Album Review – John R. Miller’s “The Great Unknowing”
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West Virginia’s John R. Miller gratifies a whole host of musical erogenous zones on his new album The Great Unknowing, including honky tonk country, Appalachian folk, feral folk rock, and a few other things.
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.
Chris Stapleton Announces New Album “Higher”
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Similar to his previous releases, Stapleton is not saying much to the public about what to expect from the album, what the inspirations behind the album are, or anything else. Instead he’s allowing the music to speak for itself.
Toby Keith, Willie Nelson, Jason Aldean & Country ‘Lynching’ Songs
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Unlike Jason Aldean’s “Try That In A Small Town,” there was no cancellation attempt. In fact, it was nominated for a Grammy Award. CMT didn’t ban it. They made a movie around it.
Miranda Lambert’s Selfie-Gate Spurs an Important Discussion
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It’s pretty telling of how busy of a news week it is in country music when you have a controversy involving Miranda Lambert that stimulates Whoopi Goldberg to walk off the set of ‘The View’ in disgust, and it’s the second biggest story.
Album Review – Colter Wall’s “Little Songs”
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Where the magic comes into play for Colter Wall is the entire package. He’s committed to singing what he lives, and living what he sings. While he could be packing theaters coast to coast on tour, he instead is out there on horseback.
Under The Big Sky Fest 2023 in Words and Pictures
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The appeal for independent country has become so robust, we now have megafestivals sprouting up all across the country to cater to the fans of this music. But the first, and still the biggest of these events is Under The Big Sky Festival.
On Jason Aldean’s Controversial “Try That In A Small Town”
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I have been warning all the elitist think piece writers, academics, Twitter intellectuals, and even some artist who’ve been imploring country music artists to speak out politically to be careful what they wish for .
Country Music’s Oldest Living Links and Legends (2.0)
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Every so often, it is important to stop down, pay tribute, and appreciate all of the living legends we still have around in country and roots music. These are the contributors who you can sometimes trace back to the very formations of country.
Robert Earl Keen Isn’t Un-Retiring, But He Is Re-Appearing
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If you thought you’d seen the last of Robert Earl Keen singing and playing on a stage, well, you were still mostly right. But some new opportunities to seen Keen live have come online recently that you should be aware of.
On Jason Aldean Abruptly Cancelling His Show in Hartford
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On Friday night, July 15th, Jason Aldean was playing a show at the Xfinity Theatre, and had to stop the performance down only 20 minutes in due to heat exhaustion. He’s now facing strong criticism.
George Jones & Tammy Wynette Actors Receive Emmy Nominations
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Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain have both received Emmy nominations for their portrayals of George Jones and Tammy Wynette, part of four nominations total for the limited series.