“The Hook” Has Successful Test Run, Sets Next Show Sept. 29th
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“The Hook” is a songwriting showcase featuring established songwriters, and ANYONE else who wants to show up and sign up for an opportunity to perform their unreleased song in front of an audience and a film crew.
Zach Top’s Backing Band & Behind-The-Scenes Supporters
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Behind every star is often a cast of unsung heroes who deserve credit, especially when everything is falling into place like it is with Zach Top. Here are the principal members of Zach Top’s band and team.
Album Review – Willie Nelson’s “Last Leaf On The Tree”
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For his latest project, Willie teams with his youngest son Micah. f nothing else, the album gave the two lots of quality and creative time together, and moments that will forever be preserved into the grooves of vinyl.
Album Review – Paul Cauthen’s “Black on Black”
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Paul Cauthen is not a unimportant or insignificant character in country music. His footprint and fan base are impressive. But Paul Cauthen is also the performer who most fundamentally gives into the id and the ego.
Jamey Johnson Credits Toby Keith’s Passing for Inspiring New Music
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After many years and many excuses for not releasing a new album—including a concussion, publisher issues, and just plain apathy—Jamey Johnson has experienced a creative explosion recently.
60 Years Ago: Roger Miller Records Iconic Song, Wins SIX Grammys
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Few songs immediately transport you to a different time and place like this one. You can just imagine yourself out on Route 66 in the 1950’s, neon signs buzzing in the background, and not a care in the world.
Newest Adds to Saving Country Music’s Top 25 Current Playlist (#148)
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The year is starting to wind down and the onslaught of Holiday music is right around the corner. But 2024 still has some great songs to give, and you’ve found yourself in the right place to discover them.
Willie Nelson Mural in Downtown Austin Faces Demolition
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The mural is painted on the side of a 100-year-old building at 407 E. Seventh St., near Neches Street. Most recently the building housed the bar Mug Shots, but was abandoned when a fire in February resulted in structural damage.
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.