Release Radar & Most Anticipated Albums for Final Portion of 2025
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As fall breaks and the end of the year fast approaches, it’s time to look at what’s on tap for the rest of 2025 in country before Christmas music ushers the music industry into the Holidays.
Jack Mills, Son Of Wayne Mills, Carrying On the Family Legacy
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When beloved country artist Wayne Mills was murdered on November 23rd, 2013, it didn’t just leave a gaping hole in the country music scene. It also meant a wife lost a husband, and a son lost a father.
Album Review – West of Texas – “Hot Motel Nights”
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‘Hot Motel Nights’ is one hell of a honky tonk record with excellent songs, and superb and tasty instrumentation throughout. It’s albums like these that make a strong case for the evergreen relevance of classic country
Marshmello Now Has a #1 Song in Country Music (A Rant)
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After a 30-second taste, I determined I’d rather ingest an Almond Joy laced with a razor blade, or put out a flaming bag of poo on my front porch in a brand new pair of $1,800 Lucchese boots than be subjected to this song.
Halloween Review – Bridge City Sinners – “In The Age of Doubt”
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The Bridge City Sinners and front woman Libby Lux use dark stories and even darker sounds to exorcise internal demons and personal doubts, and to refract the darkness that comes barreling toward the human soul.
On the Entry Issues for the Country Hall of Fame’s 2024 Induction Ceremony
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Appreciate that those 100 ticket holders constituted about 12% of the people with RSVPs to get in, including “Honor Society” members of the Country Music Hall of Fame who pay five and six-figure annual fees for entry.
Observances from a Tire Shop’s Country Music Playlist
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Recently I was in a tire shop getting the ol’ truck some new rubber and trying to reset the tire warning light, when my ears immediately latched on to the music they were playing in the background.
Dwight Yoakam Helps Induct Sturgill Simpson Into Kentucky Hall of Fame
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Kentucky music savant Sturgill Simpson and country legend Gary Stewart led the 2024 inductees into the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame on Saturday, October 26th at the Renfro Valley Entertainment Center in Mount Vernon.
Album Review – The Lowdown Drifters – “In Time”
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The Lowdown Drifters are your favorite band’s favorite band. “Big” John Cannon is your favorite frontman’s favorite frontman. If you see someone with a Lowdown Drifters shirt or hat on, you know you’ve found a friend.
25 Years Ago: George Strait & Alan Jackson Criticize Music Row’s ‘Murder’
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George Strait and Alan Jackson weren’t exactly Outlaws, or even outsiders of any kind in country music, especially on October 27th, 1999 when they walked into the studio and recorded their own version of the song.
The Grateful Dead’s Phil Lesh: The Patron Saint of the Low Register (RIP)
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With guys like Jack Bruce and Jack Casady, and before Geddy Lee and Les Claypool, Phil Lesh helped pioneer the bass as more than just a rhythm instrument in rock n’ roll. Phil Lesh was far from a backline character.
Joshua Ray Walker Shares Great News About Cancer Diagnosis
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A miracle is what Dallas, TX-based singer/songwriter Joshua Ray Walker and his fans were hoping for. But no matter what you call it, Joshua Ray Walker is currently Cancer free, and we’ll take it.
Album Review – Lindi Ortega’s “From The Ether”
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It’s only fitting that Lindi Ortega would make her ominous return with Halloween right around the corner. This Gothic country mistress conjures up a song cycle meant to leave one haunted by the spirits of past lives, and past lovers.