Sierra Ferrell Regales DelFest in Performance with Water Tower
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Always a Delfest favorite, Grammy winner Sierra Ferrell and California string band Water Tower brought joyful vibes and old-timey music to an enormous crowd trying to stay dry.
Recap & Review: Under The Big Sky Fest 2021
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One thing was clearly evident after traveling to Whitefish, Montana to experience the massive Under The Big Sky Festival with its incredible lineup and expansive grounds: the independent country and roots music we all enjoy has officially arrived. This is no longer a boutique subgenre.
Sturgill Simpson Announces 5th Album ‘The Ballad of Dood & Juanita’
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Sturgill Simpson has officially announced his 5th album named ‘The Ballad of Dood & Juanita,’ and according to the hashtag accompanying the announcement, it will be “Yer Pawpaw’s country music.” Sturgill has always espoused that he would release only five albums.
Billy Strings, Morgan Wade, Wade Bowen Sign Publishing Deals
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In what’s always a promising sign for an artist and often results in extra revenue streams, there has been some big signings recently to publishing deals in the independent country and roots world, with Billy Strings, Wade Bowen, and Morgan Wade all inking new contracts.
Album Review – John R. Miller’s “Depreciated”
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John R. Miller’s music, used cars, and auto repair is officially open for business coast to coast, specializing in swapping out starters and alternators, rebuilding carburetors, selling used tour vans, and peddling songs about hard-hearted women, and a hand-to-mouth subsistence.
1st Tyler Childers Show in 16 Months Caps off Under the Big Sky Fest
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When Childers rolled up to the Under The Big Sky Fest in Whitefish, Montana Sunday night (7-19) to play his first show in some 16 months, it wasn’t to warm the stage up for the big mainstream band that had blown in from Nashville in the Brothers Osborne, it was vice versa.
Colter Wall Is In His Element in Big Sky Country
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There are just some places where its better to see certain artists, where they are truly in their element. For Colter Wall, that ideal location would be out on the plains, or in the valley, with the mountains looming in the distance, where the cattle graze and the cowboy roams free.
Dwight Yoakam Comes Roaring Back in Big Sky Country
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Even at 64-years-old now, Dwight is still squeezing into tight jeans, and moving around on stage like he’s 17, swinging hips, thrusting his haunches behind his guitar, and spinning around on his boot heels. Dwight Yoakam doesn’t play music, he makes sweet love to it, and his voice is still caramel.
Beloved Texas Music Venue The Lumberyard Destroyed in Fire
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Dubbed “The Luckenbach of West Texas” and likened to Gruene Hall in New Braunfels, The Lumberyard in the unlikely location of Roscoe, TX about 50 miles west of Abeline had gone from a good idea to a great venue beloved by many over the last decade.
How “Saving Country Music” Got Its Name
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Some assume that with a name like Saving Country Music, I, Trigger must think that I’m the one doing the saving—that I’m country music’s savior. But of course it’s not me, but the bands and artists highlighted here that are doing the saving, along with addressing the important issues.
Charles Wesley Godwin’s Got a New Van and a Full Band
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Just like Tyler Childers, Arlo McKinley, John R. Miller, and others from the depressed regions of Kentucky and West Virginia, Charles Wesley Godwin’s stories are forged through the authenticity of a local experience, but are worthy of being enjoyed by an international audience.
Country Guitarist Chris Rodriguez Accused of Assaulting Wife
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Country and contemporary Christian artist Chris Rodriguez who is currently a member of the band The Rise Above with Rascal Flatts member Jay DeMarcus, was charged with Aggravated Assault – Strangulation for an incident that occurred on June 13th.
On Aaron Lewis and “Am I The Only One”
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The fundamental reason “Am I the Only One” is resonating so widely is because it’s tapping into an unfulfilled and voraciously hungry desire for counterpoints in popular American culture. In a very granular and passionate manner, Aaron Lewis captures this fomenting frustration.