Colorado-based rock & roll band the Yawpers have released the new song “Carry Me,” which appears on the group’s upcoming album. Titled Human Question, the LP will be available via Bloodshot Records April 19th. “Carry Me” starts off quietly, with vocalist Nate Cook approximating Lou Reed’s deadpan delivery while a …
Read More »Luke Combs to Headline Arenas on 2019 Fall Tour
Update [7/11]: Luke Combs has added five additional dates to his fall tour, with stops in Los Angeles, San Diego, San Antonio, Louisville, and a second show at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. See the full itinerary below. In September, Luke Combs opened for Jason Aldean at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. A little …
Read More »Lyle Lovett, Shawn Colvin, Buddy Guy Set for Austin City Limits Hall of Fame
A pair of stellar songwriters and a blues icon will be the latest artists added to the Austin City Limits Hall of Fame in a ceremony set for October 24th. Four-time Grammy winner Lyle Lovett — who has more appearances on the long-running music series than anyone except Willie Nelson …
Read More »Texas Songwriter Garrett T. Capps Talks 'NASA Country' With Chris Shiflett
A former rock & roll drummer, Garrett T. Capps kickstarted a solo career as a left-field country singer while living in the Texas Hill Country. His songs approach the country tradition from unexpected directions, making room for Hawaiian lap steel, modular synthesizer and arty arrangements along the way. Capps calls …
Read More »Watch Maggie Rose Cover the Box Tops' 'The Letter'
“I love recording live,” Maggie Rose told Rolling Stone last year while discussing her new LP, Change the Whole Thing, over lunch. “Everyone’s holding their breath at certain points. It’s just fun.” Live is how Rose recorded Change the Whole Thing, alongside her touring musicians and Nashville band Them Vibes, …
Read More »Outlaw Country Cruise 2019: 10 Best Things We Saw at Sea
The fourth annual Outlaw Country Cruise set sail this week from Tampa for the Bahamas, but for the 2,500 or so rabid fans onboard, the Norwegian Pearl could have just circled Tampa Bay — these folks were here for the tunes. Presented by cruise promoter Sixthman in conjunction with SiriusXM’s …
Read More »Blackberry Smoke Offer Free Concert Tickets to Government Workers
The government shutdown may be over, but its effects are still being felt — and Southern rockers Blackberry Smoke, in their own small way, are here to help, with the offer of free admission to upcoming shows for federal employees. The Atlanta, Georgia, quintet are already well into their 2019 …
Read More »Joy Williams Sings of Home in New 'Front Porch'
When Joy Williams sat down to work on material for her new album, she had a bit of an epiphany. “I remember saying, whatever this project is, if I can’t play it on a front porch, it’s probably not for me,” Williams told Rolling Stone this past April. With the …
Read More »Maxine Brown, Country Music Hall of Fame Singer, Dead at 87
Maxine Brown Russell, a member of the groundbreaking trio the Browns with siblings Jim Ed and Bonnie Brown, died Monday in hospice care in Little Rock, Arkansas, from complications of kidney and heart disease. She was 87. As one of the premier vocal groups bridging the gap of pop and …
Read More »Oscars 2019: Gillian Welch on 'Buster Scruggs' Best Song Nomination
Gillian Welch had a brush with the Academy Awards universe back in 2000, when the Coen Brothers‘ acclaimed O Brother, Where Art Thou? was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Cinematography. The blockbuster soundtrack, featuring contributions by Welch, largely consisted of rearranged old folk tunes, but didn’t net any …
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