She took home the award for Best Instrumental Guitarist at the 2023 Blues Music Awards in Memphis.

The band has a new single called "Impatient."

Karrant and pianist Joe Alterman have collaborated on a jazzy new single covering “For What It’s Worth” by Buffalo Springfield. Alterman began at NYU with a BA and Masters in Jazz Piano followed by performances with Ramsey Lewis and others. Kevin Smith plays bass and Justin Chesarek plays drums on the track. Karrant appears at the Fairmont Grand Del Mar on June 24.

This year's Guitar Workshop Plus, happening June 25 through 30 at the Sheraton Harbor Mission Valley, will include a Blues Seminar taught by Riker, who has also returned to teaching weekly lessons at Rock and Roll San Diego. The event also features guitarist Alex Skolnick and bassist Nathan East. Riker's 16th CD, Alphabetical Blues Bash (Vol. 2), is due this summer with guest vocalists Lauren Leigh, Shelle Blue, Debora Galan, Josh Taylor, Rebecca Jade, Deanna Haala, Stacy Antonel, Heather Nation, and Nathan Raney.

A new video and single, "Fan To Flame," is due at the end of May, her first release in around four years. "I was so honored to have been asked to write and produce the end title track for the original indie thriller Follow Her, starring Luke Cook," she says, "as well as serve as the film’s Music Supervisor." Among the soundtrack collaborators are Kendrick Dial, Mark Walker, and Stephen Snyder.

A new single called “Feel Like It’s the 60s” drops June 7.

Their 12-inch vinyl Surfidia just dropped via Pacific/Sharawaji Records, along with a music video for the album track “Swanky” featuring Eddie Angel from Los Straitjackets. They're playing an outdoor show on July 18 at Tio Leo’s, as well as a 5 Year Anniversary celebration July 21 at Oceanside's Moose Lodge, and a July 23 gig at the Loma Club.

Optiganally Yours will stage a rare performance at EXOTIKON, happening in downtown L.A. June 23 through June 25. The event has added fellow local El Vez as a co-host, along with musical headliner Don Randi, keyboardist for The Wrecking Crew, who will re-create his 60s Exotica album live on stage. Exhibitions and symposiums include Bootleg Batman, an homage to unlicensed superhero products of the 60s and 70s.

Berryhill will be one of the headliners at the Nuggets festival happening May 19 in Glendale CA, as will fellow local Mike Stax of the Loons. The bill also includes Weird Al, Susanna Hoffs, Peter Case, Peter Buck of R.E.M., Johnny Echols of Love, Van Dyke Parks, Ron Dante of the Archies, Billy Vera (sans Beaters), and more.

The band has gone through a complete lineup change other than founder Parker Griggs, now backed by ex-Blues Pills guitarist Dorian Sorriaux, ex-Prisma Circus bassist Joaquin Escudero, and drummer Jeremy Davy. A European tour kicks off May 25 and wrapping up over the first week of July.

A limited edition clear vinyl variant re-release of their 2001 self-titled release will be offered by local label Three One G, filled with actual razor blades and limited to only 15 copies.

On May 12, the San Diego Music Award-winning songwriter is releasing a new song called "Disappearing" which she describes as "a reflection on the identity loss and unreasonable social expectations that so often accompany motherhood."

Jimmy LaValle formed his meditative electro-organic musical project The Album Leaf in 1999, going on to several acclaimed releases and touring with acts such as Sigur Rós. May 5 will see the release of a new album, Future Falling, his first original full-length (other than film scores and reissues) since 2016's Between Waves. The album, which includes guests Kimbra and Bat For Lashes, will be featured when The Album Leaf appears at the Casbah on May 13.

"[On] May 4, I’m finally releasing a very full length album titled Between The Seems," reports May. "Always questioning what’s real. Exploring every piece and style of who I am. The album features The San Diego Women’s Chorus, my old band The Forget Me Nots, and more. From rock to soul to ballads. 22 songs spanning my career." Album guests include guitarist Jeff Berkley, bassist Jeff Johnson, and drummer Josh Herms.

A new single just dropped for "Raw" featuring Tone Spliff and produced by Masta Conga. Kahlee describes the track as "architecture over a dark, grimy ass beat."