Silverada Releases New Song, Announces “New Era” Ahead of New Album
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There’s lots of news on the Silverada front, with a new song “Highway Man” just released, the band telling fans it’s the start of a “new era,” as well as the early announcement of their upcoming album called “Living Proof.”
Whiskey Myers Speaks on Independence on Steven Rinella Podcast
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“It’s still important to us. So that’s why we never signed any record deals or anything,” Cody Cannon says. The band currently operates their own label, Wiggy Thump Records distributed by Thirty Tigers. “We’ve always been independent, and we always want to be … Why the hell do I want a boss?”
Album Review – Brit Taylor’s “Real Me”
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Divorce and country music go together like peanut butter and jelly. The “Big D” is as fundamental to country music as steel guitar. And Kentucky songwriter Brit Taylor is here to speak about her own experiences with irreconcilable differences in her debut album called “Real Me.”
Sturgill Simpson: “We’ll Definitely Tour with the Bluegrass.”
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“I’ll go play whatever gig wants me to come and play. I will definitely tour with the bluegrass,” Sturgill Simpson said in a new interview out of Scotland, where he also addressed numerous other subjects, including his recent production work.
Newest Adds to Saving Country Music’s Top 25 Current Playlist (#75)
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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.
“O Brother, Where Art Thou” Soundtrack, 20 Years Later
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The impact and reception for the “O Brother Where Art Thou” soundtrack was so significant, it’s very fair to characterize it as one of the most important albums in country music history, and it was most certainly one of the most significant releases of the last 20 years.
Album Review – Cody Jinks – “Red Rocks Live”
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Adding to his arsenal of studio projects, Cody Jinks unleashes his first proper concert album called Red Rocks Live, recorded professionally at the legendary venue of the same name situated between the painted boulders of picturesque Colorado. A sweeping work of 23 songs…
Vince Gill On Criticism He Receives for Playing with The Eagles
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One of the most curious, and maybe one of the most cool developments in music over the last couple of years has been Vince Gill becoming a late career member of The Eagles. It wasn’t a development that came with a lot of fanfare or explanation. With the passing of Glenn Frey in 2016, it just sort of happened.
Saving Country Music 2020 Album of the Year Nominees
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2020 has been a bad year for many things, but a good year for country music albums. Accordingly, the nominees for Saving Country Music’s Album of the Year have been expanded to an unprecedented 12 entries to represent the best releases the year has to offer.
Album Review – Zach Bryan’s “Quiet, Heavy Dreams”
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Zach Bryan is just touched in a way where poetic recitation or interpretation of events either real life or imaginative is so natural to him, the words flow like water, and order themselves in ways that are both intuitive and inviting to the audience. His effortlessness at writing songs is the envy of all writers.
Album Review – Paul Bogart’s “Won’t Have Far To Go”
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Rodeo professionals and country songwriters have always enjoyed a close kinship, even if riding a bull or roping a calf, and crafting the perfect country song may not seem like similar skill sets, or two sides of the same coin. Two-time AQHA World Champion Roper Paul Bogart knows this all too well.
Justin Townes Earle Death Ruled Accidental Overdose, Family Reveals
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Singer, songwriter, and second generation performer Justin Townes Earle died of an accidental drug overdose, the Medical Examiners Office in Nashville has ruled, and the family of Justin Townes Earle revealed on Tuesday (12/1). Justin Townes Earle was found dead at the age of 38 on August 23rd.
Tyler Childers Posts Gold ‘Purgatory’ Edition, Sells Out in 1 Hour
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Purgatory by Tyler Childers will now go down in history as the record that shattered the glass ceiling for country artists not supported by mainstream country radio. To commemorate its Gold status, Childers listed a Gold bundle that sold out almost immediately.