What Can Unite Willie Nelson and Gavin Adcock? Data Center Opposition
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Few if anything is uniting the population of the United States these days, and the same goes in country music, which is virtually split right down the middle by the culture war. But opposition to AI and data centers is.
Hayes Carll Announces New Album “We’re Only Human”
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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.
Tanglefoot Music & BBQ Fest Reveals Beefy 2025 Lineup
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Temple, TX right between Austin and Waco has always been an under-utilized location for showcasing Texas country music. That will be the case no more as the city has announced the inaugural Tanglefoot Festival
We Need to Have a Discussion About Ian Munsick
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I haven’t wanted to do this. I’ve held my tongue for years at this point. And even now as I speak up, I do so reluctantly, and as a last resort, though confident in what needs to be said.
Huge Run on Tickets After Chris Stapleton Announced for Healing Appalachia
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The news of Chris Stapleton headlining was so well-received, Healing Appalachia’s ticket portal went haywire as fans in Kentucky and all around the United States rushed to secure tickets.
Album Review – Pug Johnson’s “El Cabron”
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Pug Johnson explores the regional dialects of Texas and their intertwined nature, resulting in tasty and sometimes unexpected moments that has many buzzing about their next favorite artist.
Luckenbach Goes Bluegrass for 4th Annual Festival
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When you think of Luckenbach, TX, you think of Jerry Jeff Walker’s Viva Terlingua! You think of Willie and Waylon and the boys. Bluegrass isn’t what immediately comes to mind. But for the fourth year.
Tyler Childers Plays “Jersey Giant” Solo For First Time in Years
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It seems strange to think that a song that Tyler Childers never even really properly recorded or released would go on to become an American country music standard, and one of the most beloved from his catalog.
Legendary Guitar Player McGavock “Mac” Gayden Has Died
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You called on him when you wanted something a little different, something a little more soulful, with a rhythm and blues disposition brought to country, or maybe a rock edge.
Chris Stapleton, Johnny Cash, Luke Combs Lead 2025 MLB Walk-Up Songs
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Major league baseball is officially back for 2025. And following the rest of American culture, country music is looming large when it comes to the songs the sluggers are choosing to walk out to.
Album Review – Country Honk’s “Bad Decision”
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No record label. No publicist. No big time producer. No problem. They’re still kicking out killer country music. Country Honk might have one the most generic names in the country universe, but you can’t say it’s not accurate.
Patsy Cline Museum to Close Amid Johnny Cash Museum Expansion
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The Patsy Cline Museum located at 119 3rd Ave S in the Lower Broadway corridor of Nashville will be closing permanently on May 15th. It was originally opened in 2017 on the second floor of the Johnny Cash Museum.
EMERGENCY Adds to Saving Country Music’s Top 25 Current Playlist (#156)
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Nobody panic. But we have a situation where it’s necessary to interrupt the regularly scheduled programming and the typical rhythms of Saving Country Music to offer an EMERGENCY update to the Top 25 Playlist.