Supporting his upcoming new album The Truckin’ Sessions: Volume Two on Hyena Records, hardcore honky tonker Dale Watson will be honoring the men and women who puttin’ the pedal to the metal with a free “trucker appreciation” concert on Friday, April 3 at the beautiful Night Life Theater at the Willie’s Place truckstop in Carl’s [...]
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If your in the Bay Aarea tonight and are hankering for some riughtous roots flaovored honky-tonk and alt.country Southern rock (wheew!) head over to the The Independent tonight in San Franciscoto see Justin Townes Earle opening for ex-Drive By Trucker Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit. Personally I think the bill should be reversed, but [...]
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Archie Green, a former shipwright and carpenter turned folklorist who energetically promoted the idea of public folklore — that is, that folklorists should work outside the academy to gather, preserve and publicize local cultures through government agencies, museums, folk festivals and radio stations. His signal achievement in this area was the lonely lobbying campaign [...]
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Ray Wylie Hubbard has always done things his own way. So after years of being asked to steward a festival he always put it off. Until now…Hubbard has invited his favorite artists to play the First Annual Ray Wylie Hubbard Grit-N-Groove Festival to be held on Saturday April 4th in Luckenbach Texas (where else?!) From [...]
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Craig Shelburne over at the CMT blog has posted a great video I had never see with Willie Nelson and fantastic bluegrass Melonie Cannon covering Willie’s Back to Earth.Speaking of Texas (Wille, Texas…same thing) If you’re in the San Francisco area tomorrow night head over to the historic Fillmore to catch Houston’s own Robert Earl [...]
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Tapes of George Jones, Dolly Parton, Hank Williams Jr., Loretta Lynn, Johnny Cash, Roy Acuff, Tammy Wynette, Buck Owens, Charley Pride, and other country greats were among some of the hundreds of tapes that were discovered in a barn in southern Pennsylvania. This long-rumored treasure of lost recordings were made at high schools, dances, fairs, [...]
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Elvis lives! Elvis Costello, that is. Costello will again join with T Bone Burnett as producer for “Secret, Profane & Sugarcane,” (Hear Music, June 2nd) his first acoustic American roots album since 1986’s “King of America” (also a Costello/ Burnett collaberation.) The album was recorded during a three-day session at Nashville’s Sound Emporium Studio.The [...]
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It’s rare that I play a new release passed my way and my mind is stopped from lazily latching onto the closest analog. Classification is what the mind does to make sense of the word and allow progress but with music critiques it can be a handicap.The new release by Austinite and ex-Helpers front man, [...]
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Country Music Hall of Famer and Grand Ole Opry member Ray Price will visit Nashville’s Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum this Saturday, March 7. The velvet voiced balladeer is leaving his Texas home to share personal recollections of his close friend and mentor, Hank Williams, as part of an intimate interview that will [...]
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I love songs about horses, railroads, land, Judgment Day, family, hard times, whiskey, courtship, marriage, adultery, separation, murder, war, prison, rambling, damnation, home, salvation, death, pride, humor, piety, rebellion, patriotism, larceny, determination, tragedy, rowdiness, heartbreak and love. And Mother. And God. - Johnny CashJohnny Cash would have been 76 today. Nobody did more to u...
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The Americana Music Association, working in partnership with Sonicbids, has selected the first two showcase artists for the upcoming Americana Music Festival (which will be held September 16-19, 2009 in Nashville, TN). Brigid Kaelin made the front page of The Tennessean on her very first day playing Nashville, daring to play the accordion to country music [...]
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LiveDaily Sessions features a exclusive video performance of Hank III doing Smoke & Wine, Six Pack of Beer and Country Heroes. Hank kicks off his Damn Right, Rebel Proud tour on Feruary 15th in New Orleans, LA. The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) announced nominations for The 2009 JUNO Awards, including first-time nominees, [...]
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Country music legends Merle Haggard and Kris Kristofferson will perform together for the first time for three rare acoustic shows Wells Fargo Center for the Arts - Sana Rosa, CA. - 4/1/09 Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall - Portland, OR - 4/2/09 Paramount Theatre - Aeattle, Wa. - 4/3/09 The 51st Annual Grammy Awards will be televised this Sunday night [...]
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If you're in the New York City area, and you know what's good for you, you'll head over to Joe's Pub to catch what promises to be a great show featuring Amy LaVere and Joe Pug. Amy LaVere - Killing Him
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Robert Plant and Alison Krauss are confirmed as performers at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards ceremony and telecast in Los Angeles (February 8th,2009) The backing band will include acclaimed performer and 'Raising Sand' producer T Bone Burnett, and a stellar cast of musicians from the 'Raising Sand' album and tour. The event will mark both the first trip [...]
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The Country MusTwang Nation › Edit Post — WordPressic Hall of Fame and Museum has announced a $1.1 million fundraising campaign to pay a $750,000 bankruptcy settlement to keep Bill Monroe’s Gibson F-5 Loar mandolin, Maybelle Carter’s Gibson 1928 L-5 guitar and Johnny Cash’s Martin D-35 acoustic guitar. Monroe’s musical legatee, Grand Ole Opry [...]
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San Francisco based indie roots band Or, The Whale will be playing an acoustic show joined by Salt Lake City’s Band of Annuals from Salt Lake City and Los Angeles’ Leslie and the Badgers on February 11th at the Hotel Utah.For one week only you can download honeyhoney’s song “Brahm’s Lullaby” for FREE! honeyhoney’s “Brahm’s [...]
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The only real country music podcast, It Burns When I Pee, brings in 2009 the only way they know how…great music, funny skits and questionable moral standards. Episode 23 “Carnies Are A Girls Best Friend,” features an interview with Bob Wayne of Bob Wayne and The Outlaw Carnies and includes music from all three of [...]
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I've read the hype. Country music's latest flavor-of-the-week writes or helps write her own songs…she's the biggest selling artist of 2008…she's like 12 years old…I get it. Don't care… To me it's the music and not the hype. The more hype I see the more I assume it's smoke and mirrors compensating for something that might [...]
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No Depression's Lloyd Sachs looks for reasons for Americana/Roots leaning folks to tune into the Grammy Awards on February 9. Maybe it's reasons not to tune in…either way it's pretty darn funny. Americana music blog Music Fog posted interviews and performances by Cross Canadian Ragweed, Jack Ingram, Gary P. Nunn, Dale Watson and Sunny Sweeney. (via [...]
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