On April 3, the musical project of Valerie Polichar will drop a debut full-length called Everything, mastered by Grammy-nominated mastering engineer Joe Lambert (The National, The Black Crowes). Over the course of seven years, Polichar recorded new arrangements of older compositions and penned five new tracks. “Recording work from another part of my life lets me see through a window into my past emotional self,” she says. “What amazes me is how consistent my heart has been, how familiar and immediate those long-ago feelings are. The songs are little communication lines through time to which I hope others, too, will connect.” Guest contributors include Garry Franklin (U.S.) on vocals, Gary Gahan (Canada) on saxophones, Hilliat Fields (United Kingdom) on guitars and Ebow, Pete Nickerson (Canada) on drums, and bass and Michael Wojtasiak (U.S.) on guitars. The record is being promoted with video for "Everything," a lyric video for "Lose Your Love," and Scottish filmmaker Robin Johnston's 2018 video for "Red Flares" has been remixed and remastered for the release.

The band's new three-song EP 'Til The Anarchy's Restored (Rise Records), features the previously unreleased title track and one-take performances of the band's classic songs "Drunken Lullabies" and "What's Left of the Flag." Says singer-guitarist Dave King, "In a world that seems more divided than ever, this song feels more like a letter reaching out to a neighbor or a friend, and renewing relationships that might seem lost or gone. Maybe it's time to say hello again."

They'll share a split-EP with fellow locals True Stories, Capitulo Uno, featuring five songs from each band and due on May 26 via Spain's Snap!! Records label. The EP will be available on 12-inch vinyl, CD, or digitally, with two different front cover sleeves. The Alvino selection includes five instrumental songs, including two David Fleminger originals and a surf-styled ELO cover. The True Stories side collects four out of print rarities and a Db's cover.

His upcoming album A Passage contains musical interpretations of sixteen Irish poems, most of them from the 19th century. Guest bassist John Avila (Oingo Boingo) recorded the album at his San Gabriel studio, with additional guest musicians such as guitarists Greg Douglass (Steve Miller Band) and Johnny Vernazza (Elvin Bishop Group), and drummer Larry Grano (Richie Furay).

They won a Jazz Road Tours grant enabling them to travel to Florida and Georgia at the end of March for shows in Orlando, Del Ray Beach, Miami Dade, Largo, and Madison.

The had to cancel the first leg of their big reunion tour, after drummer Travis Barker suffered an injury to his finger requiring surgery. The reunion tour was due to start in Mexico, followed by a Latin American leg, but those dates are canceled and the tour will instead launch on May 4 in St. Paul, MN.

Their debut album Blaspheme Queen was just released on Enabler No. 6/SonaBLAST! Records, along with a video for their single “Bennet.” According to the band, "Bennet is about a man that I met online. After years of making music and seeing no progress, no fans, no attention, he was making all these posts about giving up on his dreams and his feelings of defeat. It really touched me on a profound level because he reflected a lot of my own personal fears at the time and the fears of a lot of people that are pursuing a career in the arts." They'll perform at Sun Valley Film Fest on April 1.

The new project from San Diego/Tijuana-based MC Gilead7 (of Chicago hip-hop act Tomorrow Kings) and San Diego-based producer Boricua Sandy will drop their album ArtSpace on April 21 via Damn That Noise/Expanded Art. A single and video is streaming online for “Unspoken” featuring DJ Presyce of the Chicago collective The Molemen (a former member of Mass Hysteria).

Poltz's second annual BaHOOTenzie! Song School and Folk Fest will be staged in conjunction with the Joshua Tree Music Festival on May 2-4 (Song School) and May 5-6 (Folk Fest). The songwriting sessions, open to all, are led by Poltz alongside fellow instructors Tim Bluhm, Amber Rubarth, and Maya de Vitry. Folk Fest performers include Keller Williams, Glen Phillips (Toad The Wet Sprocket), Rainbow Girls, Tim Bluhm (The Mother Hips), Maya De Vitry, Amber Rubarth, and Lisa Sanders.

Her RETRO Trilogy, is a three EP set of pop-music covers done in jazzy arrangements, with each EP covering a different decade and will feature six songs. The 1977: Retro Trilogy EP came with a music video for the single covering Cat Stevens' "The Wind," shot on the Big Island of Hawaii. The second installment recently dropped, 1988 Retro Trilogy, recorded in New York City with producer Matt Pierson and featuring songs by Tears For Fears, Prince, Gipsy Kings, Peter Gabriel, and more. Part three, 1999 Retro Trilogy, is due March 10.

They're preparing to tour Australia and New Zealand.

After retiring his Bad Credit rap spoof, McLaughlin created stand-up act that led him to performing regularly in San Diego, L.A., and Vegas. His first standup LP An Evening of This! debuted on the Apple Music Comedy charts at number nine. He'll follow-up in April with a new LP called I Didn’t Start the Fire (And Other Lies).

Otis Barthoulameu, aka O, has passed away. The singer-guitarist also played with Makeup Sex, Systems Officer, and Olivelawn. "He tour managed lots of bands from the UK when they came to play in SD," recalls Casbah operator Tim Mays. "He was the guitar master of loud heavy chords."

To celebrate its 30th Anniversary, David J's album Urban Urbane will be re-released for the first time on vinyl on Record Store Day. The reissue comes as a 2xLP gatefold record, with a second LP of unreleased outtakes, demos, and a download code. The outtakes feature guests appearances by T-Bone Burnett, Steven Perkins (Jane’s Addiction), and covers from T-Rex and John Cale.

Bassist, harmonica player, and singer Dane Terry was killed in a February 13 motorcycle accident. He also performed in a duo with Chris Clarke (a bandmate from Zapf Dingbats), as well as being a veteran of acts such as Snakedrivers, A 5th of Blues, Jukeville, Jack City Blues Band, and Cadillac Wreckers. He has also performed with Jeffrey Joe Morin, Gregory Page, Rusty Jones, Folding Mr. Lincoln, Robin Henkel, Chet Cannon, and others.

Previn recently took part in a session with reggae producer, The Scientist, for an upcoming Paul McCartney project, a new version “Frank Sinatra’s Party” from Egypt Station Explorer Edition. Previn's own upcoming single, "Purpose of a Dog," features her son Max O’Reilly playing guitars and electronic drums and was produced by Jeff Forrest for Noise Cartel Records, with a video streaming online. The March 20 single release party at the Casbah will feature her backed by A Lens to the Sun.