Terrapin Station Entertainment CEO Jonathan Shank is teaming with Osiris Media to launch the new podcast The Jam, which is described "as an outlet for artists and industry stalwarts to tell untold stories, lift up musical heroes and find the connective tissue between the jam scene and the mainstream."

The series launches today (3/19) with two episodes: the first with Relix editor in chief Dean Budnick and the second with former American Idol judge Randy Jackson (spoiler alert: the latter is, somewhat surprisingly, a big fan of jam band kings Phish).

Look for interviews with The Doors' Robby Krieger, Traffic's Dave Mason, The Meters' George Porter Jr., jazz veteran Billy Cobham and rock photographer Henry Diltz later in the season. Episodes will also feature rare music and suggestions to pair the listening experience with unique toast and jam pairings.

"It’s such an honor and privilege to be joined by so many amazing artists, friends and fellow travelers," says Shank, a longtime Deadhead who now produces tours and live experiences through Terrapin Station. "The Jam is a place for people to listen, learn, laugh and lift up. I’m blown away by the response to the podcast so far and can’t wait for the music lovers around the world to come on this journey with us."

After 15 years, The Black Crowes have migrated back to record stores today (3/15) with a new studio album, the Jay Joyce-produced and hilariously named Happiness Bastards. Out on the band's own Silver Arrow Records label, the LP includes the Crowes' first proper collab, the Lainey Wilson-featuring "Wilted Rose."

In celebration, the Robinson brothers-led, Red Light-managed band will tonight air a performance for Amazon Music's City Sessions taped last week at Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, New York. The action gets underway at 9 p.m. ET on Twitch.

Happiness Bastards will surely be music to the ears of Crowes fans, as it lives up to Joyce's description of sounding "old school real, live and raw. These guys came to town like a freight train—ready to lay it down, no bullshit. They brought the OG magic of their early albums along with some young punk spirit. I was honored to have captured it."

Added Wilson, "it’s an honor to wail on this record with these legendary, pioneering rock stars. Welcome back boys! You’ve been missed."

Those pesky critics seem to agree, with Esquire praising the album's "hard-charting riffs with echoes of Memphis soul and old-school barroom boogie," and Mojo hailing it as "a thrilling return, oozing sass and swagger."

A tour in support of Happiness Bastards begins 4/2 at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry and will proceed to such locales as Los Angeles' Greek Theatre (4/12) and New York's Radio City Music Hall (4/27) before descending on Europe in May and June. Be there, or risk having a hockey puck fired in your general direction by manager Mark DiDia.

Someone is sure giving love a bad name on "Cross Your Fingers," the second single from The Black Crowes' upcoming album Happiness Bastards. Thankfully, the heartbreak is balanced by some sweet guitar licks courtesy of Rich Robinson, and that soulful chorus makes it all seem okay—even if just for a couple minutes.

Happiness Bastards, due 3/15 on their own Silver Arrow Records, is the Crowes' first new album in 15 years. The Jay Joyce-produced set has already yielded "Wanting and Waiting," which has gone top 10 at AAA, Americana and Active Rock. Wethinks the Lainey Wilson-featuring "Wilted Rose" is a keeper too.

The Red Light-managed Crowes will support Happiness Bastards on the road beginning 4/2 in Nashville and will proceed to such locales as Los Angeles' Greek Theatre (4/12) and New York's Radio City Music Hall (4/27). Europe is on tap in May and June, which is the perfect time to shake one's money maker.