Sturgill Simpson Is Right, and Rightous
Sturgill Simpson is not known for pulling punches. Though he’s been absent or toned down on social media in recent times when he was active there were plenty of criticisms on the music industry. So…
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Dwight Yoakam To Release Bluegrass Focused ‘Swimmin’ Pools, Movie Stars…’
Never one to rest on his laurels country music pioneer Dwight Yoakam will pay homage to his home state of Kentucky with his upcoming ‘Swimmin’ Pools, Movie Stars…’ (September 23 – Sugar Hill Records) For…
Watch Out! Ryan Adams Revisits “Oh My Sweet Carolina” on Colbert
Ryan Adams took time away from his classic rock persona to revisit his earlier incarnation of roots-rocker. Taking to the Late Night stage in an intimate setting Adams turned the focus toward his 2000 solo…
John Prine Will Release New album ‘For Better, Or Worse’ This Fall
The other day John Prine teased some upcoming music by posting a picture on his Facebook page of he and long-time collaborator Iris DeMent laying down some tracks in his home studio. Now the great…
Listen Up! Ronnie Fauss Covers Slobberbone’s “Lumberlung”
There are few songs that move me quite as much as Slobberbone’s “Lumberlung.” I’d put it up there with Ryan Adams’ ‘Oh My Sweet Carolina’ and Drive-By Truckers’ ‘Goddamn Lonely Love’ on my ‘melancholy tales…
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Dr Ralph Stanley Funeral – Vince Gill, Patty Loveless, and Ricky Skaggs [VIDEO]
YouTube member tdcat26 uploaded this video from Ralph Stanley funeral. It gives us an intimate glance of what it was like to be in attendance with all those paying tribute. Vince Gill, Patty Loveless, and…
The Drive-By Truckers To Release New Album ‘American Band’ This Fall, Premiers Single
Drive-By Truckers have always been a band that defies convention. Their new cut, “Surrender Under Protest” from their 11th studio release ‘American Band’ (ATO Records), proves that their not about to soften anytime soon. The…
Americana Music Association and Record Store Day Announce AMERICANA MUSIC MONTH
Record Store Day always offers great limited edition Americana/folk/country/Bluegrass as well as other genres, but now it seems that June is all about the twang. The good folks at Nashville-based Americana Music Association and Record…
Third Man Records to Release Dwight Yoakam Blue Series “Tomorrow’s Gonna Be Another Day”
It looks like Third Man Records will continue further down the Lost Highway they began earlier this year with the release of Margo Price’s breakout debut ‘Midwest Farmer’s Daughter’ with a release from a true…
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Watch Out! Robert Ellis – “How I Love You” [VIDEO]
Texas folk/country singer travels the big lonely in his new video “How I Love You.” The track is from Ellis’ forthcoming self-titled LP, drums shuffle over a swelling piano with condensed electric guitar squeezing out…