Looking Through The 2026 Two Step Inn Festival Lineup
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The Two Step Inn Festival in Georgetown, TX has become one of the premier festivals in the independent/throwback country space over the last few years, while always throwing in a few curve balls.
Newest Adds to Saving Country Music’s Top 25 Current Playlist (#161)
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Don’t get caught spinning some pop country swill at your summer soiree. There’s excellent, actual country music still out there being made, you just have to seek it out. This playlist is a place to start.
Country Music Legend Helen Cornelius Has Died
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Helen Cornelius duets with Country Music Hall of Famer Jim Ed Brown topped the charts in the mid ’70s and early ’80s numerous times, while she enjoyed her own solo career that lasted many years
Galleywinter’s 2025 River Jam Morphs Into Flood Benefit
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River Jam is a great opportunity to scope out and enjoy some of the most promising up-and-coming and established songwriting talent in Texas. In the aftermath of the flooding, it became an impromptu benefit.
Why Zach Bryan’s New Album Won’t be Released Until 2026
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Zach Bryan has announced the release date for his upcoming album called With Heaven On Top, and some are wondering why they’re having to wait until 2026 to hear it.
Oh Great. Yet Another Zac Brown Band “Reinvention”
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The Band Perry, eat your heart out. If there’s any band that can best all comers with with their constant “reinventions,” dramatically over-promising and spectacularly under-delivering, it’s the Zac Brown Band.
The Overlooked Country Music Legacy of Connie Francis (RIP)
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Though most know Connie Francis for her major pop hits, it shouldn’t be surprising that she also found favor with country music in the way the music often centers around heartbreak.
Album Review – Tami Neilson’s “Neon Cowgirl”
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It doesn’t even feel apt to characterize Tami Neilson as a “musician” in the conventional sense. She’s a force of nature, a Category 5 Typhoon blowing in from the archipelago, a volcanic eruption of power and talent.
Robert Earl Keen Assembles MASSIVE Flood Benefit Concert
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The music community is stepping up big time to make sure the folks affected by the flooding in central Texas and the Hill Country are made whole, and those who lost loved ones are enveloped by the rest of community.
Traditional Country Artists: Now Is The Time to Submit to the Grammys
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Finally, traditional country is being allowed to exist on its own as opposed to having to compete with the big pop-oriented names of mainstream country, or being relegated to “Americana.”
Sierra Ferrell Takes Show to the Street After Fire Scare
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Sierra Ferrell’s career started on the streets as a busker, singing for ragged dollars and spare change. The street is also where she ended up to conclude her performance Monday night.
Song Review – Miranda Lambert & Chris Stapleton’s “A Song To Sing”
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When the news came down that Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton would be releasing a song together, it was hard to not get a little excited, irrespective of your level of excitement for either of these artists.
Biggest Takeaways from the 2025 Master Musicians Festival
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Neighborly. If you had to describe the 32nd annual Master Musicians Festival with only one word, that’d be it. Because that’s exactly what it felt like. It’s a family-friendly event that’s not yet been exploited.