Album Review – Melissa Carper – “Borned In Ya”
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On “Borned In Ya,” Melissa Carper leans into her strengths even more by worrying less about genre, and more about era, while emphasizing what is quietly brilliant about her approach to songwriting.
Hank III on Outlaw Radio & 1st Roundtable
4 CommentsTONIGHT (10-20-09) none other than Hank Williams III will be on Outlaw Radio Chicago, having granted Jashie P. an ever increasingly rare interview. You can hear it LIVE on punkandbeansradio.com at 9 PM CENTRAL, and because a Hank III interview has been known to crash servers from demand, they are going to rebroadcast the entire […]
30 Rock Goes Country & Garth Goes Vegas
4 CommentsI really cherish the few opportunities I have writing this thing to laugh a little, and today is one of those days. They say all good humor is rooted in truth, and what is more true than the joke that is actors and 80’s pop stars slipping on a pair of boots to “Go Country” […]
Austin City Limits – 35 Years – Willie Nelson
4 CommentsIt was 35 years ago today, or tonight, that Austin City Limits, inspired by Jan Reid’s book The Improbable Rise of Redneck Rock and the exploding Outlaw country music scene in Austin, aired their first episode. And who better to book for the first show than the Improbable Willie Nelson. It was 1974; two years […]
Jamey Johnson is Pop Country’s “Black Friend”
3 CommentsThat’s right, I said it. And I’ll say it again, even though it will probably relegate me even more to being the black sheep of the country music blogsphere: Jamey Johnson is Pop Country’s “black friend.” No, this has nothing to do with race, and this really has very little to do with Jamey Johnson, […]
New Music From Old Artists
6 CommentsLately so much music has been coming out from oldtime artists I follow, I can hardly keep up. Hopefully in the future I will have features or reviews on all of these projects, but in the meantime here they all are to bring you up to speed. If there’s one album you like to see […]
New Scott Biram Video & Smashed Guitar Auction
6 CommentsThe dirty ol’ one man band from Texas, Scott H. Biram has just released a new video for the single “Still Drunk, Still Crazy, Still Blue” off his latest release Something’s Wrong/Lost Forever. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE VIDEO. It was put together by Blake Judd of Judd Films, Todd Tue of Milk Products Media, […]
RIP Rusty Wier
6 CommentsI know that some, if not most do not know Rusty Wier or his music, and this is a tragedy beyond the fact that the legendary Austin, Texas songwriter died Friday at the age of 65 from Cancer. He was one of the original Austin Outlaws; a founder of the scene. He was a great […]
Kid Rock Slams Pop Country ?
9 CommentsOver his career Kid Rock has done quite a remarkable thing. No, I’m not talking about bridging the genres of rock, rap, and country. I’m talking about being able to make a successful career out of being a glorified trailer park king, while at the same time besmirching the image of trailer park kings all […]
Hank III to Play Free Shows at Layla’s
1 CommentHelldorado of hank3.com has announced that Hank Williams III will be playing a series of free concerts at the legendary Layla’s Bluegrass Inn on Broadway in Nashville at the end of the year. Layla’s is one of the last true honky-tonks on Nashville’s music row, and Hank III is one of a very small stable […]
Bob Wayne to Tour w/ Zeke, Supersuckers, .357
6 CommentsLast night Outlaw Radio Chicago interviewed Bob Wayne who dropped a few very tantalizing nuggets about some upcoming tours he will be involved in. Wayne, who is currently bivouacked at Andy Gibson’s house near Nashville helping him do some recording, remarked on plans to tour opening for the Northwest-based bands The Supersuckers and Zeke in […]
Forgotten Outlaw – Paul “The Devil” English
3 CommentsOf all the rough characters the Outlaw Country music scene can boast, only one has a glass eye and is a former gang leader and pimp. Only one when asked once by a 20/20 reporter if he carried a gun, and if so could he see it answered, “Which one?” because he notoriously carried two […]
My Letter to Capitol Records Nashville
18 CommentsDear Capitol Records Nashville, When firefighters came to protest at your building in support of Ronnie Milsap and Bleve Music, you forced them away. My guess is they would have not met the same reception if the building was on fire, and you or your family were inside. Yet your actions are precluding dollars from […]