Album Review – Braxton Keith’s “Real Damn Deal”
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Any and all rebuttals against declaring that we’re in a full-throated traditionalist revival are rendered weak and ineffectual after a spin through this Braxton Keith record.
Album Review – James Ellis and the Jealous Guys “Country Lion”
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The challenge of traditional country is how adhere to all those tried and true traditions, while also asserting something unique. Bringing an authentic Australian perspective to the music, James Ellis and the Jealous Guys inject a distinctive flavor.
Another Dallas Cowboys Setback: Kane Brown Set for Thanksgiving Show
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The Dallas Cowboys NFL football team has suffered yet another devastating setback in a season beset with them after it was revealed that Kane Brown will be this year’s halftime performer at the franchise’s annual Thanksgiving Day game.
Kalie Shorr Voices Music Row’s Guilty Conscience in “My Voice”
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Kalie Shorr started out trying to become a pop country starlet, and has now become one of the most pointed voices of dissent in Nashville. Now Kalie Shorr is like the embodiment of mainstream country’s guilty conscience coming to life, giving a voice to all of its sins.
Lawsuit Reveals Fresh Details on George Jones “Drug Tapes”
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Two of the adult children of country legend George Jones are suing multiple defendants in the United States District Court of Middle Tennessee. The lawsuit sheds new details on master recordings once used as bail collateral by drug dealers.
Bloody Jug Band Save Halloween with New Album ‘Stranded’
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They Bloody Jug Band are the Gothic roots band that defies the niche and seasonal appeal of such an act with the way they take creepy music, and somehow make it so unbelievably infectious and appealing, you will be listening and grooving to it all year long.
Billy Joe Shaver to be Paid Tribute on SiriusXM
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It’s been a hard few weeks down in Texas and beyond as Texas music and Outlaw country have lost three titans of the golden era, with Johnny Bush, Jerry Jeff, Walker, and now Billy Joe Shaver all passing away in rapid succession. It has left the country music world reeling in an already unprecedented year.
Album Review – Great Peacock’s “Forever Worse Better”
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Sometimes you just want to listen to something to help pass the time on a long drive, or to chill out to, but something that is still smartly composed. That’s what you get from Great Peacock’s latest album “Forever Worse Better.” It reminds you of all your old favorite alt-country records.
Billy Joe Shaver Wasn’t Just a Legend. He Was a Hero.
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Billy Joe Shaver wasn’t just a musical legend and icon, or an “Outlaw” as we like to call the artists who work outside of the Nashville system. He was a hero, in both music, and in life. What is a hero? A hero is someone who illustrates a level of bravery well beyond what most would be willing to.
Outlaw Country Legend Billy Joe Shaver Has Died
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The heart and soul of the songs and words of the American country music Outlaw movement has passed on. Billy Joe Shaver, with only three fingers on his right hand and an 8th grade education left an indelible mark on country music that will never be worn down.
The Tom Petty Influence Is Strong in Chris Stapleton
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In 2013, rock icon Tom Petty had some unsavory words for what was happening in modern country music. “Well, yeah I mean, I hate to generalize on a whole genre of music, but it does seem to be missing that magic element that it used to have.” Chris Stapleton responded with a letter, and an offer.
Iconic Instruments & Big Stars to Benefit Country Hall of Fame
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To help in the COVID-19 recovery effort, the Hall of Fame is planning a special live streaming event that will match up many of the iconic instruments in the “Precious Jewels” collection and other displays with many of the best artists and players of today.
Lucero Plan 10th Album “Where You Found Me”
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Wildly-influential alt-rock band Lucero will be releasing their 10th album on January 29th, 2021 called Where You Found Me through their own label Liberty and Lament, distributed by Thirty Tigers. The first single from the album called “Outrun The Moon” has just been released.