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April 4, 2025

Album Review – The AM’s – “Here Comes That Broken Heart”

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Good music never goes out of style. People’s tastes do. Then when they wisen up and the music of the day turns so cacophonous they can’t stomach it anymore, they come back to the stuff that’s always been good.

March 17, 2019

Willie Nelson’s Luck Reunion is the American Roots Gathering of the Year

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What started out to be a small and intimate alternative to Austin’s sprawling SXSW gathering every March, and that was only known initially through invite or word of mouth, has now become arguably the most important and exclusive gatherings in all of American roots music every year.

March 17, 2019

Loretta Lynn & Patsy Cline The Focus of Upcoming Biopic

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A film delving into the life and friendship of two of country music’s most iconic performers is set to be shot this month and released later in 2019. Called ‘Patsy & Loretta,’ it will follow the careers of Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn as they intertwined in the early 60’s.

March 16, 2019

Cody Johnson Sells 73,009 Houston Rodeo Tickets, Beats Mainstream Competition

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The incredible accolades and numbers just keep racking up for Texas country music artist Cody Johnson. After hitting #1 on the Billboard Country Albums chart with his recent album Ain’t Nothin To It, he rolled into Houston’s NRG Stadium on Friday night (3-15) for a performance on the star-shaped stage for a crowd of 73,009.

March 15, 2019

Album Review- Maren Morris’s “GIRL”

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Album Review- Maren Morris’s “GIRL”

Maren Morris certainly isn’t the first, will most definitely not be the last, and can’t even be described as the worst to ply pop elements in country either in part or predominantly. It is certainly true from any honest and objective perspective that Maren Morris’s second record, GIRL, is one of the most exclusively pop albums to ever be released in country.

March 15, 2019

Album Review- Townes Van Zandt’s “Sky Blue”

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This story has been updated. Here in the age of information, when the access to music is infinite, and every bit of recorded material from artists past and present is right at your very fingertips at any given moment, releases of old archived scratch material from an artist who’s been dead over twenty years rarely […]

March 14, 2019

Now Zac Brown Has Some Terrible Rap Song on the Way, “God Given”

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At this point you just can’t even look away. Like coming up on some grizzly roadside accident, you know it’s going to be grotesque, horrific, and mentally scarring for the rest of your life. But even as you cover your face, the index finger raises ever so slightly, and you sneak a peep. And yes, it’s as bad as you expected.

March 13, 2019

Ray Benson Brings Out The Stars for Annual Birthday Bash

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For the benefit of the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians, or HAAM, Ray Benson hosted his 19th annual birthday bash Tuesday night (3-12) in downtown Austin, which also acts like an unofficial kickoff party for the country side of SXSW. Benson assembled one hell of a talented lineup to come out and play.

March 13, 2019

Album Review – The Cactus Blossoms’ “Easy Way”

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Those versed in country music knowledge are very aware that the Everly Brothers are in the Country Music Hall of Fame. Those even more versed in country knowledge know that the songwriting pairing of Felice and Boudleaux Bryant who wrote many of the Everly Brothers’ biggest hits are also in the Country Music Hall of […]

March 12, 2019

Manchester Music Fest Boasts Killer Lineup & FREE Admission

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If you’re looking for something to do this Labor Day weekend and you’re within a reasonable driving distance of Manchester, Kentucky, taking in the Manchester Music Fest August 29th to 31st may not be a bad idea at all. Now in its second year, the festival features a lineup that is capped off by the Turnpike Troubadours.

March 12, 2019

If Maren Morris Thinks Country’s Too Restrictive She Can Get The Hell Out

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Maren Morris is a victim. Just ask her about how she’s so put under and oppressed by this draconiously restrictive genre known as country music. Well, Maren Morris, if you feel like country music is too restrictive in it’s “stupid mold,” then you can get the hell out!

March 12, 2019

Sunny Sweeney Earns Additional Dates Opening for Bob Seger

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Texas country singer and songwriter Sunny Sweeney is getting some massive opportunities to win over arena crowds as one of the primary openers on Bob Seger’s big farewell tour. And she’s been doing such a killer job, her run of shows has just been extended. The Saving Country Music Song of the Year winner for […]

March 11, 2019

The Sordid Story of the REAL “Murder on Music Row”

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Most any true country fan can likely quote you at least a couple of the verses of the now classic country music song “Murder on Music Row.” Originally written by Larry Cordle and Larry Shell, and recorded by the bluegrass group Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time as the title track to their 1999 record, […]

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