The Legendary Buck Owens’ Crystal Palace Closes Its Doors
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The plight for legendary, mid-sized country music venues continues to worsen as the legendary Buck Owens’ Crystal Palace in Bakersfield, California has been forced to abruptly close.
Video Premier: Scott H. Biram’s Full Tilt “Trainwrecker”
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Make way you mamby pambys for the steel-jawed and fully-cocked musical madness coming at you like a face full of claws from the unhinged and wild-eyed “Dirty Ol’ One Man Band” known as Scott H. Biram. That grit in your eyes and those shotgun pellets you’re spitting out is how you know this is the real deal.
Conway Twitty, The Twitty Burger, & The Landmark Tax Case That Remains Law Today
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Twitty Burger was first launched in 1968, and included some pretty high-profile investors from country music, including Merle Haggard, Harlan Howard, and Sonny James. What separated the Twitty Burger from other burgers was Conway’s signature burger ingredient: the gram cracker-encrusted pineapple ring that was included on each sandwich.
Sam Hunt’s Crossing Over to Pop? Good, Then Get The Hell Out of Country!
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So Sam Hunt’s latest single “Body Like A Backroad” is really taking off, and could be a major crossover success in pop? Well superb, I say. Then make like Taylor Swift and get the hell out of country Sam Hunt, you carpetbagging, interloping, country music misnomer, that’s making millions off of gullible country music fans.
Album Review – Sam Outlaw’s “Tenderheart”
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Sam Outlaw didn’t become one of the fastest-rising artists in independent country because of his name. He did it in spite of it. Everybody wants to hide behind layers of forced authenticity in country music these days, and bray about how country they are because of where they were born, or what kind of bad things they’ve done.
Song Review – Brad Paisley’s “Gold All Over The Ground” Written By Johnny Cash
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The poem “Gold All Over The Ground” was first composed in March of 1967 about Johnny Cash’s wife June Carter, and was published in 2016 in the posthumous Johnny Cash poetry collection called Forever Words. It’s not just Johnny Cash’s 50-year-old word that make Brad Paisley’s “Gold All Over The Ground” traditional though.
Lineup Announced for Willie Nelson’s 2017 4th of July Picnic
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A traditional like few others will transpire once again this summer when Willie Nelson celebrates the 4th of July by gathering together friends and family for his annual 4th of July Picnic. For the third year in a row, the event will be held at the Circuit of the Americas speedway just south of Austin, TX, and will include many long-standing invitees.
Floore’s Country Store Celebrates 75 Years With Two-Night, Star-Studded Blowout
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With 75 years of history hanging thick in the air, Floore’s Country Store booked two nights of stellar talent Easter weekend to celebrate their 75th Anniversary. Friday and Saturday evening saw Robert Earl Keen and the Randy Rogers Band taking the stage, with Bruce Robison joining them on Friday, and Red Shahan opening the show on Saturday.
Glen Campbell Readies His Final Album “Adiós”
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Campbell was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease in 2011, and subsequently announced a farewell tour for 2011 and 2012. After the tour is when Adiós was recorded to “[capture] what magic was left” according to Glen’s wife Kim. The album features songs that Campbell loved, but never had a chance to record in his career.
Billy Joe Shaver in Hospital Due to Heart Issue
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Country music songwriting legend and performer Billy Joe Shaver has been forced to cancel his show Friday evening (4-14) at Riley’s Tavern in Hunter, TX near New Braunfels, as well as Saturday night’s (4-15) show at Love & War in Lindale, TX near Tyler, due to a heart issue. Shaver is currently in the hospital.
Album Review – Aaron Vance’s “My Own Way”
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It may be a stretch to call My Own Way Aaron Vance’s “Outlaw” album, but he certainly uses it as his opportunity to tell Nashville, his fans, and maybe himself that he’s not changing for anything. He came to Music City to make country music, and that’s what he’s going to do. He’s not changing course, or shifting what the term “country” means just to make his way easier.
More Chatter About Taylor Swift Recording New “Country” Songs for Upcoming Album
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There continues to be smoke about how Taylor Swift’s new project will potentially have a few country, or country-oriented tunes on it. That doesn’t mean she’ll make a full-on country album, release singles to country radio, or will even call the material country herself. But it could have big ramifications for the genre.
Chris Stapleton Releases New Song “Broken Halos” (Listen)
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Late Thursday evening (4-13), the full studio version of the opening track from the new album called “Broken Halos” populated across all major digital distributors of music and is now available for sale or streaming. Stapleton fans finally have a full song to lay their ears on from Stapleton’s upcoming album “From A Room: Volume 1.”