Aaron Watson gathers his band on the bus to give a breezy acoustic rendition of his current single “Kiss That Girl Goodbye,” which originally came out in February. Watson’s new album Red Bandana will be released June 21st. Accompanied by cell phone video that frequently rotates around the Texas native’s …
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With her latest release, Tristen proves that a great song can come from any place — or any time. “Dream Within a Dream” finds the eclectic Nashville artist setting Edgar Allan Poe’s 1849 poem of the same name to garage-rocking 12-bar blues. The results are both wildly inventive and irreverent, …
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Since 1969, pioneering country group Alabama have been delivering an influential brand of high-energy performances that have culminated in numerous Entertainer of the Year honors and membership in the Country Music Hall of Fame. Now, the trio of Randy Owen, Jeff Cook and Teddy Gentry have added nearly 30 additional …
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Maren Morris made a surprise appearance during Coachella’s second weekend, turning up to sing “The Middle” as part of German DJ-producer Zedd‘s set. The annual multi-artist festival wrapped its 2019 edition in Indio, California, on Sunday, April 21st. In fan-shot video, Morris is at the front of the stage, encouraging …
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Little Big Town’s newly released official music video for “The Daughters” represents three distinct time periods — the Fifties, Eighties and present day — and a young woman’s perceived place in them. Incorporating the young dancers seen in the previously released “Dancer’s Cut” version of the clip, this version renders …
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Earl Thomas Conley, who enjoyed a nearly unbroken streak of 18 Number One hits in the Eighties — including “Holding Her and Loving You,” “Angel in Disguise” and the duet with Emmylou Harris “We Believe in Happy Endings” — died in Nashville early Wednesday morning, following a battle with a …
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Sounds Like: Heartland rock in the vein of working-class heroes John Mellencamp and Tom Petty, but distinguished by a power-pop sheen For Fans of: The Avett Brothers, Rhett Miller, Wilco’s Summerteeth Why You Should Pay Attention: Robert and Scott Cerny grew up in a self-described musical black hole in Rock …
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Steve Earle released his tribute album to songwriter Guy Clark last week. In Rolling Stone‘s video series “The First Time,” he recounts his first meeting with the no-nonsense Clark, who along with Townes Van Zandt, became creative north stars for Earle. Both introductions didn’t start off particularly well, with Clark …
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On March 31st, 1969, 50 years ago this weekend, Americans got their first chance to hear Dusty in Memphis, the new album by British singer Dusty Springfield and her first after signing with the powerful R&B-centric Atlantic Records. Although the early Sixties afforded her hits “I Only Want to Be …
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The String Cheese Incident deliver a windows-down country-rock tune with the new single “I Want You.” The stalwart Colorado-based jam band, known for a genre-jumping fusion of bluegrass, rock, funk and EDM, go for reflective roots-driven sentiment in the earnest song, enhanced by uplifting harmonies and winding lap steel fills …
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