Mile 0 Fest Announces Full 2019 Lineup / Main Stage Schedule
Mile 0 Fest taking part in Key West, Florida January 29th to February 2nd has just released it's final lineup, expanding to a total of 68 names. With the expanded names, and with most performers...
View ArticleFellow Artists Show Support for Turnpike Troubadours at Mile 0 Fest
How people feel about the Turnpike Troubadours at the moment depends a lot on who you speak to, and if they've been personally caught up in some of the recent cancellations. But when it comes to their...
View ArticleJack Ingram Readies New Album of Tributes & New Songs, “Ridin’ High … Again.”
Songwriter and Texas music wildman Jack Ingram has a new album on the way called 'Ridin' High ... Again.' It will be Ingram's tenth studio record overall, and was recorded at Austin, TX's iconic Arlyn...
View ArticleTurnpike Troubadours & Jason Boland Present 2019 Medicine Stone Lineup
The Turnpike Troubadours and Jason Boland and the Stragglers have just announced the lineup for the 2019 Medicine Stone Festival on the grounds of the beautiful Diamondhead Resort in the Turnpike's...
View ArticleTyler Childers Sets 3-Night Sold Out Record at Kentucky Arena
Forget that in less than two months from now, Tyler Childers will be taking off on a national arena tour with fellow Kentuckian and producer Sturgill Simpson that is already some 25% sold out, Tyler...
View ArticleAlbum Review – Hayes Carll KMAG YOYO
I really want to like Hayes Carll...People like to compare him to Guy Clark and Townes Van Zandt and Tom Waits. But in the end, though he's a good songwriter, he's not a great one, and the overselling...
View ArticleAlbum Review – Farmer Jason & Buddies “Nature Jams”
Possibly better known to you as the cowpunk pioneer and legendary frontman of Jason & The Scorchers, Ringenberg's alter ego "Farmer Jason" brings some serious passion to his new release Farmer...
View ArticleAlbums To Look Forward To In 2014
2014 promises to be another great year for music, and the first part of the year might just be one of the busiest seasons for anticipated releases we have seen in quite a while. From a lost Johnny Cash...
View ArticleWhat Todd Snider Really Thinks About Garth Brooks
Anyone who considers themselves a good storyteller has to be an admirer of songwriter and performer Todd Snider. Over his career, it can be argued his stories have gone on to bolster his troubadour...
View ArticleThe Waylon Jennings Quote About Garth Brooks – Real or Fake?
"Garth Brooks did for country music what pantyhose did for finger fucking." This is the quote that has been attributed to Waylon Jennings that you are likely to see in much greater frequency now that...
View ArticleNashville’s Independent Artists Speaking Out About City’s Growth
It's that penultimate moment---that tipping point---when a town or neighborhood known for it's cool, rich, and creatively-vibrant culture becomes so awash with interlopers, gentrifying hipsters, and...
View ArticleDid Jason Isbell Just Save Country Music with His #1 Album?
The idea that Jason Isbell saved country music when his latest release Something More Than Free inched out Alan Jackson for the #1 spot on Billboard's Country Albums chart has been offered as a...
View ArticleTodd Snider Says His Days of Touring as a Solo Act are Done
Singer/songwriter Todd Snider is currently on the last leg of his "Occupy Tour" with Elizabeth Cook, and recently confirmed what a lot of the audiences of his live shows have been hearing Todd say on...
View Article“Dreamer” Kent Finlay to be Honored with New Book / Tribute Album
We've all heard of the "Class of '89" in country music, right? That was the year that Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson, Clint Black, Travis Tritt, and others came to power. Well have you ever heard of the...
View ArticleWho Should Host the New “Hee-Haw” If It Comes to Pass?
The prospects of a new incarnation of the long-running country music-themed television show Hee-Haw being in the works opens up a whole realm of delicious possibilities of how the show could take...
View ArticleStuart Baker Axed From Squidbillies After Dolly Parton Comments
After 15 seasons and 123 episodes of voicing an ornery redneck squid as part of the Adult Swim animated Series Squidbillies on Cartoon Network, voice actor, guitar player, and comedic country musician...
View ArticleHow The Grand Ole Opry Became a Surprising Winner of 2020
The 2020 pandemic has exposed how essential many country music institutions are to society. The Grand Ole Opry beamed its signal into households to the tune of becoming the most successful streaming...
View ArticleAlbum Review – Sierra Ferrell’s “Long Time Coming”
Everyone recognizes what Sierra Ferrel has, and wants to be a part of it. It's like Janis Joplin in the 60's. A lioness. Sierra isn't just a singer and songwriter. She's a force of nature who melds...
View ArticleEvan Felker & Others Help Rhett Miller Raise Funds for Cystic Fibrosis
Thursday evening (10-28), Old 97's frontman Rhett Miller helped organize the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's "Breathe Easy" CF Concert Series featuring a host of cool artists from the country, alt-country...
View ArticleFrom a Jewel Video to a Folk Hero: Rediscovering Steve Poltz
Steve Poltz has morphed into an bonafide underground folk hero. His songs work like kids songs for adults, similar to the songwriting legacy of John Prine. Poltz's storytelling skills in the live...
View ArticleCorb Lund To Toast Peers in New Album “Songs My Friends Wrote”
Like any true country cowboy troubadour, Canada's Corb Lund spends his days herding cattle and bucking hay, and then spends his nights scratching out tunes around the kitchen table in dirty Carhartt's...
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View ArticleFrom Unhoused Busker to Headliner: The Rise of Sierra Ferrell
From performing on street corners for spare change to one of the fastest-rising artists in all of country and roots music, Sierra Ferrell has arrived. The post From Unhoused Busker to Headliner: The...
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