Album Review – J.R. Carroll’s “Dark Cloud”
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J.R. Carroll is known by many as the guy with the glasses and ponytail up there playing keyboard for Zach Bryan. On “Dark Cloud,” Carroll proves to be worthy of devoted attention all on his own.
George Strait to Receive Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award
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At the 2024 CMA Awards on Wednesday, November 20th, George Strait will receive the highest award that the CMAs can dole out—the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award. First awarded in 2012 …
Country Star Sundance Head Shot in Hunting Accident
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The Texas country star and the winner of “The Voice” Season 11 was shot Friday afternoon (11-15) in a hunting accident in east Texas. He is currently in the hospital with a gunshot wound that is not expected to be life threatening.
Texas Country Music Legend Tommy Alverson Has Died
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Tommy Alverson’s songs were of Texas, from Texas, and for Texas. Well before it became cliché for Texas artists to sing about Texas, Tommy Alverson was doing it. Down in Texas, he might as well be a patron saint.
Album Review – Caleb Klauder & Reeb Willms – “Gold in Your Pocket”
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Unadulterated, and absent of ego, Caleb Klauder and Reed Willms offer an interpretation of country music that is as close to the pure essence of the art form as can be found in the age of smart phones and Artificial Intelligence.
Tyler Childers Announces EXTENSIVE Tour for 2025
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Tyler Childers isn’t messing around in 2025. He’ll be heading out for one of his most extensive tours in years—since he was playing clubs and selling them out. And he’ll be bringing along a cool host of openers with him.
Sober Country Artists & Their Stories Set To Song
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“They were good until they got sober” is often the dumb offering from social media dunces when some musician goes sober. But contrary to this common misconception, sometimes sobriety brings the best out in an artist.
Charley Crockett Takes “Mr. Nashville” To Task in New Song
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Crockett has let his opinions be known about the music business and Nashville before. See the title track to his 2021 album ‘Music City USA.’ But on his new song “Mr. Nashville,” he lives little to the imagination and spells it out.
The Failed Political Project To Reshape the American Electorate Through Country Music
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Crunching election data, a plan was hatched under the premise that if the institution of country music could be assuaged to become a political tool, it could help persuade the rural slice of the American electorate from red to blue.
Silverada Plans Unique Shows to Close Out 2024
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It’s not too late to take in one of the best bands in all of live music before the clock strikes midnight on 2024. Beyond their stellar regular performances, Silverada is also slated to play some unique shows on their calendar.
50 Years Ago: In Protest, Traditional Country Entertainers Form “ACE”
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Protesting the direction of country music is just about as old as country music itself. As long as there have been radio stations playing it, and record companies making it, fans and performers have been fighting over country music.
Blackberry Smoke Announces 2025 Rattle, Ramble and Roll Tour
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Blackberry Smoke are the modern purveyors and flamekeepers of the Southern Rock legacy in American music, and few bands rock your face off like the boys from Georgia. They’ve announced the Ramble, Rattle, and Roll tour in 2025.
We Need to Talk About These 2025 Country Grammy Nominations
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At a time when actual country performers are inspiring pop stars more than ever, it should be those country performers represented in the country categories, not the pop and hip-hop stars they’re inspiring.