Red Clay Strays Reveal New Album, 2026 Tour Dates
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Conventionally, there is no place, no plan, no path for a band like this. But The Red Clay Strays defy all of these conventions to the point where they’re now one of the biggest bands in all of roots music.
Rock Hall of Fame Beats Country to Inducting Gram Parsons
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Something that many fans of Gram Parsons and his legacy have been strongly advocating for is finally unfolding. Gram Parson will be inducted into the Hall of Fame. But no, it’s not the country one.
Spacey Kacey Musgraves Spotting UFOs is Pure Gold
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This is the kind of weird Spacey Kacey stuff we’ve been waiting and hungering for. When she was off trying to be a pop star, signing modeling deals, and hanging out at the Met Gala, it was a total bore.
Texas Music Revolution Fest Reveals 2026 Lineup, New Documentary
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2026 will mark 30 years of the Texas Music Revolution Fest in McKinney, TX, hosted by radio station 95.3 KHYI in Dallas that shirks the same tired pop country format that has infected the airwaves coast to coast.
NY Mag’s New Awful, No Good, Very Bad Country Music Article/Infographic
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The continued frustration with how the media and journalists decidedly outside of the country music fold decide to commentate on the genre irresponsibly was sent into the stratosphere recently by an article in NY Mag.
Big Hat Spirits: The New Texas Beverage Supporting Music in a Big Way
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Big Hat has dovetailed their mission with helping to spread the word about independent music native to Texas, doing what they can to support songwriters and performers through their growing platform.
“The Hook” Readies New Shows at Sagebrush in Austin
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Songwriting showcase “The Hook” has a series of new shows scheduled for Sunday afternoons in May at Austin’s favorite honky tonk and music venue, Sagebrush on South Congress.
40 Years Ago: The Love Story of Keith Whitley and Lorrie Morgan Begins
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If you want something done in country music, give it to Lorrie Morgan to do. Things that on paper might have seemed impossible, Lorrie Morgan has pulled off, and multiple times now.
New Adds to Saving Country Music’s Top 25 Current Playlist (#176)
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Consider this playlist like that cool older brother, crazy aunt or uncle, or papaw who turned you onto an entirely different world of music when you were younger that you otherwise would have never known about.
Man Charged in Death at Dierks Bentley’s Whiskey Row Avoids Jail
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One of seven men charged in the death of a patron at Dierks Bentley’s Whiskey Row establishment on Lower Broadway in Nashville will not serve any jail time in a plea deal struck with prosecutors.
Album Review – Ella Langley’s “Dandelion”
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Dreamy, vibey, vintage, yet wildly resonant and relevant to as wide of an audience as possible, Ella Langley is rewriting the rules of what’s attainable for classic country music in real time.
Album Review – Drayton Farley’s “A Heavy Duty Heart”
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Songwriting with purpose that’s unafraid to grow older and wiser with its audience, clothed in country rock music that’s unafraid to yearn for wide and infectious appeal—this is the experience of ‘A Heavy Duty Heart.’
Zach Top Adds New Dates to 2026 Tour
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Beyond his revivalist sound, Zach Top and his band are excellent live, with Zach Top not only being an excellent country singer, but perhaps one of the best performing guitar players out there.