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August 14, 2015

Giving The Band Perry’s New Single “Live Forever” Its Deserved Kick to the Nuts

Trigger Down with Pop Country 161 Comments

Goodness, can we just kill off mainstream country music with one final shotgun blast to the noggin instead of watching this long, suffering, painful smothering at the hands of the proprietors of pop who have positively no idea what country music is supposed to be, and are willing to slowly strew its disemboweled innards all across the public sidewalks in victory? Don’t these bastards have any compassion?

Live Forever, RedOne, Scott Borchetta, Scotty McCreery, Southern Belle, Taylor Swift, The Band Perry

August 13, 2015

How Local Noise Ordinances are Eating Away at the Heart of the American Music Scene

Trigger Random Notes 36 Comments

Though decibel levels might be set-in-stone benchmarks, they can’t measure the historic precedent a music venue like Gruene Hall presents, or the spirit of the live performance, reading a crowd, and seizing the moment to deliver a memorable performance. It was Hank Williams playing six encores in 1949 on the Grand Ole Opry stage that launched his career, and country music itself, to superstardom.

Austin, Gruene Hall, Neil Young

August 13, 2015

Joe Ely Set to Release New Album “Panhandle Rambler”

Trigger News 12 Comments

Legendary member of the Flatlanders and high-flying singer, songwriter, and guitarist Joe Ely is set to release his latest solo record Panhandle Rambler via his own Rack ‘Em Records on September 18th. His followup to 2011’s Satisfied at Last, the new album is said to be inspired by the desolate plains of the Texas Panhandle, the spirited people and stories it produces, and the special sense of destiny its vastness creates.

Joe Ely, Panhandle Rambler, The Flatlanders

August 12, 2015

IBMA Announces 2015 International Bluegrass Music Awards Nominations

Trigger News 11 Comments

The nominees for the 2015 International Bluegrass Music Awards were announced Wednesday morning (8-12) with the supergroup The Earls of Leicester (Jerry Douglas, Shawn Camp, Barry Bales, Tim O’Brien, Charlie Cushman and Johnny Warren) grabbing the most nominations, Billy Keith and Larry Sparks receiving Hall of Fame inductions, and comedian turned banjo ambassador Steve Martin receiving an award.

Billy Keith, bluegrass, IBMA, INternational Bluegrass Music Association, Larry Sparks, Steve Martin, The Earls of Leicester, The Gibson Brothers

August 12, 2015

Album Review – Luke Bryan’s “Kill The Lights”

Trigger Reviews 133 Comments

Luke Bryan did not get here by happenstance, and he’s not going to blow his opportunity to remain on top by making poor decisions. Tell yourself his music won’t last through the cruel inquisition of time. Tell yourself he has no talent, and that he’s an idiot on and off the stage. Reassure yourself that eventually he will be relegated to a laughing stock of history with his shallow songs and shortsighted goals.

Ben Hayslip, Dallas Davidson, Florida Georgia Line, Garth Brooks, Hillary Lindsey, Karen Fairchild, Kill The Lights, Little Big Town, Luke Bryan, Review, Rhett Akins

August 11, 2015

Willie Nelson & Classic Country Credited for Helping Save Life of Premature Baby

Trigger News 10 Comments

“So we started playing music for her on a daily basis, and when I played old country music, she would respond well to it, so we started playing that all the time and she loved it. Any time she was having a bad day, you could play Willie Nelson or Johnny Cash or Ray Price, and her stats would come up, almost immediately.”

Ava Adams, Johnny Cash, Ray Price, Willie Nelson

August 11, 2015

Song Review – Don Henley w/ Dolly Parton, “When I Stop Dreaming”

Trigger Reviews 46 Comments

I don’t expect Don Henley’s entire country record to sound this classic, but his take on the old Louvin Brothers standard with Dolly helping out was a welcomed treat that tells you this album isn’t going to be Don reaching for commercial relevance. It’s going to be Don making the country record he wants to make.

Cass County, Dolly Parton, Don Henley, Martina McBride, Merle Haggard, Porter Wagoner, The Eagles, The Louvin Brothers, When I Stop Dreaming

August 10, 2015

The Gatekeepers of Country Music are Going Away

Trigger Random Notes 122 Comments

“. . . we play all of our own instruments, we write the best songs that we can, and we put harmony on the songs, we have a real band,” Zac Brown said in response to Luke Bryan’s “That’s My Kind of Night” not two years ago. And now the exact criticisms he leveled at Luke Bryan could be leveled at him. But they won’t be.

