Album Review – William Clark Green’s “Watterson Hall”
25 Comments
By really personalizing the songs on this album, taking a few years to re-align his compass, and becoming a father and a purposeful life partner creates a center of gravity that makes this record feel like an achievement.
Red Clay Strays, Zach Top, Ella Langley Win Early ACM Awards
11 Comments
It’s just the ACM Awards. And it’s just their “New Artist of the Year” categories that are split into three separate awards. But the good guys won, and it does perhaps portend positive things for the future.
Country Is Surging in Country Music. But Pop Stars are Confusing the Signal
57 Comments
The trend of pop projects being pushed to the country market that started in earnest with Beyoncé is beginning to look less like a short-lived trend for 2024, and now becoming endemic.
BREAKING: Gordy’s HWY 30 Music Fest to Cancel 2025 Idaho Event
27 Comments
In a completely predictable, but tragically unfortunate event for artists, bands, and patrons, Gordy’s Hwy 30 Music Fest in Filer, Idaho will be canceling their 2025 event scheduled for June 18-21.
Album Review – Willie Nelson’s “Oh What A Beautiful World”
32 Comments
Why in the world is Willie Nelson still recording and performing music at the age of 91? Or even more perplexing, how is he even still alive, especially after the life he’s lived? The question and the answer are probably one in the same.
Newest Adds to Saving Country Music’s Top 25 Current Playlist (#157)
13 Comments
Everybody wants to be “country” these days, muddying the waters even more when you want to stay connected to these best stuff. Luckily, you’re plugged into this playlist where the best songs rise to the surface.
Wow. Steve Earle Invited to Be The Next Grand Ole Opry Member
62 Comments
In a completely unexpected move, though not entirely undeserved, alt-country legend and Americana Godfather Steve Earle has been invited to become the next member of the Grand Ole Opry.
Silverada Returns to Austin with Streamlined Lineup
12 Comments
The best live country band in the world stopped into Austin’s Radio East on Friday night (4-25) on their current “Unlit Matches” tour to regale fans in the town the band originates from.
Album Review- Chaparelle’s “Western Pleasure”
34 Comments
Chaparelle is endearing if nothing else, and quickly infectious, appealing to your classic country inclinations, but also tickling some guilty pleasures. Ultimately, it’s hard to not approve.
Beloved ‘Hee Haw’ Character & Gospel Singer Lulu Roman Has Died
12 Comments
For generations, Lulu Roman was let into the living rooms and hearts of country music fans through the long-running syndicated show Hee Haw, and in turn she finally found the family she had sought.
Jon Pardi Says “I Don’t Know What Country Is” as New Album Tanks
66 Comments
It truly is a shame that it appears we have to bid adieu to Jon Pardi as a country music traditionalist, and one that was embedded in the mainstream no less, giving him a unique opportunity to change the music for the better.
Towering Country Music Keys Player David Briggs Has Died
11 Comments
There are only a few distinct session players in Nashville who can legitimately claim to be part of the cast of “Nashville Cats.” Even fewer who were also part of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section.
Hayes Carll Announces New Album “We’re Only Human”
15 Comments
Instead of trying to write songs that compel the audience to look at themselves, “We’re Only Human” finds Hayes turning the gaze back onto himself in an introspective manner.