Bruce Hornsby album, tour slated for spring

Bruce Hornsby has unveiled the title track and first single from his forthcoming album, Indigo Park, arriving April 3 on Zappo Productions/Thirty Tigers. Produced by Tony Berg, Will Maclellan and Bruce Hornsby, Indigo Park finds the artist backed by his longtime band, The Noisemakers, as well as guitarist Blake Mills, bassist Pino Palladino and drummer Chris Dave.

It also features collaborations with Bob Weir, Bonnie Raitt, Ezra Koenig and Robert Hunter. Listen to "Indigo Park" and watch the video: HERE

With the exception of two songs co-written with late Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter ("Alabama" and "Might As Well Be Me, Florinda"), Indigo Park finds Hornsby singing more in the first-person than he ever has. In the title track, the first song he wrote for the album, Hornsby looks back on a 10th grade party at the Indigo Park Pool in Williamsburg, Virginia, when a "great big entrance" went awry. 

Bruce Hornsby says, "It's just an old bastard, looking back. To be honest, I've found a way, a path to grow old gracefully, with help from some newborn friends of mine."

The creation of Indigo Park began in 2024, as Bruce Hornsby was turning 70. After releasing a streak of four albums in five years – Absolute Zero (2019), Non-Secure Connection (2020), 'Flicted (2022) and Deep Sea Vents (2024) – he was burnt out and tried his best to stop writing for a bit. That plan did not last. 

In addition to Indigo Park, 2026 brings the 40th anniversary of The Way It Is, both the album and its #1 single. 

Alongside The Noisemakers, Bruce Hornsby will perform music from Indigo Park and his past four decades on a headline tour of two dozen shows across the US this spring and summer. Find the list of dates below, and tickets at brucehornsby.com/#tour.

Pre-Order Indigo Park

Track listing:

Indigo Park
Memory Palace (feat. Ezra Koenig)
Entropy Here (Rust In Peace)
Silhouette Shadows
Ecstatic (feat. Bonnie Raitt)
Alabama
North Dakota Slate Roof
Sliver of Time
Might As Well Be Me, Florinda (with Bob Weir & feat. Blake Mills)
Take a Light Strain

'An Evening With' Tour Dates:

2/12 - Houston, TX - The Heights Theater - SOLD OUT
2/13 - Lake Jackson, TX - The Clarion at Brazosport College
2/28 - Denver, CO - Boettcher Concert Hall w/ the Colorado Symphony Orchestra

Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers Tour Dates:

4/9 - Cincinnati, OH - Taft Theatre
4/11 - Louisville, KY - Brown Theatre
4/12 - Nashville, TN - CMA Theater
4/14 - Knoxville, TN - Bijou Theatre
4/15 - Winston-Salem, NC - The Ramkat
4/17 - Atlanta, GA - TBA
4/19 - North Charleston, SC - High Water Music Festival
4/21 - Ponte Vedra Beach, FL - Ponte Vedra Concert Hall
4/23 - Birmingham, AL - The Lyric Theatre
4/25 - New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
6/2 - Redding, CA - Cascade Theatre
6/4 - Portland, OR - Revolution Hall
6/5 - Seattle, WA - Neptune Theatre
6/7 - Medford, OR - Holly Theatre
6/8 - Folsom, CA - Harris Center- Stage One
6/10 - San Ramon, CA - Dougherty Valley Performing Arts Center
6/11 - San Francisco, CA - Palace of Fine Arts
6/13 - Monterey, CA - Golden State Theatre
6/16 - Los Angeles, CA - The Troubadour
6/17 - Los Angeles, CA - The Troubadour
6/18 - Ojai, CA - Libbey Bowl
6/20 - Scottsdale, AZ - Virginia G. Piper Theatre
6/21 - Corona, CA - Dos Lagos Amphitheater
7/25 - Patchougue, NY - Great South Bay Music Festival

Record Store Day - April 2026 news: Rare titles from The Blasters, Romeo Void

As usual, the label has more cool Eighties-centric rock/alternative releases on tap...

