Death Threats and Defections: 2026’s Rock The Country Fest
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Where in previous years the Rock The Country announcements came with excitement by many and some eye rolls, this year was proceeded by widespread rebuke and condemnation of the performers.
RIP Joe Bonsall: De Facto Frontman & Fulcrum of The Oak Ridge Boys
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With Joe Bonsall, The Oak Ridge Boys would sell over 41 million albums worldwide, anchored by 17 #1 songs like “American Made” and “Elvira,” and continued to record and release albums, and tour up to this day.
Album Review – Jesse Welles – “Hells Welles”
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In one song after another, and in one verse after another, Jesse Welles stuns with his cutting criticism interwoven with sarcasm addressing today’s current events. Welles loads up and unleashes.
Album Review – Zach Bryan’s “The Great American Bar Scene”
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This is a quieter and more melancholy album, perhaps less country than previous works, and captures a maturing young man whose thoughts and problems have moved on from young adult concerns to bigger and more daunting questions.
Former Old Crow Member Willie Watson Readies His Next Chapter
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Willie Watson was one of the most revered members of Old Crow Medicine Show for around 13 years, including during the band’s big O.C.M.S. / “Wagon Wheel” moment in 2004. But he left in 2011 to become a folk singer.
Newest Adds to Saving Country Music’s Top 25 Current Playlist (#142)
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The Saving Country Music Top 25 Playlist is built to keep you informed on all the best songs and albums coming out right here, right now in country and roots music. It’s available on most all streaming formats .
Album Review – Alice Wallace – “Here I Am”
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Once again showcasing her superior songwriting skills matched with the unparalleled power and control of her voice, ‘Here I Am’ evokes goosepumps, and at times stuns with the compelling and involved nature of the writing.
91 Year Old Willie Nelson Makes Return to Stage After Prolonged Illness
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We’d be lying if we didn’t say it’s been a tense couple weeks of nail biting and refreshing news feeds for many fans of Willie Nelson and country music. The 91-year-old was forced to cancel multiple shows.
Mile 0 Fest Announces Initial 2025 Lineup of New & Returning Names
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Premier Texas, Red Dirt, and Americana festival Mile 0 Fest in Key West, FL has announced its initial 2025 lineup, and it finds the return of many favored performers for the eighth year of the festival, as well as some new names
UPDATED: More Details Needed in Disturbing War & Treaty Cotton Plant Story
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Heading into the the 4th of July weekend, a disturbing story published in The Hollywood Reporter finds the Black country soul duo The War & Treaty accusing the Coca-Cola Sips & Sounds Music Festival in Austin of racism.
Big Ponderoo: The Small Festival with Big Importance
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For the nonprofit and mostly volunteer-driven SFF Presents, the encroachment and dominance of musical juggernaut Live Nation is not just a hypothetical. The organization is on the front lines of supporting music on a local level.
Tyler Childers-Led Healing Appalachia Sets 2024 Lineup
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Healing Appalachia isn’t just a 3-day concert with a killer lineup, it is a concert for a cause. It’ll be holding its 2024 festivities once again at the State Fair of West Virginia grounds in Lewisburg on September 19-21.
An Ode to Raul Malo of The Mavericks
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Even before he recently announced a diagnosis with what we all hope is a treatable form of Cancer, anyone who asked me to name the best singer of this generation would receive the answer “Raul Malo” back without hesitation.