The flooding around July 4th in Central Texas and the Hill Country has affected the region’s music community in significant ways, but none bigger than the loss of that Texas country artist Pat Green has suffered directly.
What about the toe tappers, the booty shakers, and the boot scooters? That’s what the best SINGLE distinction is for. They can be great “songs” too. But these are the tracks that get stuck in your head.
Joined by his band of Bubba Belin on steel guitar, Paul Jenkins on bass, and Blaine Crews on drums, they ran through Josh Weathers originals as well as country music classics and other popular songs, raising an incredible $337,353.
2025’s River Jam is set to take place July 11th-13th. But of course, the recent floods in the region have set a completely different tone for the annual event. That is why the long-running Sunday River Jam has turned into a benefit.
It’s never been easy to pigeon-hole Parker McCollum, or summarize his music career or sound in a concise sentence. He’s a Texas artist with mainstream impact. He’s an independent-minded performer with commercial impact.
Texas/Americana singer/songwriter Julia Hatfield saw the worst of the flood on the Guadalupe River in Kerrville,TX, but is thankful to be living to tell her story. Unfortunately, now at least 80 people are confirmed dead.
Central Texas and the Hill Country are the heart of the music scene in Texas, housing many musicians, and many legendary venues. One such venue is the Hunt Store in Hunt, Texas, first opened in 1946.
When you think of Jimmy Swaggart, you might not think of music, or country music specifically. But there is a reason that in 1982 Newsweek dubbed Swaggart the “King of Honky Tonk Heaven.”
Both USA Today and Saving Country Music have declared Mile 0 Fest to be the best festival in the United States. Happening every January in Key West, Florida, it features some of the best music in Texas/Red Dirt music and beyond.
Though 2025 continues to see the rise in popularity of more country-sounding songs, this parallels a dramatic rise in really really bad straight up pop and hip-hop tracks being inexplicably pushed to the country market.
The interview resulted in some great revelations about Charley Crockett, answered some major criticisms that comes up regularly about him, and generally speaking, portrayed Charley as a knowledgeable guy.
There is good news for Childers fans who’ve been thirsting for some actually new, unheard songs from him, especially since most of his recent albums have included previously-heard material and cover songs.
Fundamentally, is Gavin Adcock correct when he says Beyoncé’s album ‘Cowboy Carter’ isn’t country?Absolutely he is.Is Gavin Adcock the guy we want carrying water for country music? Absolutely not.
By now, the story of what William Apostol, better known as Billy Strings, was going through last Friday night (6-20) as he walked onto the stage in Lexington, Kentucky’s Rupp Arena is well-known.
He’s one of the hardest working men in country music, and he’s proving that once again in 2025. Set for August 8th, Charley Crockett will release his latest album, the second so far in 2025, and the second in a trilogy.
Netflix released all eight episodes of a new crime drama series called The Waterfront on June 19th, and along with the show itself, folks are raving about the names and the songs that appear in the show’s soundtrack.
With lead guitar player Luke Black and mandolin player Drury Anderson graduating from the Berklee College of Music in May, this summer has become the moment for Mountain Grass Unit to take the full-time plunge.
This is what it’s all about right here folks! The Honky Tonk Sweetheart of Austin, TX is back with a kick ass new country record, and there’s no dipping your toes in. This thing is so warm and inviting, you dive right in.
To the unknowing mind, The Kentucky Headhunters name itself might conjure up a slightly negative stereotype of some dangerous backwoods fugitives who would behead outsiders. However, the reality is the complete opposite.
Produced by Wade Bowen, Bleu Edmondson’s new album ‘To The End’ is a stunning, bold, and ambitious work that accomplishes in only six songs what some entire discographies often fail to.
There’s a new television/competition series coming this fall to CBS, and it has some really cool, and really uncool folks involved in the production, as well as some exciting names participating in the competition itself.
Myron Elkins opens his mouth, and a wormhole appears to a smoky nightclub in blue collar Detroit in the 1970s, or a Muscle Shoals recording session pre air conditioning installation. It’s borderline unbelievable.
With the way country music so summarily casts many of its legends to the side, it can be easy to forget about the legacy of someone like Ronnie McDowell, even if you’d never forget his hit songs.
Telluride Bluegrass doesn’t just entertain revelers on a local or regional level. It works as an incubator for talent, a launching pad for stars, and the implications of what transpires both on and off the stage is often momentous.
