New Adds to Saving Country Music’s Top 25 Current Playlist (#172)
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As folks quibble back and forth about what mild superstar should play the Super Bowl Halftime Show, so many great artists, songs, and albums are out there awaiting your discovery that are way more enriching.
Todd Snider Arrested in Salt Lake, Victim of Alleged Assault
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Todd Snider was allegedly the victim of an assault in Salt Lake City Halloween night, Friday, October 31st. Snider was also arrested for suspicion of criminal trespass, threat of violence, and disorderly conduct.
Hot Damn This 2026 Under The Big Sky Fest Lineup is STACKED
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Tell anyone you owe money “tough luck,” they’re gonna have to wait because you might be mortgaging the farm if that’s what it takes to make it to Montana next summer for the Under The Big Sky Festival.
Album Review – Nick Shoulders – “Refugia Blues”
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For those who’ve been wooed by his musical musings and vocal acrobatics at some point in the past, you need no persuading to the magic this man can make, however curious and offbeat it might come across.
Ernie Nickels Finds a “Wave” to Ride on “The Hook”
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Through the strength of his song, his natural humor, and likeable disposition, Ernie Nickels earned himself a co-writing session with the one an only Vince Herman of Leftover Salmon.
Country Legend Don Williams Falls Victim to Fake “AI” Album
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The music is still up on streaming services as of this post, though it will likely be taken down soon. But in many respects, the damage is already done. This is just a harbinger of things to come.
60 Years Ago: Kris Kristofferson Gets His Start in Music … As a Janitor
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Kris Kristofferson had been named a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University. He’d also been an officer in the US Army. But he wanted to be a songwriter, so he had to start somewhere.
Halloween Review – Those Poor Bastards – “Songs Of Desperation” (20th Anniversary)
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It was two decades ago this winter that the overlords of Gothic Country—Madison, Wisconsin’s Those Poor Bastards—released their debut album, Songs of Desperation, and launched the Gothic country subgenre.
Kaitlin Butts Signs to Republic Records, Readies New EP
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It’s all happening for Kaitlin Butts, and it couldn’t be happening to a more deserving artist. This puts Kaitlin Butts on the same label as Miranda Lambert and Taylor Swift as she readies an new EP.
On Flatland Cavalry Joining the Morgan Wallen Tour
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o should we be happy for Flatland Cavalry receiving this opportunity to open a massive show in a stadium for Morgan Wallen? Or should we be disappointed they accepted it?
Album Review – Blaine Bailey’s “Indian Country”
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On the new album “Indian Country,” the music lives up to the name. Country is exactly what you get from Blaine Bailey, and in heavy doses, only the stories are told from the Native American perspective.
“The Truth” About Live Nation’s New Nashville Venue
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Few if anyone is pointing out one of the most obvious things about it: This new venue called “The Truth” is Live Nation’s rival to the Mother Church of Country Music, The Ryman Auditorium.
Dan + Shay Cover Taylor Swift’s “Back To December” (A Rant)
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You crave hearing a new song from Dan + Shay like you crave hearing Christmas music before Halloween. The emasculated tones, the aggressive use of AutoTune, the entirely soul-bereft delivery…