Tyler Childers Reschedules Tour Dates Due to Birth of New Child
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Tyler Childers is currently touring behind his Grammy-winning album Snipe Hunter, but won’t be playing a couple of the upcoming tour dates. Instead he will be rescheduling his shows due to the birth of his second child.
Tyler Childers Joins Turnpike Troubadours to Play John Prine at Newport
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The Newport Folk Festival has birthed some iconic moments in its long, storied history. This moment may not end up as iconic as those previous ones, but who knows what the future holds.
Colter Wall Turns In Career Numbers for New Album “Little Songs”
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Without touring, Colter Wall continues his upward trajectory. His latest album ‘Little Songs’ turned in career numbers for the Canadian Cowboy and Western singer and songwriter.
Paying Randy Meisner The Respect He Deserved (RIP)
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Bass players never seem to get the proper respect. Randy Meisner suffered that fate as much as any of them. But from being a founding member of The Eagles, being there during the early formations of country rock…
Tyler Childers Readies New 7-Song Album, Releases New Song/Video
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The latest album from Tyler Childers will arrive on on September 8th via Hickman Holler Records, distributed by RCA. Called ‘Rustin’ In The Rain,’ it was recorded in the home studio of Tyler’s pedal steel player.
Album Review- Lori McKenna’s “1988”
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“There are the songs of Lori McKenna, and then there are the songs of everyone else in country music. Lori McKenna songs should constitute their own subgenre in the way she’s so deftly captures feelings and sentiments…”
30 Years Ago: Vince Gill Toasts George Jones in #1 Song
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One of Vince Gill’s #1 songs saw the nexus between quality writing, reverence for country’s past, and widespread appeal. Released 30 years ago today (July 26th, 1993), “One More Last Chance” was not only Vince Gill’s signature hit
FairWell Fest Brings Indie Country Megafestival to Pacific Northwest
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The quality of talent was never the concern about FairWell Fest, and the weekend was one killer set after another. The concern was always about a big out-of-town promoter coming into local-oriented Central Oregon and taking over.
Saving Country Music Named TCMA ‘Media Outlet of the Year’
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Well darn. Going on 16 years in business, over 8,000 published articles, and Saving Country Music finally won something. On July 22nd, the Texas Country Music Association announced the winners for their 2023 industry awards.
No, Willie Nelson Did Not Call Out Jason Aldean at FairWell Fest
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Breaking the moratorium on posts about the controversy surrounding Jason Aldean’s new song and video, “Try That in a Small Town” to dispel some misinformation that Saving Country Music has intimate knowledge of.
Album Review – Molly Tuttle’s “City of Gold”
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“City of Gold is a Western bluegrass album that is unafraid of broaching the subjects that are actually relevant to many bluegrass fans of today while stretching the sonic limits of the genre ever so slightly in spots.
UPDATED: Young Man Brutally Beaten at Rock The South Festival
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This weekend’s Rock The South country music festival in Cullman, Alabama was supposed to be a joyous occasion. But for 18-year-old Reid Watts, it’s a different story.
Album Review – Tommy Prine’s “This Far South”
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John Prine’s son Tommy first tested out the hypothesis of pedigree in music with the song “Ships in the Harbor,” which fared so spectacularly well from a songwriting standpoint, it was named SCM’s 2022 Song of the Year.