In the second night of Voice Battle Rounds on Tuesday evening, coach Blake Shelton opted for a Nineties pop radio classic instead of his standard country picks. The maneuver clearly worked, as all four coaches raved over Mitchell Lee and Dennis Drummond’s breezy cover of the Counting Crows’ 1993 classic …
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Though his last name links him to country royalty, Lukas Nelson is also a tried-and-true rocker with his band Promise of the Real, having collaborated with Neil Young over an album and tour. In the wake of Tom Petty‘s death, Nelson showed his appreciation for the Rock and Roll Hall …
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It’s hard to hear Kip Moore‘s emotional songs telling tales from the American heartland and not immediately think of Tom Petty. And indeed, Petty is one of Moore’s treasured influences, listed himself as up there with some of country’s greatest icons. “I’ve never been driven by having number one songs,” …
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The 2016 presidential election and all that has ensued since has been a source of anxiety for a large percentage of Americans, including banjo virtuosos Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn. Now the performers have written something of a mantra for our contentious times. “Don’t Let It Bring You Down” is …
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Growing up in the same pocket of eastern Kentucky that once housed Sturgill Simpson, Tyler Childers took note of the region’s customs, challenges and characters. He sets that area to music with his newest album, Purgatory, an album of Appalachian-influenced Americana and raw, rural storytelling whose songs were co-produced by …
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Brandy Clark‘s engaging live shows are something akin to having morning coffee – or late-night cocktails – with a chatty neighbor who has a lot to get off her chest. On August 18th, Clark‘s intimate 2017L.A. show at Hotel Café will be captured in the digital releaseLive From Los Angeles, …
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