Texas music artist Tanner Usrey was arrested on Monday, March 30th in McKinney, Texas, and charged with DWI (2nd offense), as well as two felony drug possession charges. He’s released a statement.
Instead of soliciting the services of Nashville’s star power, authentic to the story of the song, they instead tapped Texas talent to round out the video’s cast, including Wade Bowen, Tanner Usrey, Casey Donahew, and Kaitlin Butts from Oklahoma.
Texas music, Southern rock, and country artist Tanner Usrey was arrested recently in Collin County, TX, and charged with Driving While Intoxicated (called DWI in Texas), and two drug possession charges.
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.
Mile 0 Fest is not for the passive music listener. It’s for those who put music first, who pursue those lifelong memories through musical moments that you’re only able to capture when you go seeking them out.
July 11th is an especially packed release day in country and roots music. There are a lot of top-level, critically-acclaimed names releasing highly-anticipated projects that all deserve to be paid attention to.
What happens at Mile 0 Fest in Key West doesn’t stay in Key West. It resonates throughout the Texas/ Red Dirt world, into Americana, and throughout independent country for the rest of the year.
Whoa! Lots of news emanating from the Cody Jinks camp, and it’s all of a good nature. Cody’s long-awaited Lefty Frizzell tribute album is finally on the way, and he’s just announced a slew of new tour dates for 2025.
Love or loathe ‘Yellowstone,’ it has been incredibly critical to the support and popularity we’ve seen flowing to independent country music. That’s why the launching of a new show called ‘Landman’ is important.
It really is hard to come back to reality after spending three days in picturesque Whitefish, Montana, taking in the music of some of our generation’s very top talents courtesy of the Under The Big Sky Festival.
It may sound like a mantra at this point, but it bears repeating so often these days: Go see your favorite artists in small and medium venues when you still have the opportunity. This definitely is the case with Charles Wesley Godwin, who is already selling out shows left and right.
Held on the same grounds as the massive Rocklahoma gathering, Born & Raised boasted one of the best lineups all year on an incredibly crowded weekend. Just the Friday night lineup alone was worth the effort, with some of the best songwriters and performers in all of country music booked one after another.
Now celebrating five years of gathering in festival form, KOKEFest attracts a huge crowd of local KOKEheads, as well as people from across the country who want to get the genuine Texas country experience, including those who regularly listen to the station remotely online.
No, not all country radio stations suck. Some are downright badass. KOKE-FM out of Austin, TX is one of them. They’ve also put on a kickass festival now for five years where devotees to the KOKE world congregate.