Blackberry Smoke will round up a few of their finest Southern-rocking contemporaries for “Spirit of the South Tour: A Celebration of Southern Rock and Roll,” set to get underway in July. Joining Blackberry Smoke for the trek will be the Allman Betts Band, the Wild Feathers, and founding Allman Brothers …

Nineteen-year-old Los Angeles native Lila Drew is a R&B singer-songwriter to watch, and her song “Locket” is the perfect representation of the dreamy and smooth songs she is bound to serve up in the future. It’s a great end-of-winter jam, ideal for fantasizing of warmer weather. “Locket” explores first heartbreak …

Say “the Romanian New Wave” to folks who tend to order their cinema off-menu, and they’ll happily regale you with tales of long takes, deliberate paces, dour perspectives and a serious distrust of authority. They’ll also tell you that the country has produced some of the most complex, captivating movies …