It’s that time again twangers. Yes, Record Store Day 2014 is upon us. The annual celebration of local record stores that leaves behind clowns and balloons and replaced them with long lines and limited edition…
Looks like the late legendary singer/songwriter/producer Cowboy Jack Clement isn’t quite done yet. Clement’s last musical work, and only his 4th studio release, “For Once and For All” produced by Dave “Fergie” Ferguson and Matt…
John Carter Cash, son of Johnny and June Carter and owner and operator of Cash Productions, LLC and the Cash Cabin Studio in Hendersonville, Tennessee, has told the Guardian that that there is enough material…
If there was ever an Americana and roots music watershed recording the Basement Tapes 1967 sessions from Bob Dylan and The band was one. Now there’s official word that that mainstay of Americana, T Bone…
After 8 all-too-brief spellbinding and perplexingly metaphysical episodes the first season of HBO’s True Detective has finally reached its conclusion. The ending was such a hit that the millions hitting HBO GO service crashed the…
I’ve been hearing about Ken Burns’ new project focusing on Country Music for over a ear. Now PBS has made it a realty b announcing that the anticipated documentary, succinctly called called “Country Music,” will…
Johnny Cash vast discography is not quite complete. This march the Cash estate will release “Out Among the Stars,” a 12-track album that Cash recorded between 1981 and 1984 with producer fellow he Country Music…
“Another Day/Another Time,” a concert inspired by the Coen Brothers’ film “Inside Llewyn Davis”, which itself was inspired by the 60′s New York folk movement, took place at Town Hall Sun, September 29, 2013. Luckily…
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Twitter’s a great resource for new music. Case in point; Mr, Doug Balmain. A follower was kind enough to send this video my way for consideration. Man I’m glade they did. The Wyoming-based, Americana singer/songwriter…
Last night’s George Jones tribute held in Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena featured 40 performances honoring The Possum by artists , many of home, might not be where they are without him. Jamey Johnson, Jim Lauderdale, Shooter…