Alan Jackson, Charlie Rich, Florida Georgia Line, George Jones, George Strait, John Denver, Luke Bryan, Sam Hunt, Scott Borchetta, Tammy Wynette, Waylon Jennings, Zac Brown Band

August 9, 2015

40 Years Later: Hank Jr.’s Fall from Ajax Mountain (The Full Story)

Trigger History 76 Comments

Looking to clear his mind and hopefully help find the inner voice he needed to persevere on his new career path, Hank Jr. took a retreat to Montana before a big tour was scheduled to commence. Hank went climbing on a mountain called Ajax Peak that straddles the border of Montana and Idaho, accompanied by a rancher named Dick Willey from nearby Wisdom, Montana.

Audrey Williams, Charlie Daniels, Hank Williams, Hank Williams Jr., Toy Caldwell

August 9, 2015

Daniel Miller Gives Personal Touch to New Album “East Tennessee”

Trigger Reviews 9 Comments

The most defining element to any great song or album is when the writer or singer is captured sharing something very personal with the audience. It could be something heart-wrenching, or it could be something happy. It could be a story, or a message, or something learned or realized. But either way, it has to be one human conveying something very personal to another.

Amy Black, Caroline Spence, Cowboy Eddie Long, Daniel Miller, East Tennessee, Harlan Howard, Review, Robby Turner

August 8, 2015

Album Review – Lindi Ortega’s “Faded Gloryville”

Trigger Reviews 28 Comments

Out there on the club and honky-tonk circuit are women with skins on the wall, proven talent, and built-in fan bases that go regularly overlooked as options to bring compelling female voices to the big leagues of country. One such artist is the Canadian-born Lindi Ortega, who has just released her latest album through Last Gang Records called ‘Faded Gloryville.’

Bee Gees, Dave Cobb, Faded Gloryville, John Paul White, Lindi Ortega, Review, The Civil Wars

August 7, 2015

Merle Haggard Cancels Headlining Set at Ink-N-Iron Fest Last Minute After Contract Dispute

Trigger News 25 Comments

This weekend in downtown Nashville, the inaugural Ink-N-Iron Festival is being held in Bicentennial Mall Park. Promoted by the same individuals who’ve been putting on tattoo conventions in Long Beach, California for the last 13 years, the 3-day festival features a diverse mix of performers, including headliner Merle Haggard. Merle also performed at a pre-festival event held Thursday evening.

Ink-N-Iron, Ink-N-Iron Festival, Merle Haggard

August 7, 2015

Ryan Adams Covering Taylor Swift’s “1989” Album is the Worst Idea Ever

Trigger Random Notes 109 Comments

So apparently Ryan Adams is in the process of recording a complete cover album of Taylor Swift’s recent record 1989 done in the style of the Morissey-fronted British rock band The Smiths. At least that is what he’s alluding to through his Twitter and Instagram accounts, which were dominated with Swift postings Thursday (8-6) as the press and curious fans spectated along.

1989, Max Martin, Ryan Adams, Shellback, Taylor Swift

August 6, 2015

Making Sausage: New Thomas Rhett Song Has 14 Songwriters

Trigger Random Notes 137 Comments

I guess my first question is why stop there? If you already have 14 songwriters on board, why not go for the world record? Throw the barn doors wide and make a party out of it. You want to contribute a word or two? Then come on in! Order some pizza. String up a piÃ±ata. Put a homeless guy on there for shits and giggles. Throw that guy that used to pick on you in high school in the songwriting credits as an inside joke.

Jason Derulo, Low Rider, Tangled Up, Thomas Rhett, Vacation, War, Wiggle

August 5, 2015

Zac Brown’s Next Single Will Be Controversial EDM Song “Beautiful Drug”

Trigger Random Notes 90 Comments

When many country and Southern rock fans got their copy of Zac Brown Band’s latest release Jekyll + Hyde, they feverishly ripped off the cellophane, struggled with the stupid sticker the runs across the top edge and never comes off in one piece, and then put that puppy into the CD player so full of excitement and anticipation, they found themselves nothing short of crestfallen and shockingly confused…

Beautiful Drug, Sam Hunt, Scott Borchetta, Zac Brown Band

August 5, 2015

CMA Fest’s ABC Broadcast Gets Hammered in Ratings – Exposes Deeper Ratings Issue for Country

Trigger Radio/Media 77 Comments

Didn’t put forth the effort to watch “CMA Fest: Country’s Night to Rock” Tuesday night (8-4), with performances from Florida Georgia Line, Luke Bryan, Brett Eldridge, and hosted by Little Big Town? Well apparently you’re not alone. But a ratings decline for the ABC broadcast is not all country should be worried about.

