Mountain Grass Unit Enjoy Big Moments at 2026 DelFest
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In 2024, the young men had played the festival’s indoor music hall as virtual unknowns from Birmingham, Alabama. In 2025, they played the secondary stage to great acclaim, and the momentum has been building ever since.
Beloved North Springs Music Fest Reveals 2026 Lineup
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The call it “The Honky Tonk in a Hayfield,” and patrons say it’s not just about how the lineup is curated. It’s also about the curation of the crowd and how they’re all like-minded country fans.
Dale Watson Announces New Album, Pays Tribute to Willie and Waylon
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You can be assured that Dale Watson’s new album called “Unwanted” will be twangy, hard-charging, and true to itself when it’s released on April 24th via Forty Below Records. The twelve tracks all self-produced and written by Dale.
Paying a Visit to the Grave of Gram Parsons
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The life of Gram Parsons was marked by planting country music seeds in fertile ground that would eventually grow into a deeper appreciation for the genre well beyond its conventional borders.
Rodeo Austin Announces Impressive 2026 Lineup
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It’s Rodeo Houston that’s the massive Texas rodeo that commands the biggest stage and has the biggest national impact. But frankly, Rodeo Austin has a much better lineup this year.
Cody Jinks Plans New Extended Tour with Five Finger Death Punch
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Cody Jinks will be spending the lion’s share of 2026 not headlining his own shows, but heading out on tour with heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch as part of their 20th Anniversary Tour.
Why The Re-Opening of the Ernest Tubb Record Shop Failed
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The Ernest Tubb Record Shop closed its doors and cancelled all remaining performances amid a shift in management. This has left the future of the historic business in limbo.
Steve Wynn Story Illustrates the Strong Wisdom of Waylon Jennings
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Waylon never followed, or imitated. He led. Even if he was going to fail, he would rather do it his way. That’s why it isn’t just the music, but Waylon’s attitude that was so influential, and inspirational.
Austin Musician and “The Voice” Alumn Brian Scartocci Arrested for Sexual Assault
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A well-known Austin, TX musician and former contestant on NBC’s The Voice was arrested on sexual assault charges in October of 2025. Scartocci became known as “Mr. Monday Night.”
Laurel Cove Music Fest Reveals 2026 Lineup – Sells Out Immediately
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It’s small, but it’s mighty, and it’s become one of the most sought-after festival experiences in the United States—so much so that it sold out even before the lineup was announced. It’s the Laurel Cove Music Festival.
What These New Fake Miranda Lambert, Chris Stapleton Songs Say About AI
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Yes, AI is hitting the saturation point in society that we all feared, especially on places like social media. But it’s all so sloppy and ridiculous and insulting to the intelligence that it’s eating itself from the inside.
New Adds to Saving Country Music’s Top 25 Current Playlist (#171)
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2026 is off to a very promising start with new singles and albums, and the Top 25 Playlist is here to be the shortest distance you and discovering them. Just click play and find your next favorite songs, album, or artist.
Bob Mason Sends the Audience in Stitches on “The Hook”
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Bob Mason has been playing in a bluegrass outfit called the Piper Road Spring Band for 52 years. “We started when we were 4 years old,” he jokes. They played the Grand Ole Opry in 1978.