Liberation Hall has announced a pair of titles for Record Store Day, the annual retail event which celebrates independent record stores in the U.S. and abroad. Record Store Day is set for Saturday, April 18. Liberation Hall will issue a double LP of previously unreleased live recordings from San Francisco new wave rockers Romeo Void, alongside the final installment in a wide-ranging catalog campaign from Los Angeles’ the Blasters. Both titles will be distributed by MVD Entertainment.

ROMEO VOID – Live ’81-‘85

In 2023, Liberation Hall released Live from Mabuhay Gardens, the first official concert recording from Romeo Void. That first RSD exclusive is now set to be followed by another limited-edition release. 

Live ’81-’85 captures Romeo Void performing in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and Albany, New York, as well as farther afield in London and Berlin. The 17-track set brings together songs from all three of the band’s studio albums — It’s a Condition (1981), Benefactor (1982) and Instincts (1984) — and features band members Debora Iyall (vocals), Frank Zincavage (bass), Peter Woods (guitar), Benjamin Bossi (saxophone), Larry Carter (drums), and Aaron Smith (drums). 

The deluxe double-LP package will be pressed on black vinyl and available in a gatefold sleeve designed by Zincavage and Skott Reader. The cover art is an homage to the band’s breakout record, 1981’s “Never Say Never” EP. The record’s inner bag will feature lyrics, rare photos and memorabilia. Live ’81-’85 will also be available on CD and digital. Digital single “Never Say Never” is available now.

TRACKLIST: 1. In the Dark | 2. Flashflood | 3. Shake the Hands of Time | 4. Not Safe | 5. Undercover Kept | 6. White Sweater | 7. S.O.S. | 8. Never Say Never | 9. I Mean It | 10. Billy’s Birthday | 11. Just Too Easy | 12. Say No | 13. Instincts | 14. A Girl in Trouble (Is a Temporary Thing) | 15. Out on My Own | 16. Six Days and One | 17. Chinatown| 18. Myself to Myself *

* Vinyl and digital download bonus track (does not appear on CD)
All live tracks written by Romeo Void and previously unreleased.

NEKO CASE ON ROMEO VOID:

“Live ’81-’85 captures that sweet spot after the record is made where you tour until the songs come out of you like a gorgeous martial arts drill and you wish you could go back and record them all over again. Debora Iyall’s vocals are so confident and commanding. She is one of those singers who make me wonder how much less myself I would be if they hadn’t been there.”

THE BLASTERS – Rare Blasts: Studio Outtakes and Movie Music 1979-1985

A crown jewel in last year’s Record Store Day roster, An American Music Story: The Complete Studio Recordings 1979-1985, was a comprehensive 5-LP overview from Los Angeles roots-rock legends the Blasters. This deluxe box set was an immediate sellout, and over the past six months Liberation Hall has kept busy reissuing the five titles as standalone releases. 

The final entry from that box set, Rare Blasts: Studio Outtakes and Movie Music 1979-1985, arrives on April 18. It will be available on translucent cobalt blue vinyl with an inner sleeve showcasing rare photos, memorabilia, and liner notes essay by co-producer Chris Morris. Digital single “Can't Stop Time” is available now.

Formed in Downey, California, the Blasters lineup throughout their 1980s heyday comprised vocalist Phil Alvin, Grammy Award-winning songwriter and lead guitarist Dave Alvin, drummer Bill Bateman, bassist John Bazz, keyboardist Gene Taylor, and saxophonists Lee Allen and Steve Berlin. 

TRACKLIST: 1. 21 Days in Jail (W. Dixon, L.P. Weaver) | 2. Love 24 Hours a Day (T. Jarrett) | 3. I Fell in Love (unknown) | 4. So Glad (C.A. Burnett) | 5. Ashamed of Myself (R. McCoy/C. Singleton) | 6. Lone Wolf (R. Harris) | 7. One Bad Stud (J. Lieber/M. Stoller) # | 8. Blue Shadow # | 9. Justine (D. Harris/D. Terry) | 10. Leave My Money Alone (C. Green/J. West) | 11. Flat Top Joint | 12. Can’t Stop Time | 13. Cry for Me (M. London) | 14. Kathleen

All songs by Dave Alvin unless otherwise noted.
# Originally appeared on the MCA Records release Streets of Fire: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. All tracks are previously released.