We’re used to younger and up-and-coming artists paying tribute to Willie Nelson, or perhaps Willie toasting the legends who came before him like Frank Sinatra and Gershwin.
It’s one of the most frenetic and talent-rich events all year, resulting in one of the most sought-after tickets in music. It’s Willie Nelson’s Luck Reunion, and it happens on the Thursday of Austin’s greater SXSW gathering.
The iconic Willie Nelson mural in downtown Austin, TX located at 407 E. 7th Street was destroyed on Monday morning, February 3rd, as the 100-year old building it was on the side of underwent demolition.
In the aftermath of Beyoncé winning the Grammy for Best Country Album at the 2025 Grammy Awards, it begs for a deeper look into the album, along with the marketing, conversation, and media coverage surrounding it
Every once in a while, it is important to stop down, pay tribute, and appreciate all of the living legends we still have around in country and roots music. Some trace back to the very formations of country.
Part of the story that’s rarely told is the cautionary tale portion. While Willie Nelson was puffing away on the roof of the White House, he had a cast on his foot. It happens to be that his weed consumption had something to do with it.
Everyone knows about Willie Nelson’s country music legacy, his altruistic endeavors through Farm Aid and other initiatives. But not enough is made about Willie Nelson the entrepreneur.
Did you know that there was a very distinct possibility that The Highwaymen might have never been called “The Highwaymen,” and that they might have never recorded the iconic song that gave them their name?
The walls of some of of Austin’s recording spaces have witnessed such incredibly iconic moments being made, they have become iconic themselves. That’s definitely the fate of Arlyn Studios on Academy Drive.
At the 2024 CMA Awards on Wednesday, November 20th, George Strait will receive the highest award that the CMAs can dole out—the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award. First awarded in 2012 …
Tommy Alverson’s songs were of Texas, from Texas, and for Texas. Well before it became cliché for Texas artists to sing about Texas, Tommy Alverson was doing it. Down in Texas, he might as well be a patron saint.
From suffering a heart attack mid performance on stage, to playing Russian roulette with an automatic pistol, these are the many times Outlaw country legend Billy Joe Shaver cheated death, and lived to become a hero.
For his latest project, Willie teams with his youngest son Micah. f nothing else, the album gave the two lots of quality and creative time together, and moments that will forever be preserved into the grooves of vinyl.
The mural is painted on the side of a 100-year-old building at 407 E. Seventh St., near Neches Street. Most recently the building housed the bar Mug Shots, but was abandoned when a fire in February resulted in structural damage.
Listening back to “Garden Party” now and regarding Ricky Nelson’s career at large, it feels like he deserves way more credit for making country music cool to rock ‘n roll kids, and a new generation.
The media loves to place individuals firmly in the political binary, and then pit them against each other. It’s good for clicks and business, even if it causes collateral damage in communities or greater society in the process.
It’s impossible to compose a proper summation of the career of Kris Kristofferson. You can’t tie a nice little bow around it, because it’s so bursting and effusive, and touches so many sectors of American society.
The new song comes from the new Oak Ridge Boys new album called “Mama’s Boys” to be released on October 25th. The album is not just a tribute to their own mothers, but mothers around the world.
The through-line in the album is “facing death with grace”—something the 91-year-old Willie Nelson can relate to. Micah says he took a “sculptor’s approach” to the album, stating, “It’s an approach that I really love…”
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.
The two Kelce brothers host a podcast together called New Heights, and have the internet all agog after Jason Kelce (the brother NOT having intercourse with Taylor Swift) twisted off on country music during the latest episode.
Some songwriters amass a master’s catalog of commercial hits, while others go on to only be known for a few select but significantly important compositions. In many respects, both of these things are true for Mark James.
It’s so easy to overlook what Lukas Nelson contributes because his career so far has been so unselfish. Same goes for his long-time backing band, Promise of the Real, originally formed in 2008.
Willie Nelson continues to mesmerize with the confidence of his delivery and the exploration of his aged, but character-laden voice. By exploiting the near century we have with Willie, it sounds like we’re listening to a deity.