Sam Llanas Goes "All Day" with New Single (premiere)
Notable blues rocker Sam Llanas showcases his new country stylings with his southwest-flavored track, "All Day".
23 May 2018
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Gretchen Peters Tells American Stories on 'Dancing With the Beast' Marked by an Abundance of Compassion
This is a dark album, to put it mildly, with songs that manage, with deft use of language, to cram a whole epic into three minutes.
18 May 2018
Kelly Willis Returns to Old School of Thought to Teach Herself a Lesson on 'Back Being Blue'
In an in-depth interview, Austin singer-songwriter Kelly Willis discusses 30 years filled with ups and downs and her decision to make a throwback record — her first solo album since 2007 — that surely will stand the test of time.
16 May 2018
Brothers Osborne's 'Port Saint Joe' Offers Riotous Southern Rock That Challenges Mainstream Country Music
Brothers Osborne's Port Saint Joe is an album that flirts with mainstream country while hearkening a bygone musical era.
15 May 2018
Dead Horses Explore the American Experience with Precision on 'My Mother the Moon'
Folk band Dead Horses' third album My Mother the Moon soars as a solid reflection of music and its capability for expression and healing.
14 May 2018
Cliff Westfall Brings "More and More" to the Table (premiere)
Cliff Westfall brings old-school country music back to the forefront with his new single "More and More".
11 May 2018
Brian Belknap Contemplates Loss, Celebrates Friendship With 'In Lieu of Flowers' (album premiere)
Veteran San Francisco musician Brian Belknap gets help from stellar friends on his new emotionally charged LP, which he tells us all about in an exclusive interview.
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07 May 2018
From Red Dirty Country to Music City Erin O'Dowd Celebrates Roots Music With 'Old Town' (album stream)
Americana's artist Erin O'Dowd's rich musical upbringing is on display via her new album, Old Town.
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04 May 2018
Jenny Van West's 'Happiness to Burn' Is a Grippingly Resonant Country Album
Jenny Van West's Happiness to Burn is resoundingly influenced by country music yet toys with the genre by infusing optimism, compassion, and modernity.
02 May 2018
Ashley Monroe Goes for That Classic Feeling on 'Sparrow'
Comparing Ashley Monroe to a sparrow would be like calling Ryan Gosling a goose or Hugh Jackman a jackdaw. It just doesn't fit.
30 Apr 2018
Nashville Cat Joshua Hedley Comes to Shine With a Fine Debut Solo Album
With years of performing under his belt, longtime Nashville session player Joshua Hedley releases his first collection of original material.
27 Apr 2018
Courtney Marie Andrews Blesses Us With 'Kindness'
Courtney Marie Andrews' talents as a singer-songwriter lie in her ability to bring the basic facts of life into an artistic perspective so that one finds the beauty in our common humanity.
23 Apr 2018
Jackson Emmer Thanks God for "Dreamers & Fools" (premiere)
Colorado artist Jackson Emmer hearkens back to the golden age of country music with his story about chance-takers.
18 Apr 2018
Willie Nelson Doesn't Want to Be the 'Last Man Standing', or Maybe He Does
From Last Man Standing, it seems Willie Nelson has lost his faith in people and feels pretty alone these days.
18 Apr 2018
Friends and Family Celebrate the Man in Black on 'Johnny Cash: Forever Words'
It's with a deeply shared respect that the gathered family, friends, and artists on Forever Words have completed Johnny Cash's newly found poetry and lyrics into well-crafted collaborations.
16 Apr 2018
Sam Morrow Explores Genre and Society on Third Record 'Concrete and Mud'
Sam Morrow has crafted a deep and heavy album that indicates his maturing songwriting, performing, and attention to themes apparent in American society and his own life.
10 Apr 2018
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