Dale Watson Announces New Album, Pays Tribute to Willie and Waylon
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You can be assured that Dale Watson’s new album called “Unwanted” will be twangy, hard-charging, and true to itself when it’s released on April 24th via Forty Below Records. The twelve tracks all self-produced and written by Dale.
Song Review – Ernest’s “Gettin’ Gone” (feat. Snoop Dogg)
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When word leaked out that Ernest had been spotted in downtown Nashville recently with Snoop Dogg shooting a video, you expected the worst. But as bad as this could have been, it doesn’t sound bad at all.
Album Review – Jon Pardi’s “Honkytonk Hollywood”
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As the rest of country music seems to be following Jon Pardi’s lead, Jon Pardi himself seems to be staying static, if not heading in the other direction ever so slightly.
Hailey Whitters Crowned “Corn Queen” Ahead of New Album
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Hailey Whitters has been one of the brights spots in mainstream country for some years now, with plenty of fans in independent and traditional country circles also digging on her music.
Garth Brooks Hit Songwriter Larry Bastian Has Passed Away
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“If one looks down the list of music’s greatest writers of all time, I couldn’t imagine the list being complete without the name of Larry Bastian.” — Garth Brooks
Marty Stuart Unveils Surf Guitar-Inspired Album “Space Junk”
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This time around, Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives offer a take on ’60’s instrumental surf and Ennio Morricone Western soundtrack inspired sounds. The result is often breathtaking to behold.
Sturgill Simpson Performs “You Can Have The Crown” for 1st Time in 9 Years
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For Sturgill Simpson, performing at Stubb’s was returning to the scene of the crime in Austin. “Well alright, we’ve been waiting like ten or eleven years to do this again,” Simpson said as he walked out on stage.
Album Review – The Turnpike Troubadours – “The Price of Admission”
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What the Turnpike Troubadours have proven over time is that good songs endure, and better songs grow even better over time. There’s no mistaking it. The Turnpike Troubadours are now legends.
Why Saving Country Music Won’t Be at The Boys From Oklahoma
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The massive Boys From Oklahoma extravaganza is happening in Stillwater, Oklahoma this weekend. This is where Cross Canadian Ragweed will officially reunify.
Record Label For “Applebee’s Song” Guy Walker Hayes Implodes
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Yes, the “Applebee’s Song” singer (officially called “Fancy Like”), and country music’s King of bad white boy pseudo-rapping songs composed in his garage is currently out on the street.
Braxton Keith, Gavin Adcock, Treaty Oak Revival, and Concert Behavior
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At a free show in downtown Gilmer, TX on Saturday, April 5th, fast-rising neotraditionalist country star Braxton Keith was forced to stop down the show when people started hurling beer cans at the stage.
Turnpike Troubadours Reveal Details of New Album “The Price of Admission”
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The Turnpike Troubadours have always been a band graced by a fervent, and frankly, gossipy fans base that will take any kernel of information about the band and make it go megaviral before breakfast.
On Luke Combs Playing the Newport Folk Festival
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Yes, Luke Combs is one of the largest names in popular country music. But from the very beginning, Combs has always proven to go deeper than the surface with his music.