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February 20, 2025

This Graham Barham Guy (A Rant)

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Imagine using the most advanced surgical procedures to meticulously isolate and extract the very kernel essence of what made performers like Sam Hunt and Florida Georgia Line so sinister and cringe

June 27, 2018

Austin Lucas Announces New Album “Immortal Americans”

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Co-produced by Lucas and Will Johnson of Centro-matic, and engineered and recorded by Steve Albini, it captures Austin returning to his hometown of Bloomington, Indiana, both spiritually and physically after years hacking away at the business in Nashville and elsewhere.

June 27, 2018

Massive Start for Garth Brooks’ “All Day Long” Is Another Sign of Honky Tonk Resurgence

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Are you tired of reading about Garth Brooks? Well tough, because all of a sudden he’s making major moves that could have a big impact on country music, and in a positive manner. Garth’s most country-sounding song in 2 decades was the most added song on country radio in the last 3 years.

June 26, 2018

Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt Trio to Receive Distinction in Hollywood

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Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, and Linda Ronstadt have all received individual distinctions aplenty over the years, with both Dolly and Emmylou being members of the Country Music Hall of Fame, and Ronstadt a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. But now all three of these important and iconic country music women will be honored together.

June 26, 2018

Whitey Morgan to Play The Mother Church of Country Music

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Joining artists such as Sturgill Simpson, Jason Isbell, Margo Price, and Cody Jinks, now Michigan native, California convert, and hard-charging traditional country artist Whitey Morgan and his backing band The 78’s have been bestowed the opportunity to play the Mother Church this summer.

June 26, 2018

Album Review – Paul Cauthen’s “Have Mercy EP”

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Like some time-shifting hybrid between a hillbilly preacher and the human vessel for a Johnny Cash voodoo seance, Paul Cauthen and his barrel-chested voice come bounding out of a reality warp with seven new songs packaged together in an EP titled ‘Have Mercy.’

June 25, 2018

Willie Nelson Announces Location & Lineup for 2018 Farm Aid

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The Willie Nelson camp has released the particulars for the 33rd Annual Farm Aid benefit concert, this year taking place September 22nd in Connecticut at the Xfinity Arena in Hartford. This will be the first time the longest-running concert for a cause in America will be held in Connecticut, which is home to 6,000 farms.

June 25, 2018

Sunny Sweeney & Ward Davis Team Up for “High On Honky Tonk” Tour

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Here in 2018 and before, country music insurgents and songwriters Sunny Sweeney and Ward Davis have been teaming up on what they’ve been calling the “High On Honky Tonk Tour,” and they have recently released a whole bunch of new dates for the tour’s latest installment. Sharing the same management, they make a favorable touring pair.

June 25, 2018

Garth Brooks Hearkens Back to Honky Tonk Past in “All Day Long” (review)

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The promise and hope ahead of Garth’s return from retirement was one of revitalizing country music by hearkening back to the early 90’s, which compared to today’s sounds, were super twangy and most certainly country. For the first time since his un-retirement, Garth has shown a little bit of country music backbone.

June 24, 2018

Kenny Chesney Bestows Big Opportunity to John Baumann and “Gulf Moon”

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Originally appearing on John Baumann’s 2014 record ‘High Plains Alchemy,’ the song has the nautical references common to a Kenny Chesney tune, but is much more poetic and deep than a beach bum ditty—more indicative of a song you may have heard from Guy Clark back in the day, or perhaps James McMurtry.

June 23, 2018

Cowboy From Hell: How Vinnie Paul Helped Craft the Country Music Underground

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When you’re looking for the names of people who were imperative to the rise and eventual success of independent country music that we enjoy today, the drummer for the metal band Pantera may not be your first choice to finger. But Vinnie Paul, who passed away on Friday, played a seminal role in the formation of the country music underground.

June 22, 2018

UPDATED: Cody Jinks Taken To Hospital, Cuts Performance Short in Omaha

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Cody Jinks has been taken to the hospital after attempting to play a show on Friday night (6-22) at the SumTur Amphitheater in Papillion, Nebraska near Omaha, and was unable to perform after complaining of dizziness. He was taken away from the venue in an ambulance according to concertgoers.

June 22, 2018

Album Review – Jay Bragg’s “Honky Tonk Dream”

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Not exactly sure what has gotten into 2018, but all of a sudden we’re finding ourselves in the midst of one hell of a twangy, honky-tonkin’, 90’s-style resurgence in country music. Add Jay Bragg and his new album Honky Tonk Dream to the list of names and projects you need to check out.

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