CMA Fest, CMA Fest: Country's Night to Rock

August 5, 2015

Jason Boland & The Stragglers Announce New Album “Squelch”

Trigger News 22 Comments

Beg, borrow, steal, sell a kidney, refinance your student loan, start working a second job if you have to, but either way you’re going to want to have some expendable cash laying around October 7th when Red Dirt legend Jason Boland and his venerable backing band The Stragglers release their eighth studio album Squelch via Proud Souls/Thirty Tigers.

Jason Boland & The Stragglers, Squelch, Thirty Tigers

August 4, 2015

Don’t Compare Sturgill Simpson to Waylon . . . Unless You’re Merle Haggard. That’s probably okay.

Trigger Random Notes 79 Comments

The comparisons of Sturgill Simpson to Waylon Jennings never cease, even though in some instances they’re based on pretty shallow and misguided observations. That’s why it’s probably pretty understandable if Sturgill is tired of hearing about them at this point. In a recent interview with Foo Fighters guitarist and Dead Peasants frontman Chris Shiflett (listen in full below), Sturgill once again answered the Waylon comparisons.

Chris Shiflett, George Jones, Keith Whitley, Kris Kristofferson, Marty Robbins, Merle Haggard, Sturgill Simpson, The Foo Fighters, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson

August 4, 2015

Legendary Country Producer Billy Sherrill Passes Away

Trigger News 19 Comments

One of the most important, influential, and successful producers in the history of country music has passed away. Billy Sherrill, known as one of the fathers of the “Countrypolitan or “Nashville Sound,” and a Country Music Hall of Fame and Musician’s Hall of Fame inductee, died Tuesday (8-4) morning due to illness. He was 78-years-old.

Billy Sherrill, Charlie Rich, David Allan Coe, dead, died, Elvis Costello, George Jones, Janie Fricke, Johnny Cash, Johnny Paycheck, Marty Robbins, Moe Bandy, obituary, Ray Charles, Ray Conniff, Sam Phillips, Sun Studios, Tammy Wynette, Tanya Tucker

August 4, 2015

Alan Jackson Gets #1 Record with “Angels & Alcohol” After All

Trigger News 24 Comments

Last week it was neck and neck heading into the final tally. Would it be country legend Alan Jackson coming in with the #1 album in country music, or upstart Americana songwriting maestro Jason Isbell claiming the top spot? Either way, the winner was country music by being granted a much-needed reprieve from the dominance of Bro-Country on the album charts, at least for a week or two.

Alan Jackson, Angels & Alcohol, Ashley Monroe, Jason Isbell, Sam Hunt

August 3, 2015

Album Review – Daryle Singletary’s “There’s Still a Little Country Left”

Trigger Reviews 13 Comments

Beset on all sides, lampooned regularly by popular media, bastardized by its own sons and daughters in the mainstream, sold out by corporations and their governmental cronies, America’s rural culture is under siege by the heartless and misguided march of time like never before. But traditional country artist Daryle Singletary is here to remind you there’s still a little country left…

Daryle Singletary, Review, There's Still a Little Country Left

August 3, 2015

This Luke Bryan Releasing a Video Exclusively Through “Tinder” Business

Trigger Random Notes 58 Comments

If there’s any comfort to be gained from the startling amount of country legends who have so unfortunately left the mortal coil this year, it’s that they passed on without knowing a time in country music when the biggest star of the genre was marketing his music through a sex app.

Luke Bryan, Tinder

August 2, 2015

Traditional Duo The Church Sisters Sign Deal with Big Machine Records

Trigger News 26 Comments

Traditional bluegrass, gospel, and country twin sister duo The Church Sisters have signed a development deal with Scott Borchetta’s Big Machine Records. The 18-year-old sisters from the coal mining region of Dickerson County, Virginia have created a very strong grassroots fan base from their startling harmonies and many years of performing from an early age.

Big Machine Records, Maddie & Tae, The Church Sisters

August 1, 2015

Album Review- Daniel Romano’s “If I’ve Only One Time Askin'”

Trigger Reviews 75 Comments

Just like classic old country songs from the 60’s that still hold up today, Daniel has the insight to pinpoint a very specific emotional defect embedded in the human condition, and then create the favorable environment for that emotional frailty to be called to the forefront through poetic insight set to precisely-appropriate music.

Danie Romano, If I've Only One Time Askin', Review, Roger Miller, They Might Be Giants

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