Go See Joshua Ray Walker on His “Ain’t Dead Yet” Tour
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He’s Joshua Ray Walker, and only someone uninitiated with the kind of power he can conjure on stage would pass up an opportunity to see him live, especially after we almost lost him in 2023 due to Cancer.
Sagebrush: One of the Last Remaining Pieces of Real Deal Austin
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Sagebrush has been a music venue, bar, and business for over 70 years. The building was first built in the 1940s as an army barracks. It later became “Gil’s Club” in 1955.
Album Review – Lainey Wilson’s “Whirlwind”
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The album captures some of Lainey Wilson’s most impassioned and soaring performances of her career. A lot of great songs and writing also grace these 14 tracks. It’s the production of Jay Joyce that’s disappointing.
Garth Brooks To Finally Make New “Time Traveler” Album Available on Amazon
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The latest Garth Brooks album and his 17th overall will finally be made available on Friday, September 6th … for streaming only … exclusively on Amazon Music. No word on if physical standalone copies will ever be made available.
Album Review – India Ramey’s “Baptized By The Blaze”
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This ravenesque honky tonk maven comes with a major dose of vintage Western vibes and just a hint of rockabilly to make it all feel dangerous, with songs that are fun, but aren’t afraid to speak to something deeper.
Reckless Kelly Tributes Austin’s Latest Shuttered Venue, Giddy Ups
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For some Austin music venues, there’s a sense of not “if,” but “when” the end will come, and along with it, all the history, memories, and sometimes friendships and family that is made at these magical spots.
60 Years Ago: Johnny Cash Calls Out Country Radio Over Ira Hayes
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Johnny Cash could have just cast the song off as a dud and moved on. But Cash believed in the single so much, he took out a full page ad in Billboard that was published on August 22nd, 1964.
Marty Stuart Makes Historic Donation to Country Hall of Fame
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Marty’s Stuart’s massive collection of over 22,000 country music artifacts is now officially in the care and possession of the Country Music Hall of Fame. The donation was unveiled during a Tuesday ceremony.
Album Review – Josh Turner’s “This Country Music Thing”
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When rounding out the list of the greatest country music singers of our era, you better make sure Josh Turner is at or near the top of your survey or you’re rendering the entire exercise irrelevant and ill-informed.
These Are The Tyler Childers Expressions You Make When…
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When you see images of Childers in concert, you might think he’s apoplectic like he just found a pubic hair in his spaghetti. But this is just Tyler Childers expressing his passion. You might even find yourself making similar faces.
50 Years Ago: David Allan Coe Records the “Perfect Country & Western Song”
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We all know what the perfect country & western song is, because David Allan Coe told us what it is. He also told us why it was the perfect country & western song, and who wrote it. There’s no reason to debate…
Album Review – Post Malone’s “F-1 Trillion” (with Song Reviews)
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Taken as a whole, F-1 Trillion is much more of a contemporary version of pop country than it is anything else, with committee-written songs, little heart, substance, or soul. But this album is supposed to be fun, and Post Malone succeeds.
Generic Media Puff Piece for a Musical Performer
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Though this feature-length article is found in a music publication, this really is more of a lifestyle piece meant to indulge the superiority complex of the interviewer, the interviewee, and the audience.