“The Hook” Readies New Shows at Sagebrush in Austin
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Songwriting showcase “The Hook” has a series of new shows scheduled for Sunday afternoons in May at Austin’s favorite honky tonk and music venue, Sagebrush on South Congress.
Winners Announced at the 2024 Ameripolitan Awards
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Everything was bigger at the 2024 Ameripolitan Awards. The crowd was bigger, the production was bigger, the entire everything for a grassroots organization trying to offer an alternative to other awards was bigger.
Willie Nelson Announces STACKED 2024 Luck Reunion Lineup
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Willie Nelson’s Luck Reunion will once again be happening at Willie’s ranch just outside of Austin during the greater SXSW shindig, and it’s got a lineup super stacked with talent, including Tyler Childers.
RIP Dex Romweber: A Wild & Influential American Music Original
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Dex Romweber is now gone, but that influence he sowed will remain living in a host of musicians moving forward, reverberating throughout time through the wild, untethered enthusiasm he brought to roots music.
The Wonder Women of Country are Here!
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Do you feel a ripple in the space/time continuum? It’s because three of the most super powered women of country have joined forces to save country music and vanquish the forces of evil.
Album Review – Brady Lux – “Ain’t Gone So Far”
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From Big Timber, Montana between Billings and Bozeman, Brady is a genuine ranch hand cowboy who works his ass off every day, and at night he writes songs and saws a little fiddle when he can find the time.
Beyoncé Songs Spur False Claims Country Music Erased its Black History
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Using this current event as a jumping off point, numerous outlets and now viral social media posts have proclaimed that the Black influence and contributions to country music have been stricken from the history of the genre.
Lost Dog Street Band Announces New Album “Survived”
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Those who were worried that they’d heard the last from the Lost Dog Street Band and their frontman Benjamin Tod, you’ll be happy to learn they’re not done yet. In fact, the Lost Dog Street Band has expanded its lineup.
2024 Roostertail Festival Features Roster of Surging Country Artists
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The annual Roostertail Music Festival in Madison, Indiana has put together one hell of a lineup for 2024, and if you’re anywhere within a reasonable distance on July 5th or 6th or even if you’re not, figure out how to get there.
On This Beyoncé Going “Country” Business
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Maybe Beyoncé’s new songs are country, or at least, they may be more country than they are anything else. But these are decisions that need to be determined irrespective of the noise already surrounding Beyoncé’s foray into country.
How The Media Failed Key Western Fest’s All Woman Lineup
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In 2024, the 2nd Annual Key Western Fest in Key West, Florida did something quite remarkable. In an environment where the country music industry continues to struggle booking women, they booked a festival entirely of women.
How Steel Guitar Made Its Way Into the Super Bowl
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Country music is on a winning streak. And though it may have been the Kansas City Chiefs who hoisted a trophy at the end of the 2024 Super Bowl, country fans scored a victory too as the steel guitar made an appearance.
Album Review – The Droptines (Self-Titled)
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For those looking for something a little more offbeat in nature, count yourself lucky if the debut album from The Droptines lands in your lap. This is a genuine alt-country album, meaning that it’s an amalgamation…