When Capts. Andrew Yacovone and Justin Wright, two Army Rangers who moonlight as the country-music duo Interstate 10, performed at the USO’s 75th anniversary reception in Washington, D.C., in 2016, they didn’t really expect to leave as Nashville songwriters. But they were determined to try. Craig Morgan, the country singer …
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John Craigie has a degree in mathematics and also went through a self-described “hippie phase” while in college. When you learn that, it becomes easier to wrap your head around the title of his new album, Asterisk the Universe. The 40-year-old California folk singer, who has won over audiences with …
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Kelleigh Bannen didn’t really have the spirit-draining aspects of quarantine in mind when she wrote her new song “The Optimist.” The Nashville native, who also hosts Apple Music’s streaming radio show Today’s Country, was thinking more of transformative relationships than national crises when she penned the ballad with Will Bowen …
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Brad Paisley was supposed to launch his 2020 World Tour on Friday in Concord, California; instead, he’ll be performing inside an empty rehearsal hall in Nashville. It’s still reason to cheer, however. Paisley will be joined by his full band all in the same room, providing a welcome break from …
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Former Black Crowes drummer and current Trigger Hippy member Steve Gorman appears as the latest guest on Chris Shiflett’s Walking the Floor podcast, recorded, as all of the recent episodes have been, during quarantine. Gorman talks at length about his tenure with the Black Crowes, as well as the process …
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Lori McKenna returns July 24th with The Balladeer, the follow-up to her Americana award-nominated album The Tree. The new project reunites her with producer Dave Cobb, who recorded the album at Nashville’s RCA Studio A. “When You’re My Age,” the poignant first single to be issued from The Balladeer, is …
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400 Unit, assemble. Like Ron Burgundy, Jason Isbell rallies the members of his band, scattered about Nashville in quarantine, to perform and record a remote version of their song “24 Frames.” A live favorite off of Isbell’s 2015 album, Something More Than Free, “24 Frames” gets a more subdued treatment …
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John Prine died earlier this week from complications related to COVID-19, and many musicians and fans of the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter have since paid tribute to his legacy. Stephen Colbert is one such fan, opening up a segment onThe Late Show with a heartfelt eulogy on how Prine personally touched his …
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Through the lens of social distancing and quarantines, Jonathan Wilson‘s new album, Dixie Blur, released March 6th, seems made for this moment. It’s a bittersweet, nostalgic record that recalls both a time and a place that’s impossible to revisit. For Wilson specifically, that’s his native Thomasville, North Carolina, but the …
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James McMurtry has never been meek when it comes to sharing his political opinions. During the George W. Bush administration, he was relentless in his criticism of the president and his White House via songs like “Cheney’s Toy” and “We Can’t Make It Here.” On Saturday, the American singer-songwriter (and …
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