Album Review – Colby Acuff’s “Handmade Horsepower”
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Coby Acuff goes full-blown Outlaw on ‘Handmade Horsepower,’ laying grooves down, giving into two-tone beats, featuring a little phaser on the guitar every now and then, and getting outright mouthy about the ills of the music industry.
Album Review – Ringo Starr’s “Look Up”
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Look Up is not a bad album at all. There’s not a single song or moment on it that will feel offensive to a country fan’s ears. But when you prop Sir Ringo Starr in front of a camera, perch a cowboy hat on top of his head…
This is BIG: Zach Top, Charley Crockett Land Rodeo Houston Slots
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In Texas, there’s no bigger stage, and no bigger opportunity than performing during Rodeo Houston at NRG Stadium. Native Texans Parker McCollum and Cody Jinks will also be returning.
The 2025 Independent Country Festival Guide (Updating)
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Welcome everyone to the inaugural Saving Country Music independent country festival guide. This will be the aggregation point throughout 2025 for information on festivals that include a majority of independent country.
Mystery Ending Song in ‘Landman’ Episode 9 Stirs Interest
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It’s like Taylor Sheridan and Andrea von Foerster took everything they learned from Yellowstone and the music, and did themselves one level better on the Landman series.
Billy Strings Announces 2025 Spring / Summer Tour
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Billy Strings is one of the biggest things in live music in this generation, irrespective of genre. The fact that he’s a bluegrass artist at heart makes his wild popularity that more inexplicable, and exciting.
The Final Issue to Save Country Music (A New Year’s Resolution)
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When Saving Country Music was first founded in 2008, the idea that we would ever get to where we are today in country music seemed like a virtual impossibility, a pipe dream, and certainly an uphill battle to say the least.
Koe Wetzel Lands #1 on Country Radio. It Sounds Like a #1 on Country Radio
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Now what the hell is this? What’s the fun or challenge of getting to the top if you sell out to get there? Koe Wetzel is supposed to be one of country music’s bad boys blowing in from Texas, doing things his own way.
Man Loses Bet, Must Spend Entire Day at Jason Aldean’s Bar
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Better him than me. About the only reason you’d ever see this lil’ buckaroo anywhere near Jason Aldean’s monstrosity on Lower Broadway in Nashville is if was involved losing a bet. That’s basically the reason one Fantasy Footballer.
Album Review – Steel Saddle (Self-Titled)
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Take yourself a trip back in time in an avocado green Chevelle to the moment when Jesus freaks, acid testers, and neo folkies all discovered the virtues of American country music, and set to contributing to that legacy.
The 2024 Saving Country Music Songwriter of the Year
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Saving Country Music doesn’t always bestow a “Songwriter of the Year” award. In fact, no such award has ever been bestowed before. What do we owe such an occasion to, and who is the beneficiary?
Beyonce, Christmas, Jay-Z, Diddy, and the NFL
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They called it the “Beyoncé Bowl,” and it was promoted as Beyoncé’s first live performance from her supposed “country” album, Cowboy Carter. But Cowboy Carter is not a country album, and the performance wasn’t live.
Garth Brooks’ “No Fences” Appears on Spotify in Streaming Scam
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Fans of Garth Brooks were rejoicing Thursday evening (1-2) as it appeared that Garth was finally giving in and starting to upload his catalog to Spotify. But it’s pretty clear that Garth didn’t have a change of heart.