Relief Musicians Fund is a charity foundation that provides financial assistance to all types of career musicians and music industry workers who are struggling to make ends meet. Their mission really resonates with us, so we pledge to donate 15% of each active Rockstar subscription to their cause!" - Brandon Parrigin, Founder

Bandinq is a platform that serves as a dynamic hub for bands and artists in the United States, offering a comprehensive toolkit to facilitate all aspects of band management. Bands and artists can effortlessly manage bookings, coordinate schedules, and handle administrative tasks with ease, allowing them to focus more on their music and less on logistics. Basic use of Bandinq is completely free for each and every user. Always. Get started with Bandinq today and experience the power of our intuitive band management platform!

To celebrate this partnership, Bandinq is offering $1 off of their Rockstar tier for the life of the subscription! Just use promo code: SWTSPT

Lou Koller, lead singer for New York hardcore band SICK OF IT ALL has been diagnosed with Adenocarcinoma (esophageal cancer). He is undergoing treatment at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) in NY and chemo therapy will take place at their location in New Jersey where Lou lives. However, Lou could use your help as insurance does not currently cover his treatment or required surgery in NY. Insurance will only partially cover treatments taking place in his home state of New Jersey.

Lou is a founding member of Sick of it All and the band rely upon the income from touring to support their families. As a result of Lou’s diagnosis all tour plans present and future have been cancelled. The bills are overwhelming and we ask that if you have the means you might consider donating to help Lou cover these costs and focus on his treatment and recovery. He has a long road ahead and undetermined time frame to recovery before he is well enough to perform and tour once again.

Learn more on the Lou Koller Fund page, and please consider donating, or sharing on your platforms, if you're able. 

Attention fans of The X Files! Our friends at Soundwaves Art recently worked with David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson to turn the sound waves of the legendary X Files theme song, originally created by composer Mark Snow,  into these artworks! David and Gillian will be hand signing each print, all profits go to Sweet Relief! Get yours below before they're gone.