Those Darlins on Tour
Ever wonder what it would been like if Anita, June, and Helen Carter had been reared on pop-punk, kept their respect for old-school country and looked great in shorts? Well wonder no longer friends, Tennessee-based…
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Jason Isbell Announces 2009 Tour
Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit announce their first tour in support of their new self-titled album (Release date: February 17, 2009 on Lightning Rod Records). Presented by Paste Magazine, the tour will begin in…
James McMurtry and Band First Tour of Europe
In 2009, James McMurtry and his band will tour Europe for the first time. McMurtry is touring in support of his new album, Just Us Kids, which has received “Best of the Year” accolades from…
Jason Isbell Readying 2009 Release
Former Drive By Trucker Jason Isbell is readying the self-titled release of his second solo album. The release was recorded at the renowned FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Ala. and will be the first to…
Album Review – The Wildes – Ballad of a Young Married Man (Release Date 3/09)
Ever since seeing the darkly striking Australian western The Proposition I’ve been fascinated with the similarities between the Land Down Under and the American South and West of the nineteenth century, both good (confronting a…
James McMurtry and Lucinda Williams Get Political
As the 2004 2004 Presidential Election was drawing near James McMurtry gave away a free download of his state of the union anthem, “We Can’t Make It Here.” The song seemed to strike a chord…
Howe Gelb, Patty Loveless, Hoots & Hellmouth and Hank III
Philly.com has a Q&A with Philadelphia’s own roots group Hoots & Hellmouth. South Carolina’s TheState.com has a Q&A with Patty Loveless who will be performing at the Newberry Opera House this Saturdsay October 25th. Howe…
Free Lucinda Williams Audio Webcast TONIGHT
Three-time Grammy Award-winner, Lucinda Williams, will make her October 23rd concert at the legendary First Avenue in Minneapolis available to all as a fee audio webcast. Fans can chat live while listening to the show…
Lucinda Williams to Release Protest EP
Hot on the heels of her new release “Little Honey” Lucinda Williams will release “Lu in 08,” a digital-only EP of protest songs just before the presidential elections (Oct. 28.) The EP will feature four…
Record Review – The Moonshine Sessions – Solal (Indent Series)
Much of my wayward youth was spent journeying through various musical genres. Like the geographical type, musical travel helps impede bigotry, in this case musical bigotry. This experience has helped me to look at the…