This is one of the problems with modern popular country radio: the pervasive sameness and predictability. You can seen the next turn-of-phrase coming from a mile away because you’ve heard the same basic song.
First formed in 2005, the Carolina Chocolate Drops launched the careers of Rhiannon Giddens and Dom Flemons, with Leyla McCalla, Hubby Jenkins, and others using the group as a proving ground early in their careers.
To make sure important names don’t go overlooked, here’s a sample of some of the other independent country performers who are guaranteed to deliver top-caliber performances patrons will remember.
Where the Rock and Roll Hall dominated conversation throughout the English-speaking world, the Country Music Hall of Fame induction was a gross afterthought that slid scandalously under-the-radar.
Wyatt Flores boasts the ability to channel roiled and unraveling emotions into coherent and confident songs that become curiously entertaining for such heavy material due to an elevated melodic component.
When Ringo Starr recently announced that he was releasing a country album, some rolled their eyes. But it happens to be Ringo’s relationship with country goes much deeper than some might expect.
“George Jones: The Lost Nashville Sessions includes recordings Jones made in one or two takes for radio programs. This includes some of George’s most iconic songs such as “The Race Is On.”
Despite Johnson’s absence from the studio and mainstream radio, his legacy only continued to grow. As they say, good things withstand the test of time, and that’s exactly what’s happened with Johnson’s music.
One of the signs that it’s a new day in country music is how a host performers who started as street buskers, train hoppers, and hitchhikers have now become some of the premier names in genre.
There’s just about no better place to be in the world in the dead of winter than Florida, and it’s even better when you get to listen to some of your favorite songwriters showcase their stuff.
In a moment in popular music when everyone wants to declare themselves country, here’s a musician who’s more country than he is anything else, but due to his respect for country is actually speaking the truth.
To many dedicated country music fans, “The Conversation” pairing Hank Williams Jr. and Waylon Jennings is one of the coolest collaborations to ever grace the genre. Written by Hank Jr., Waylon, and drummer Richie Albright…
Jesse Welles is the warrior poet who went from fronting rock bands to recently becoming the poet laureate of the apocalypse with his witty, poignant, and pointed observations presented in pure acoustic form.
Listening back to “Garden Party” now and regarding Ricky Nelson’s career at large, it feels like he deserves way more credit for making country music cool to rock ‘n roll kids, and a new generation.
Jelly Roll is America’s favorite feel good story, whether that story is true or not. People want to believe it, because it gives them hope, either in themselves, or in society at large, or both. It’s intoxicating. And so they indulge.
The Saving Country Music Top 25 Playlist is built to keep you informed on all the best songs and albums coming out right here, right now in country and roots music. It’s available on most all streaming formats.
What made the sexual assault accusations against Garth Brooks so unbelievable and bizarre-feeling is because of who we’ve all perceived Garth Brooks to be over his nearly 40-year career, including many of his most vocal detractors.
Bob Wills and Western Swing were just as much jazz as they were country, and the same goes for Sweet Meg and ‘Bluer Than Blue.’ It’s boldly and steadfastly traveling back to the ’20s-’40s period, and reviving the era in sound.
Billy Strings has taken bluegrass to heights we haven’t seen in decades, or in some instances, ever. now he’s storming onto the Billboard charts with his new 20-song album “Highway Prayers.”
1117 17th Ave. is just south of the well-recognized Music Row campus in Nashville. As those who’ve been there know, many of the offices in the area inhabit old houses in what started out as a residential neighborhood.
They’re Americana anti-stars, working in obscure dialects that sit between the margins of more popular styles, taking up the influences and sounds that have been orphaned by the rest of music and making them feel loved.
The Buckeye Country Superfest has just revealed their latest lineup, and it couldn’t be going worse for the AEG-promoted event, at least according to the feedback from fans. Crowned by Kane Brown and Jelly Roll…
In a move that can only be characterized as unprecedented and perhaps even career-defining, Zach Bryan has refused to submit his recent album ‘The Great American Bar Scene’ to the Grammy Awards for 2025 consideration.
Now shows have been added to Thursday, April 10th, and Sunday April 13th. The presale for these dates starts Tuesday, October 8th at 12:00 pm Central. Fans can sign up for the new presale.
