Jason Isbell, Bonnie Raitt, Lucinda Williams, Lake Street Dive, John Moreland, and The Milk Carton Kids are among the nominees for the 15th annual Americana Honors and Awards! Congrats to all of these great Port Merch clients who are at the top of their game and being recognized for it! See all of the nominees and get more info at Rolling Stone and the Americana Music Association website.

Sorry for the break from news updates, but we’ve been extraordinarily busy! We’re bringing our online store system kicking and screaming into the 21st century, and it has been labor-intensive to say the least.

We’ve picked up several new artists since we last dispatched an update – The Jayhawks, The Hip Abduction, Yarn, High Highs, and The Ragbirds all have spiffy new online stores! They’ve got news as well. Veteran outfit The Jayhawks have just released their amazing ninth album, Paging Mr. Proust. Yarn has a new album coming later in May that is now available for pre-order. In addition, The Hip Abduction, High Highs, and The Ragbirds also recently released albums. These are all things you should investigate by clicking the band names above.

Bonnie Raitt has been one of the big musical stories of 2016, returning with a new album and hitting the road with a vengeance. Her online store has also been rejuvenated with all kinds of new merch from the Dig In Deep Tour – posters, shirts, hats, and koozies await you!

Nada Surf might be one of the busiest bands on the planet right now. They released a flawless new album in February, completed a European tour, and are now hitting the road in the US for a summer jaunt. Check out dates at their website and new tour merchandise at their online store.

St Paul and The Broken Bones continue to gain new fans worldwide, and they’ve got a couple of colorful new shirts for the summer as well. Check out their store and get some eye-catching new threads!

John Moreland has a couple of very, very cool limited edition posters available in his store for the first time ever.

Stryper continue to add to their cache of goodies with new vintage baseball-style shirts, “burnout” logo shirts. dog collars, stickers, patches, temporary tattoos, and more! Check out all the ways you can Stryper-fy your life.

Thanks for your support of Port artists!

Love is most definitely in the air at Port Merch this month, as we are being showered with the kisses of many awesome new releases.

LAKE STREET DIVE has released their latest pop masterpiece, Side Pony, and it is shipping now. As is the custom, they’ve also stocked their online store with lots of new shirts! Visit their new store for more info.

Musical legend MAVIS STAPLES has also released a new album, which is a big deal! Livin’ on a High Note is shipping now, and autographed CDs are available. Mavis also signed a few copies of her amazing book, I’ll Take You There, and they are available for a limited time.

In early March, rock veterans NADA SURF will release their 7th full-length album of original songs, You Know Who You Are. The album is amazing and you need to preorder it on CD or LP now! They’ve also provided us with a limited amount of the 3-LP live album Live at the Neptune Theatre.

Rather than vote for some other clown this fall, we ask that you consider voting the Pity Party. PUDDLES PITY PARTY has thrown his pitiful little hat into the ring and there’s a whole new line of merch including shirts, buttons, and stickers.

THE BROTHERS COMATOSE also have a new album coming in early March. City Painted Gold is now available for preorder on CD or LP.