A second location of the iconic Brooklyn honky tonk “Skinny Dennis” will be celebrating its Grand Opening on March 1st in Nashville. Located at 2635 Gallatin Pike in East Nashville…
It’s a thing of beauty how the gentle but powerful musings of Juliet McConkey overwhelm your emotional faculties in disarming waves, awakening feelings often left dormant in the passing of everyday life.
The 2025 lineup is crowned by two Alabama bands that will absolutely melt your face off live, along with a strong selection of some of the best songwriters in all of country.
Three artists from three separate countries have released versions of “The Bullfighter” over the last two months. Who will be next? We will have to see.
Get on board with Charley Crockett, or get out of the way before you get trucked. This dude is on a tear and isn’t stopping or slowing down for anybody.
Tony Logue and his band have the uncanny ability to cut through all the pretentiousness that seems to permeate most all contemporary music to serve real and raw human emotions free from embellishment.
“MoDErN cOUnTRy SUcKS!” What are you nuts? It’s an embarrassment of riches out here, you just need to know where to point your nose. Turn off Bobby Bones and get to listening to the best in independent country music.
With no warning, and with little follow up information, rockabilly legend, big band leader, and bona fide guitar god Brian Setzer let it be known that he is no longer able to play the instrument that made him famous.
Caitlin Cannon is known for being a powerhouse, critically-acclaimed songwriter. But ahead of her upcoming album “Love Addict,” she’s revealing … well, let’s just say, a different side of herself.
Even before Jesse Welles wrote, recorded, and released this fully formed 10-song studio album amid sometimes daily song releases on social media, his musical output hovered somewhere near the impossible.
Imagine using the most advanced surgical procedures to meticulously isolate and extract the very kernel essence of what made performers like Sam Hunt and Florida Georgia Line so sinister and cringe
So much for retirement. Those who’ve seen Simpson live can attest that he’s having too much damn fun at the moment with the reconstituted lineup of his legendary band to stay home.
Though not technically the first country artist on the radio, nor the first on WSM, Bailey is generally regarded as having been the first Grand Ole Opry performer when George Hay introduced him.
This summer will mark 50 years that the 67-year-old Vince Gill has been performing music professionally, and he’s celebrating by going on an extensive tour that will culminate in a four night residency at the Ryman.
There’s a reason Zach Top is the reigning Saving Country Music Artist of the Year, and it’s not just for his music. To achieve such an accolade, you have to be the full package, including displaying personal character.
you can’t help but laugh at the name of Clay Walker’s new tour called the “Drive Me Smooth Tour.” Though some picked up on the reference immediately, many wondered what was up with the quirky name.
There is no easy or succinct way to regard The War and Treaty’s new album Plus One. It starts off terribly, but goes on to include perhaps some of the best songs of their entire catalog. It’s not really country at all, until it is…
You won’t hear “King” George Strait on the radio, and you’ll barely hear songs from Chris Stapleton these days. But both of these country stalwarts can sell out shows at the stadium level, and will do so once again in 2025.
Already opening shows for Zach Top, he’s got a similar sound to Zach, is a good guitar player as well, but it’s Cole Goodwin’s songwriting that is garnering attention, and distinguishing him from other neotraditionalist.
It’s one of the most frenetic and talent-rich events all year, resulting in one of the most sought-after tickets in music. It’s Willie Nelson’s Luck Reunion, and it happens on the Thursday of Austin’s greater SXSW gathering.
Even those well versed in the wide expanses of the Western music canon will be strongly intrigued and delighted to hear the decidedly singer/songwriter-style of Western music that Cam Pierce crafts.
In as titanic of a move as you will ever hear about in the world of bluegrass, fiddle player Jason Carter is leaving the Del McCoury Band to pursue a solo career after 33 years by Del McCoury’s side.
Gordy’s HWY 30 Music Festival in Filer, Idaho is moving forward in 2025, despite thousands of ticket holders, some music artists, and numerous investors, vendors, and advertisers from the festival’s Texas shows still seeking refunds.
Tip your hat to the folks who curated the roster for the 2025 FareWell Fest in Redmond, Oregon, because it might be the best independent country lineup we’ve seen so far in 2025. Crowned by Tyler Childers and Sturgill Simpson.
