Franti chats with the ZEW backstage Hangout and debuts song never before heard on radio. Hear it now.

NOLA funkrockers to play 92ZEW’s Road to Hangout Music Fest Free Concert Series Sunday 5pm. Khris Royal & Dark Matter is a young alternative funk band steeped in jazz flavors on the forefront of the NOLA music scene.

Now Atlantic Records artist, SOV returns to the Gulf Coast for R2HOMF Free Concert Series, Saturday May 11 at 7pm. True world class rock band with members hailing from Brazil, France, Canada and U.S.

‘Live-wired, straight-shootin, dirty-mouth’d, pelvis-pushing juke music”, Vintage Trouble opens for The Who on their European tour and The Rolling Stones at Hyde Park. The So Cal band brings it Friday night for 92ZEW’s Road to Hangout Fest Free Concert Series too. Pretty good company to be in.

Advance listen to some tracks from anticipated summer blockbuster ‘The Great Gatsby’. Producers reveal all-star soundtrack listing that boasts new recordings from Lana Del Ray, Florence and the Machine, Jack White, the XX and more. Watch the official movie trailer, see the soundtrack listing here.

92ZEW’s Most Frequently Played New Tunes this week. Some songs may have been broadcast during specialty weekend shows. What are your top 5?

ZEW Free Show Sunday with New Orleans’ based, Dangerbird Recording artist Royal Teeth.

Look for French indie band Phoenix to perform tonight on the Jimmy Kimmel show (ABC 3). See them live at this year’s Bonnaroo and/or Jazz Fest. Watch the video for their first single ‘Entertainment’.

This Saturday at Soul Kitchen, check out the guitarist who’s already been invited to play Clapton’s Crossroads Festival, won the Robert Johnson Foundation’s New Generation Award at 16, personally chosen by Jeff Beck to open for him on tour, and is the only unsigned artist on Guitar Hero 5 among many other recognitions.

Tyler Bryant was born to play music. The 21-year-old guitar prodigy has been playing since he was six and was bred on the roughneck blues of Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson and Stevie Ray Vaughan. The only unsigned artist on Guitar Hero 5 has won awards from Robert Johnson Blues Foundation and was asked by Eric Clapton to play the legendary Crossroads Festival.

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Eric Clapton’s latest release, Old Sock, arrives in stores March 12 and features two new tracks and ten covers of some of Eric’s favorite songs.
Slowhand explains how he goes about performing a cover:
“When I sing famous songs or other people’s songs by people I

As usual, Mr. Earle’s got something to say. A powerful video was just released for the first single, Invisible (watch below). Steven’s new album with the Dukes (and Duchesses) on New West Records, is called The Low Highway and will be available April 16.
 
 
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Hangout Festival 2013 artist Delta Rae’s latest single features Fleetwood Mac’s Lindsey Buckingham. The video for the tune was debuted today online via Rolling Stone magazine. (watch below)

New album releases today include the All star tribute concert to Levon Helm, drummer for the pioneering band that backed Bob Dylan, The Band. Recorded last October in New Jersey the album that features such a legends like Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters, The Eagles’  Joe Walsh, John Hiatt, John Mayer,

Featuring Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters, Joe Walsh of the Eagles, Gregg Allman, Warren Haynes, Bruce Hornsby, John Hiatt, John Mayer and many others paying homage to Helm.