On The Rise and Fall of Jelly Roll
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It’s over. At least for the most part, and for now. And though the producers of Jimmy Kimmel Live! and other corporate-warped minds might think he’s still the current hot thing, the truth is that Jelly Roll is cold product
Album Review – Tony Hannah’s “Love It Or Leave It”
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Tony Hannah’s Love It Or Leave It is one of those albums you don’t really need to make a convincing argument for. You simply press play, and the music does the rest. It’s so hard to find fault in, and so easy to fall in love with.
On The Passing of Dolly Parton
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Congratulations. You lived in the time of Dolly Parton. An infinite gift from above. Country music? This doesn’t even begin to contain the multitudes of this woman’s towering contributions across the entire expanse of humanity.
Blue Dot Fever Hits Nosebleeds of Some Garth Brooks Arena Stops
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For the Thursday show on September 10th in Rosemont, a good 90% of all upper deck seats are still available. For the Sunday matinee show, it’s about 70% of the upper deck that remains unsold. For Friday night, it’s about 50%.
We’ve Squeezed this Charley Crockett / Twin Temple Turnip Enough
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Yeah, I saw all the back and forths between Charley Crockett and Jack White last week. I also found the entire exchange and aftermath to be aggressively, aggressively boring. Don’t you think we’ve squeezed that turnip enough?
Album Review – Brandon Flowers – “Thrasher”
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Though the rest of the world knows him as the frontman for the new wave rock and roll band The Killers, he might have just accidentally hauled off and made an Album of the Year contender in country.
Austin Legend, Emerging Stars Featured on New Episode of The Hook
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It’s completely unacceptable to sit back and let AI, algorithmic scrolling, paid-for “influencers” and other inequitable regressions in the music industry sold to us as technological advancement completely erode the integrity of music.
Zach Top Releases Two New Songs
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Zach Top’s career feels like it’s at a crossroads. Smartly, Zach Top has released two new songs in hopes of re-igniting some of that initial momentum behind him. And generally speaking, they feel like they could be valuable in that pursuit.
Album Review – Kimmi Bitter’s “Bittersweet”
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Kimmi Bitter is country music’s throwback honky tonk sweetheart with a voice like Patsy Cline, and a style like The Ventures. She doubles down on the mod/Countrypolitan/surf/’60s sound that’s so succulent to the ear.
August 21st, 2026 is a Busy Day for New Albums. Here’s Your Guide
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You’re being warned now. The next couple of weeks are going to be the busiest weeks for cool releases in country and roots in 2026, with a cavalcade of albums coming out that could include some of your favorites of the year.
David Allan Coe Estate Enters Dispute as Forgotten Son Emerges
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It probably comes as no surprise to anyone that the David Allan Coe estate is embroiled in legal fights and verbal arguments in the aftermath of his death on April 29th. Beyond multiple ex-wives with multiple children between them…
Frank Beard: The Heartbeat of Texas Music (RIP)
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It was always the wonder of ZZ Top that the only member of the band with the name “Beard” was the only guy not rockin’ one darn near to his belly button. No matter, ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard dripped cool like the other two hombres.
On Miranda Lambert Opening Controversial New LiveNation Venue “The Truth”
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There’s worse offenses for sure. Nobody should be looking to “cancel” Miranda Lambert over this issue. Artists deserve to get paid. But is it a bad look? It kind of is. She could have passed it to someone else.