They call him Kashus, and he’s the latest to tap into the inviting and lucrative sound that infuses influences of vintage soul and country together, making something that’s distinctly Southern and soulful.
It’s small, but it’s mighty, and it’s become one of the most sought-after festival experiences in the United States—so much so that it sold out even before the lineup was announced. It’s the Laurel Cove Music Festival.
Welcome to 2026! You made it. Now it’s time to prepare for the rest of the year. Music helps. This page will guide you through the first part of the year to let you know who is releasing albums each week.
We’ve been wondering for a while now when a proper album from Kashus Culpepper would hit shelves as opposed to just a trickle of singles. That will finally happen on January 23rd, 2026.
Summer is winding down, and it’s time to put away the swimsuits and party songs, and bust out the sweater and sad bastard tunes. There’s so much great music coming out right now, it’s kind of ridiculous.
Both USA Today and Saving Country Music have declared Mile 0 Fest to be the best festival in the United States. Happening every January in Key West, Florida, it features some of the best music in Texas/Red Dirt music and beyond.
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.
On the side of a hill at a state park in Bell County, Kentucky rests the Laurel Cove Amphitheater. Appearing like something taken from a scene of a J.R.R. Tolkien novel…
It remains an unfortunate aspect of the modern media landscape that whenever higher institutions broach the subject of country music, it’s commonly done by someone uniquely unqualified to speak on the matter.
You might be surprised to learn that Birmingham, Alabama right in the heart of the country music homeland does not have an annual country music festival. Well it does now.
A joke is a joke, and not meant to be taken seriously. And one would hope that we’re finally moving past the era when a predatory media isn’t preoccupied with taking opportunistic pull quotes out-of-context.