Rex “Wrecks” Bell of “Rex’s Blues” and the Old Quarter Has Died
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If Townes Van Zandt wrote a song about you, you’ve got a pretty big reason to gloat. But that’s just one of the bullet points on Wreck’s résumé. Rex Bell’s story in music really starts with the Old Quarter.
Cody Jinks Reveals “Live at Red Rocks” Album & Stream
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If you’re ready for this whole COVID-19 thing to go kick rocks and are jonesing hard for a live music experience, Cody Jinks will be offering up the next best thing by chiselling his landmark performance at the legendary Red Rocks Amphitheater into CD and vinyl, AND will be live streaming the whole damn thing.
Album Review – Garth Brooks – “Fun”
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It’s not that ‘Fun’ isn’t without it’s moments. But Garth Brooks is too much of a cheeseball, and too surrounded by yes men to be given the reigns to produce his own stuff. Or what you get is a record like ‘Fun.’
Miranda Lambert Makes Adversities & Heartbreak Her “Champion”
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Some of the best Miranda Lambert songs can be found on the stuff she does outside of her regular album cycles. A song about how it’s often our heartbreak and failures that lead to the insight and inspiration that becomes our greatest triumphs, “Champion” is a song of perseverance.
Newest Adds to Saving Country Music’s Top 25 Current Playlist (#74)
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The Saving Country Music Top 25 Playlist is built to keep you informed on all the best songs and albums coming out right here, right now in country and roots music. It’s available on most all streaming formats. New songs have just been added.
Post Malone Touts Tyler Childers, Colter Wall, Billy Strings
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Yes, Post Malone. The rapper guy and pop star with all those tattoos on his face. He’s one of the biggest artists in all of popular music at the moment. And apparently, he’s a big fan of independent country music. Over the last few weeks he’s been caught repping guys you could list off as your 1A, 1B, and 1C.
Landmark Willie Nelson Tribute Concert to Finally Be Released
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A once-in-a-lifetime event happened on January 12th, 2019 when a wide-ranging assemblage of talent from country music and beyond came together at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville to pay tribute to Willie Nelson. Called ‘Willie: Life and Songs of an American Outlaw,’ it’s being released on CD and DVD.
Billy Joe Shaver Tribute Takes Shape in Austin
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The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in restricted crowd size and travel, but a strong contingent of Austin, TX musical talent will be coming together for a socially-distanced Billy Joe Shaver tribute concert on Sunday, November 22nd at the city’s Long Center in an outdoor event.
Album Review – Ward Davis – “Black Cats and Crows”
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From growling tracks to get your blood pumping, to some of the easiest country songs to ease into, to songs written with such searing insight you’ll be squeezing back tears, ‘Black Cats and Crows’ may have been inspired by bad luck and worse decisions, but it results in immense measures of good fortune for listeners.
Cody Canada & Cross Canadian Ragweed Tribute Album Coming
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A tribute record to the revolutionary Red Dirt rock country outfit Cross Canadian Ragweed and its frontman Cody Canada is on the way, and it includes a litany of cool artists from Texas and Red Dirt who all paid tribute to the band last winter at the long-running Music Fest in Steamboat Springs, Colorado.
Vintage Album Review – Doug Supernaw’s “Red & Rio Grande”
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More than anything else, it’s the songs on Doug Supernaw’s debut album ‘Red and Rio Grande’ that makes it to hold up so well now 27 years later. Though Doug only wrote or co-wrote four of the songs, he sure knew how to pick ’em, and some of them went on to be the pick of the litter for early 90’s country.
Steve Earle Tribute to Justin Townes Earle “J.T” Sets Release
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“The record is called J.T. because Justin was never called anything else until he was nearly grown. Well, when he was little, I called him Cowboy,” says Steve Earle. “For better or worse, right or wrong, I loved Justin Townes Earle more than anything else on this earth.
Songwriter Stefanie Joyce Wants To Save the Murder Ballad
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Murder ballads are indelible part of country music history, from the earliest recording from The Carter Family, all the way to today with Ashley McBryde’s latest radio single “Martha Divine.” The roots of murder ballads go back to before country music was a commercial enterprise.