Record Store Day 2021 – Americana and Roots Music Picks
Record Store Day has revealed its list of releases for the 2021 season. The releases will follows the 2020 pattern of spreading out releases over multiple days in response to the pandemic which, in this…
Marty Stuart Readies New Acoustic Album ‘Songs I Sing In The Dark’
The legendary Marty Stuart will soon release ‘Songs I Sing In The Dark,’ an acoustic 20-song album comprised of 20 “Obscure songs, old favorites” as Stuart describes them in the introductory video below, and was…
2021 Grammy Awards – Country, Americana, Bluegrass and Folk Nominees
Nominees for the 2021 Grammy Awards were announced with Miranda Lambert dominating the Country Music Categories (3). The Queen of Americana Lucinda Williams has 2 and ties with The Secret Sisters (Laura Rogers & Lydia…
Teague Brothers Share Video Of Evan Felker Performing “7 & 7,” “Good Lord Lorrie” And More
Great news Turnpike Troubadours fans! footage of Evan Felker surfaced yesterday afternoon showing him taking the stage with the Teague Brothers Band at a charity benefit for Eric Neal at the Pipkin Ranch in Beaumont,…
John Prine Indy Label ‘Oh Boy’ Records Celebrates 40 Years
USA’s second oldest artist-owned independent label (if you know the first drop it in the comments section) and the oldest in Nashville—celebrates its 40th anniversary this year with a series of special releases and events.…
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Wanted! – Notable Americana and Roots Music Releases for 2021
Most of 2020 to right now live music is largely put on hold, but plenty of artists are still finding ways to create. Time off the road and spent at home has meant hardship. but it’s also meant creative ways artists delivered performances to you…
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Wanted! – Notable Americana and Roots Music Releases for 2020
2019 turned out to be another excellent year for Americana and roots music. Releases from John Paul White, Buddy and Julie Miller, Chuck Mead, Tanya Tucker, and many others were cause for celebration for the music we love. Roots radio continues to gain listeners and…
Heartworn Highways To Be Shown Nationwide via Kino Marquee Starting Feb. 5th
In the mid-‘70s, filmmaker James Szalapski traveled to Texas’ Hill Country and Tennessee to capture musical white lightening in a bottle. From high school gymnasiums, trailer homes, recording studios to a liquor-fueled Christmas guitar pull in Guy and Susanna Clarks dining room, now legendary performers…
Cream of the Crop – Twang Nation Top Americana and Roots Music Picks of 2020
Let’s be real, the fact that anything good came out of the hellscape that is 2020 is a miracle. The worldwide pandemic of COVID-19 left a mark on everyone not least of all the music industry. Many folks faced the daunting inability to earn a…
Sturgill Simpson Surprises Again With “Cuttin’ Grass Vol 2. (Cowboy Arms Sessions)” Release
If you were thinking to yourself “Self, I sure do loveSturgill Simpson’s “Cuttin’ Grass Vol 1. The Butcher Shoppe Sessions” but wouldn’t it be great if he did another one in a few weeks?” Well you greedy bastard you got your wish. News trickled in…
Record Store Day Black Friday 2020 Releases – Roots & Americana Picks
Despite all the damage the pandemic has caused the music industry if you’re a record collector there is a silver lining. Vinyl sales surpassed CD sales for the first time in 34 years! This is due in no small part to the efforts of the…
Hear Steve Earle Pay Tribute to Justin Townes Earle
On his forthcoming album, “J.T.”, Steve Earle & The Dukes pay tribute to Steve’s late son, Justin Townes Earle (J.T.), who passed away on August 20, 2020 in Nashville. The album will be released digitally on what would have been Justin’s 39th birthday, January 4,…
Amazon Studios to Create Merle Haggard Biopic
deadline.com reports that Amazon Studios has acquired the rights to create a Merle Haggard biopic. Top of the list to play The Hag s Oscar-winning actor Sam Rockwell (The Green Mile, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Blaze) and that he…
Americana and Roots Selections for Record Store Day – Drop Day 3
Like, well, everything in 2020 this year’s Record Store Day has gad a different plan. The main day itself was originally scheduled to take place back in April, but it was postponed and split into three separate days spaced roughly a month apart in order…
Sturgill Simpson’s Keeps His Bluegrass Promise This Friday
In the worst kept secret in current days Sturgill Simpson is set to release his first solo bluegrass album, titled ‘Cuttin’ Grass Vol. 1: The Butcher Shoppe Sessions,’ on Friday, October 16th. The album of 20 reworked songs from his back catalog was recorded at…
Listen Up! Exclusive Feature: Kyle LaLone – ‘Honky Tonk Stage’
Remember the sound of live music in a packed bar? As a fan during these COVID times we get wistful for those moments, but performers experience a deeper longing as well as the joy. And those feelings shine through in the twang-drenched ‘Honky Tonk Stage’…