Best Country & Roots Holiday Releases of 2018
Usually Christmas music gets shoved to the back burner around these parts, but this year there is such a surprising amount of quality selections of Holiday music being released, it's worth a dedicated...
View ArticleSXSW 2011 Preview – Master Schedule
Despite my SXSW preview blogs being horrifically under-read, and misunderstood as boastful bragging pieces about what others can't experience instead of creative ways to promote artists I may otherwise...
View ArticleRecap – South by Southwest 2011
South by Southwest last year was my first full on experience with the event that brings over 8,000 bands from all over the world to Austin for 5 days of musical mayhem, and it went great. With proper...
View Article“Go Ready” Artists in Americana Music Right Now
Though Americana may be a less-institutionalized and much smaller genre that tends to have better music and promote artists that are easier to respect, sometimes it can seem almost as exclusive as...
View Article16 Essential One Man Bands of the Roots World
Good music is entertaining. Great music changes lives. And on the front lines of life altering music experiences are the one man bands. Courageous, pioneering, persevering through obscurity and...
View ArticleOtis Gibbs Shares His “Souvenirs of a Misspent Youth”
A troubadour in every sense of the word, Otis Gibbs is an artist who can inspire even the most timid among us to shush a burly bar troll talking over one of his performances. This is music to lean in...
View ArticleNashville’s Independent Artists Speaking Out About City’s Growth
It's that penultimate moment---that tipping point---when a town or neighborhood known for it's cool, rich, and creatively-vibrant culture becomes so awash with interlopers, gentrifying hipsters, and...
View ArticleRoger Alan Wade to Release New Album “Bad News Knockin'”
Songwriter, Sirius XM DJ, and country music elder Roger Alan Wade will release his sixth studio album Bad News Knockin' via Johnny Knoxville Records. Produced by Knoxville and recorded by Dan Creech at...
View ArticleWhen Your Favorite Country Artists Star in Truck Commercials
Corporate sponsorship is the grease for the wheels that makes country music turn. What is new about corporate truck sponsors in country over the last couple of years is how deep they have embedded into...
View ArticleFacts, Rumors & The Most Anticipated Albums for 2017
Just what 2017 has in store for us in the country music department remains to be seen. But we do know about what to expect in the release department for at least the first quarter of the year, while...
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