The New York Time magazine Domains section has a sprawling Q&A with Lucinda Williams ranging from her favorite cover of one of her songs, misconceptions about songwriting, fictional character she identifies with and her worst day job she ever held downand much more.Paste magazine posts that Justin Townes Earle needs a replacement for his touring [...]
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In another chapter of the ongoing struggles for No Depression, publisher Kyla Fairchild has posted that operational expenses has forced the new website incarnation ” to discontinue the editorial budget at the present time.” In other words, no more original content, record reviews, interviews, and stories.ND was THE editorial beacon for the growing alt.country/roots/Americana [...]
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Hang Jones’ (Stephen Grillos) furthers his domination of global media by having his debut release, The Ballad of Carlsbad County, is now available digitally on iTunes and Amazon. Hang Jones has a few dates lined up in and around his San Francisco base of operations. Other dates will be added so check his MySpace page [...]
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The always excellent mp3 blog HearYa has offered up some in studio choice cuts from RiotGrrrrl hillbilly trio, and TwangNation favorite, Those Darlins. Speaking of free downloads, Largehearted Boy has some rare and legal downloads from the likes of Kelly Joe Phelps, Mark Olson and Gary Louris, Son Volt, Steve Earle and Jason Isbell. If you tuned [...]
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Buddy Miller, one of Nashville's most prolific singers, songwriters, guitarists, recording artists and producers suffered a heart attack in Baltimore, Md., on Thursday, Feb. 19. He was on tour with Emmylou Harris, Patty Griffin and Shawn Colvin; the tour is dubbed "3 Girls And Their Buddy." Miller, 56, was taken to John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, [...]
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Shooter Jennings and Jamey Johnson will collaborate on the next episode of CMT Crossroads, to be aired March 23. The show will be taped in Nashville later this month before an invitation-only audience. CMT Crossroads pair country artists with musicians from other genres to great effect - Bonnie Raitt with Lyle Lovett and Steve Earle [...]
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The Americana Music Association are auctioning significant memorabilia items and ticket offers. All proceeds will support the not for profit association's annual Americana Music Festival & Conference, which takes place in Nashville from September 16th - 19th, 2009. Some of the things up for sales are a Jason & The Scorchers 20 Year Birthday Celebration [...]
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Country Music legend and Country Music Hall of Famer Loretta Lynn takes time off her busy touring schedule and - recording new songs with Elvis Costello, Todd Snider and others, for a possible 2009 release - to spend this weekend performing on the Grand Ole Opry, where she has been a member since 1962. (The [...]
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Doyle and Debbie (Bruce Arntson and Jenny Littleton), comedy's answer to George Jones and Tammy Wynette, will return to national television appearing on NBC's Late Night with Conan O'Brien tonight, Monday, January 5th . The Late Night appearance will kick off a two night run in New York at Joe's Pub January 7 and 8. Doyle [...]
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CMT.com reports that country music legend, Country Music Hall of Fame member and Medal of Arts and Kennedy Center Honoree has a museum in the works to display memorabilia- stage clothes, instruments, photos, fan created objects - he's collected over his 50-plus year career. In addition to the items he keeps in his basement, his [...]
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I've just ran across the web site for "folksinger Michael Johnathon's WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour" which bills itself as a "multi-media celebration of grassroots, Americana music" and "airs on 491 radio stations worldwide, XM Satellite Radio, online and on public television stations across the nation." Cool! That said the site does offer some great audio [...]
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From the Tennessean : Steel Guitar Hall of Famer Walter Haynes died Thursday in Tyler, Texas at the age of 80. Haynes was known for working with Jimmy Dickens, Del Reeves, The Everly Brothers and Jeanne Pruett and for producing Pruett's "Satin Sheets" and Cal Smith's "Country Bumpkin," and other production work with artists including [...]
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The fine folks at the 9513 have a couple of great posts I wanted pass along. First Vanessa Grigoriadis at Rolling Stone writes that aside from Willie Nelson's project with Asleep at the Wheel, he has another album slated for early '09 titled Naked Willie. Like the Beatles 2003 release Let It Be…Naked sans the [...]
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Eleven Hundred Springs - Country Jam (Palo Duro Records) - If you wanted a crash course in the best of Texas country music you could get a lot of the sound, from the hillbilly poetry of Mickey Newbury and Joe Ely to the Western Swing of Bob Wills to the pop and rock of Doug [...]
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Yallwire, Sidewalk Records, and Epiphone are giving fans a chance to win the Damn Right Rebel Proud Prize pack featuring an Epiphone Guitar, Custom III Sector 9 Skate Deck, New Album from Hank III Damn Right Rebel Proud on limited edition Vinyl & CD. No Depression reports a March 24 release of Keep Your Soul: A [...]
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Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit announce their first tour in support of their new self-titled album (Release date: February 17, 2009 on Lightning Rod Records). Presented by Paste Magazine, the tour will begin in Birmingham, AL on February 12 and continue through the band's mid-March SXSW showcase in Austin, TX. Benji Hughes, Deer Tick, [...]
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'tis the season for giving and Ranch Twang is ready to do just that. I have a copy of Shout Factory's Merle Haggard - Legendary Performances DVD that I will be giving away to some lucky reader. Here's the copy from the package: "From the vaults of the Country Music Hall Of Fame and Museum, this collection [...]
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PopMatters.com's Jill LaBrack posted a thoughtful review of the recently released Hank William Box Set The Unreleased Recordings. Also at PopMatters Michael Metivier posts an equally thoughtful and culturally insightful review of country muisc legend Charlie Louvin new release Charlie Louvin Sings Murder Ballads and Disaster Songs. The Drive By Truckers never use a set list [...]
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Postings have been slow going here at Ranch Twang. The holidays have me running like a headless chicken and my trips to Washington DC on my solid-gold private plane to ask for a bail out. Since I'm the only employee of Ranch Twang I'm none too happy about my audacious behavior while my job hangs [...]
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