Dierks Bentley Goes Bluegrass in Telluride with New Band Long Jon
Dierks Bentley took the stage at the 50th Annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival with his new bluegrass band Long Jon.
Reviews
Staying The Night at the Waylon Jennings FREE RV Park
Not much in life is truly free anymore, if it ever was. But there’s one glaring exception, beckoning to weary travelers and country music fans alike like an shimmering oasis in rural West Texas.
Album Review – Colby Acuff’s “Western White Pines”
Refreshingly simple, straightforward, unpretentious, raw, and real, Colby Acuff’s Western White Pines immediately requires you to make room in your listening rotation.
Album Review – Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit’s “Weathervanes”
Don’t call it a comeback. Jason Isbell has been the King of Americana ever since he released his album Southeastern 10 years ago this week. But nothing will ever be good enough when it’s measured against perfection.
Album Review – Waylon Hanel’s “New Old Outlaws”
Yeah I know what you’re thinking, because I was thinking the same thing at first. “It takes a lot of guts to make country music with the name Waylon.”
The Best Country & Roots Albums of 2023 So Far
As we reach the halfway pole of the musical year, it’s time to reflect back on the best albums that have been released so far.
Album Review – Tanya Tucker’s “Sweet Western Sound”
“Sweet Western Sound” will be very effective for what it was designed to do: win Grammy Awards. For Tanya Tucker, and Brandi Carlile. And when it does it will be hard to argue against, because its brilliant moments unquestionably soar.
Album Review – Tim Goodin’s “True Stories and Flat Out Lies”
If you’re looking for the Appalachian sound that has gone untouched by the rapacious cretins in Nashville and their commercial interests, Tim Goodin is a good place to start.
Album Review – Parker McCollum’s “Never Enough”
Now on his second major label release, Parker McCollum continues to offer songs that go a little bit deeper than the surface compared to much of the mainstream.
Dierks Bentley, Lainey Wilson Team for Hilarious Hot Country Knights Song
Dierks Bentley and Lainey Wilson pair as Doug Douglason and Darla McFarland for the hilarious return of Dierks side project Hot Country Knights.
Album Review – Ward Davis – “Sunday Morning”
Steal yourself, find a quiet moment, and prepare to be stunned by this short but exceptional work by Ward Davis.
Album Review – Whitney Rose’s “Rosie”
“Rosie” marks perhaps Whitney Rose’s top contribution to traditional country music, and one that may go on to be considered one of the top releases in country music in 2023.
Album Review – Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives – “Altitude”
There’s nobody out there pushing the creativity of country music to the edges of human consciousness like Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives are doing here, even among the gaggle of young bucks fresh and hungry to make their mark.
Kimberly Perry Comes Back to Life with “If I Die Young Pt. 2”
Kimberly Perry of The Band Perry is back, and it’s almost like she never left. The opening salvo of her solo career after splitting with her brothers is a reworking of the family band’s first #1 song.
Album Review – Stephen Wilson Jr.’s “bon aqua”
Unique, edgy, and original, with a visual component to his music via the moody and imaginative videos that accompany his releases, Stephen Wilson Jr. is like no other artist you’ve seen before.
Digesting the Jason Isbell Documentary “Running With Our Eyes Closed”
‘Running With Our Eyes Closed’ delves into the making of Jason Isbell’s album ‘Reunions,’ and the conflict that arose with his wife Amanda Shires.
Album Review – The Malpass Brothers – “Lonely Street”
As a true country music fan, you’re used to dealing in close approximations when seeking out modern musical choices. With The Malpass Brothers though, this isn’t necessary.
Album Review – Megan Moroney’s “Lucky”
It’s official, ladies and gentlemen. Country music has entered a new neotraditional age. There may be no better evidence than Megan Moroney’s “Lucky.”
Album Review – Slaid Cleaves – “Together Through The Dark”
‘Together Through The Dark’ is a tempered and thoughtful mid/late career effort by Cleaves that compliments his tranquil voice and calming disposition … until it isn’t, and the passion for imperative topics comes boiling up…
Jamey Johnson Remains a Prolific Collaborator
The lack of new, original music from Jamey Johnson is still a sore subject for many. But that doesn’t mean Jamey Johnson fans don’t have ample opportunities to hear his voice.
Song Review – The Turnpike Troubadours – “Mean Old Sun”
The first observation about “Mean Old Sun” is that it’s distinctly a Turnpike Troubadours song.
Album Review – Bella White’s “Among Other Things”
Every discussion about the music of Bella White invariably begins and ends with her highly affected, and highly affecting voice. All great music finds that balance between the familiar and the unexpected, and Bella’s unique phrasing brought to a yodel-like projection makes for a novel listening experience.
Album Review – Caitlyn Smith’s “High & Low”
If you’ve gotta listen to country pop though, make it Caitlyn Smith. Even before her debut album ‘Starfire’ was nominated for Saving Country Music’s Album of the Year in 2018, she was one of the few bright spots in the pop country space where you didn’t give a damn that she didn’t sound like traditional country.
Album Review- William Prince – “Stand in the Joy”
It is times like these when cooler heads and calming wisdom is what the world needs. In fractured and fevered moments, ratcheting down the rhetoric, centering the most important things in life, and working towards being the solution as opposed to the problem is the approach that you hope prevails.