The Country for Our Country benefit concert will occur in Tyler, Texas this Saturday night (10/24). The event will celebrate the troops and benefit wounded soldiers by providing them with counseling and support during a difficult transitional period in their lives. The benefit will feature performances by Joe Nichols, Heidi Newfield, Derek Sholl, and Kacey [...]
Check out the “twitterview” – a cute way of describing an interview conducted on twitter - between TheBoot.com and Willie Nelson as was gearing up for his MySpace free secret concert in Maui, Hawaii.
Speaking of the twitterverse (yeah, I’m gonna get mileage out of this), Charlie Robison won’t have to travel far to play a [...]
The legendary Nitty Gritty Dirt Band will release their first studio album in five years. The influential California country-rock will release Speed of Life on September 22 on their own NGDB Records.
SheKnows.com features an exclusive interview with Holly Williams. Holly is the Granddaughter of Hank Williams, daughter of Bocephus and half-sister of Hank Williams III. [...]
Ranch Twang has a CD of the new roots/Americana release by Elvis Costello Secret, Profane and Sugarcane (Twang Nation Review here)to give to one lucky poster.
Secret, Profane and Sugarcane (Hear Music) was produced by T. Bone Burnett and features Grammy winning singer/songwriter Jim Lauderdale on backing vocal and guitar. The record highlights Costello’s love and [...]
Charlie Robison (along with his brother Bruce Robison) are Texas songwriting royalty. Nobody can make you feel so good about feeling bad and his new release Beautiful Day (Dualtone records) is some of his best work yet.
Ranch Twang has a signed copy of the release and will gladly fork it over to some lucky winner. [...]
This Saturday April 18this National Record Store Day. You remember, those musty places stacked with tons of records and CDs and a staff that sneered at you when you asked for the new Fine Young Cannibals. Good times. There will be contests, specials and concerts Nationwide to support this endangered cultural artifact of the digital [...]
It’s been quite a while since we held a contest here at Ranch Twang and today we have a doozy. I have one copy of the newly released Naked Willie (Sony Legacy) to give away to one lucky commenter. Naked Willie was produced by Willie’s long time harmonica player extraordinaire Mickey Raphael and features stripped [...]
Remember when Paste Magazine was more Americana and roots music focused, in other words, good? They harken back to those halcion days by reviewing the Lloyd Maines produced release by Americana super group The Flatlanders (Joe Ely, Butch Hancock and Jimmie Dale Gilmore.)
Over at the 9513 Juli Thaki reviews what sounds like a spectacular show [...]
San Francisco based indie roots band Or, The Whale will be playing an acoustic show joined by Salt Lake City’s Band of Annuals from Salt Lake City and Los Angeles’ Leslie and the Badgers on February 11th at the Hotel Utah.
For one week only you can download honeyhoney’s song “Brahm’s Lullaby” for FREE! honeyhoney’s “Brahm’s [...]
Yallwire, Sidewalk Records, and Epiphone are giving fans a chance to win the Damn Right Rebel Proud Prize pack featuring an Epiphone Guitar, Custom III Sector 9 Skate Deck, New Album from Hank III Damn Right Rebel Proud on limited edition Vinyl & CD.
No Depression reports a March 24 release of Keep Your Soul: A [...]