Concert Calendar – New York
And they say city folk don’t know country music! Upcoming shows to the Big Apple. Hank Williams III – 10/4 – Northsix (Brooklyn) The Sadies – 10/8 – Joe’s Pub Dwight Yoakam – 10/12…
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Steve Earle Inks Deal With New West
From Billboard.com :Singer/songwriter Steve Earle has signed a new deal with New West Records. His as-yet-untitled label debut will be released in the first half of next year, according to the company.It will be the…
Willie Nelson Teams With Ryan Adams For New CD
from Billboard.com: Seventy-three-year-old music icon Willie Nelson collaborates with 31-year-old singer/songwriter Ryan Adams on his new album, “Songbird.” Due Oct. 31 via Lost Highway, the 11-track set was produced by Adams, whose band the Cardinals…
ZZ Top (Legends) – Tush
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UStCHkzLJ4 ZZ Top has been named the recipient of a lifetime achievement honor from a concert industry trade group. The International Entertainment Buyer’s Association (IEBA) will give ZZ Top the Living Legend Award at the…
Jenny Lewis Announces Fall Tour
From Pitchfork -Remember January, when the weather was cold and Jenny Lewis brought the country rockin’ heat with the Watson Twins on her solo debut, Rabbit Fur Coat? Even if you forgot, Lewis and the…
The Meat Purveyors Disband
From the band’s MySpace page – “dear friends–it is with a heavy heart that i tell you this: the shows we have listed are the last we will ever play. our fetching charismatic mercurial bass…
Drive By Truckers and Bobby Bare Jr. tour together – Oh hillbilly joy!
The exquisite Bobby Bare Jr. will be opening for the Drive By Truckers on select dates. Bare Jr. is supporting his new CD “The Longest Meow” and the Truckers are touring in support of their…
Tears of an Outlaw: Willie Nelson’s The Complete Atlantic Sessions (PopMatters)
There’s a nice article at Popmatters chronicling the Atlantic recording sessions (Shotgun Willie and Stages and Phases) that established Willie Nelson as a legend in the outlaw country movement and led to a great three…
American V: A Hundred Highways Trailer
Lost Highway/American Recordings have released a promotional trailer for the album featuring producer Rick Rubin discussing the album’s creation and closure. Cut with black-and-white films of Johnny performing live and recording in the studio, it…
Covert Twang Infiltration
There’s a great article at PopMatter by Andrew Gilstrap providing steps to win friends and influence their aversion to twang. Step one is: Realize Your Limitations Straight off, admit to yourself that you probably won’t…