PopMatters.com features a Q&A with Pensacola, Florida’s cosmic-folk chronicler of the South Jim White. At various points in his life, Whit has been a practicing Pentacostal, a fashion model, a New York taxi driver (a…
Following a questionable business model, laid down by millionaires like Prince, Trent Reznor (NIN) and Radiohead, of giving away your music for free online but then asking for a donation (why buy the cow? etc.…
Aquarium Drunkard recently commented – Grieving Angel (or, What Happened to alt.Country) – on the demise of No Depression magazine as a sign on the wall that alt.country, and all its various strains is headed…
No mater how much time I spend looking over this great land of ours (and others) looking for great music something is bound to slip my gaze. I try to make up for it later…
The mighty Drive By Truckers will be at terminal 5 Wednesday March 26th. There’s still a few tickets available, let’s show the Truckers the New York love and sell this sucker out! Austin’s own baritone-voiced…
PopMatters.com has an excellent 20 question with Ft. Worth native and alt.country gadfly James McMurtry – who Stephen King has called “the truest, fiercest songwriter of his generation” (Entertainment Weekly) – From the feature: You…
Dallas based terrestrial roots-music/classic-rock/country-music radio station Lone Star 92.5 offers some great live performances by the likes of Steve Earle, Chris Duarte, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Jason Isbell, Back Door Slam, Todd Snider and Billy Joe…
Ashton Shepherd – Sounds So Good (MCA Nashville) – Like her Texas counterpart Miranda Lambert, Alabama native Ashton Shepherd serves up a gritty remedy for the sugary pop-confection emanating most recently from Carrie Underwood and…
Charlie Daniels has invited Shooter Jennings to open a series of Daniels’ Volunteer Jam concerts this year. April 11-12 in Harris, Mich. the bill also features .38 Special (which includes Donnie Van Zant, of the…
I saw the roots-rock group the BoDeans open for U2 in Ft. Worth for the Joshua Tree tour and they tore up the stage. The DoDeans are back with a new studio release, “Still” which…