Born & Raised Festival Unveils Big Lineup for 2025
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Headliners Cody Jinks, Parker McCollum, and Treaty Oak Revival will makes sure there’s a rock edge to this country/Red Dirt festival, with Jamey Johnson, Blackberry Smoke, Randy Rogers Band, 49 Winchester…
John Starling, Surgeon Turned Seldom Scene Member, Has Died
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John Starling didn’t set out to be a world-renown bluegrass musician, though growing up in Durham, North Carolina and learning how to play bluegrass guitar, it can’t be too surprising that’s where life took him. But his primary passion was as a physician and surgeon. Happenstance is what led him to becoming a legend in bluegrass circles.
Bowen MusicFest Fields Impressive Lineup for 2019
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For the benefit of the Bowen Family Foundation, the Bowen MusicFest has raised over $3.25 million for charity just since 2009, and the event raised $500,000 in 2018 alone. Expanding every year since 1998 into one of the premier events in Texas and Red Dirt music, Bowen MusicFest has assembled an impressive lineup.
Song Review – Toby Keith’s “That’s Country Bro”
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Don’t count yourself in the minority if you saw that Toby Keith released a mess of new tour dates in late April calling them the “That’s Country Bro!” tour and wondered just what the hell he was trying to say. Was Toby Keith piggy backing off the whole Bro-Country movement that even the most liberal […]
The Stunning Country Goodness of Charlie Marie’s New EP
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All the people of country music, rejoice that despite all the woes about whatever is supposedly endangering the genre on a given day, in the hearts of gifted entertainers still lies such incredible passion and talent for this music, it has the ability to make the spine tingle, the heart swoon, and the mind spark like the first time you heard country.
Alan Jackson Documentary “Small Town Southern Man” Released
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Completely unexpected, but absolutely welcome, Country Music Hall of Famer Alan Jackson is the beneficiary of a brand new documentary called Small Town Southern Man that has just been released via multiple streaming services (iTunes, Amazon Prime, etc.), and will receive a DVD release on June 28th.
Oh $hit, Sam Hunt Is Heading Back Into the Studio
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Believe it or not, Sam Hunt released his debut record now nearly six years ago. Sam hasn’t just been slow on delivering a sophomore record, he’s been outright missing in action. There were rumors about Sam Hunt outright retiring. But his long drought of not recording new music is about to be over.
Turnpike Troubadours & Jason Boland Present 2019 Medicine Stone Lineup
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The Turnpike Troubadours and Jason Boland and the Stragglers have just announced the lineup for the 2019 Medicine Stone Festival on the grounds of the beautiful Diamondhead Resort in the Turnpike’s home town of Talequah, Oklahoma. The lineup has expanded to 32 names in 2019.
The Stagecoach Festival Jumped The Shark in 2019
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As the alternative to the bigger, two-weekend all-genre gathering called Coachella, The Stagecoach Festival in Indio, California every April is supposed to give country music its turn on the famous Empire Polo Club grounds so as not be shaded out by the massive names of the pop, EDM, and hip-hop world.
John Prine Cancels New Orleans Jazz Fest Show Due to Health
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Country folk legend John Prine will not be appearing this weekend at the annual New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival as scheduled. Originally slotted to appear Saturday, May 4th in the Blues Tent, he has canceled due to health reasons. John Prine is just the latest big cancellation for the festival.
Luke Combs Is Latest Artist to Oppose Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road”
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“Yeah, it’s pretty catchy,” Luke Combs says. “But I feel there’s a little bit of sarcasm there I don’t necessarily appreciate. I feel like I’m being poked fun at a bit. Country music is near and dear to my heart, and one of the things that’s most important to me is that the music should be taken seriously.”
Album Review – Tylor & The Train Robbers’ “Best of the Worst Kind”
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Talk of train robbery isn’t just for marketing purposes here. Tylor Ketchum is direct kin with Tom “Black Jack” Ketchum, who was a notorious train robber originally from Texas. But as opposed to Outlaw country, the best way to describe the sound of Tylor & the Train Robbers would be a version of Texas or Red Dirt country.
Chris Stapleton Made a Surprise Appearance on Game of Thrones
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The smash HBO television series ‘Game of Thrones’ is currently in the midst of its eighth and final season, and the 3rd episode that aired Sunday night (4-28) had a country music tie-in that you probably missed. Chris Stapleton is apparently a big fan of the show, and had his management reach out about making an appearance.