Jason Isbell Has Big 2018 Americana Music Awards
The 17th Annual Americana Music Awards held at the Ryman Auditorium Wednesday night (9/12) found the organization addressing the social tensions boiling in America, the call for more diversity...
View ArticleDefinition is Americana’s Greatest Challenge, Not Diversity
2018 was a high water mark when it came to the amount of diversity showcased by the organization and its community. But still the criticism for Americana's lack of diversity have grown louder,...
View ArticleJason Isbell & The 400 Unit Top Sales Charts with “Live From The Ryman”
Live records can often be a wild card when it comes to sales, but Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit's "Live From The Ryman" has proven to be a hit. The successful debut also comes as Jason Isbell just...
View ArticleMovie Review –“A Star Is Born” 4.0
How many times can you remake the same movie and it still be good? If it's a classic story told with passion, is well-acted and directed, and expertly updated for the modern context, the answer would...
View ArticleAlbum Review – Jason Isbell’s “Live From The Ryman”
Jason Isbell has ascended to being considered the King of Americana by making all of the right moves at the right time. Isbell's Ryman Auditorium residencies over the last few years have become a thing...
View ArticleJason Isbell Appears on the Set of New ‘Deadwood’ Movie
The hit HBO Western Series Deadwood is receiving a reboot of sorts, only in feature film form, and Americana singer and songwriter Jason Isbell is playing a part in the production. Just exactly what...
View ArticleOld Settlers Music Festival Announces Initial 2019 Lineup
The 32nd Annual Old Settler's Music Festival is set to transpire April 11th thru 14th in Central Texas once again, and they just released their initial lineup. Taking place just outside of Lockhart, TX...
View Article30A Songwriters Festival Assembles Incredible Lineup for an Important Cause
The 10th annual 30A Songwriters Festival set for January 18-21, 2019 in Walton County, Florida will take on extra significance this year, and not just because it's the event's 10th Anniversary. Located...
View ArticleSturgill Simpson, Jason Isbell, Margo Price Join Tibet House Benefit
Some benefit concerts are humbled to have whomever they can get to grace their stage and contribute their talents to the cause. When it comes to the over 30-year-old Tibet House US Benefit Concert held...
View ArticleAmid Grammy Love, Ashley McBryde Preps New Single “Girl Goin’ Nowhere”
An artist like Ashley McBryde doesn't need radio. It's radio that needs an artist like Ashley McBryde. Radio shouldn't play McBryde just because she's a woman. They should play her because she's real....
View ArticleJason Isbell to Play Free Show to Celebrate Bicentennial
Jason Isbell is one of numerous performers for the event, all of whom are from Alabama. Also scheduled to perform are St. Paul & The Broken Bones, The Blind Boys of Alabama, The Commodores, Moon...
View ArticleLegendary Lynyrd Skynyrd Ed King Guitar Now in Custody of Jason Isbell
An iconic guitar owned by Ed King of Lynyrd Skynyrd, and that once was stolen from the "Sweet Home Alabama" co-writer at gunpoint, is now in the custody of the King of Americana, Jason Isbell. "Don’t...
View ArticleBig Country Music Implications from the 2019 Oscar Nominations
This year's Oscars will have country music implications. Among the Academy Awards nominees announced Tuesday morning (1-22), David Rawlings and Gillian Welch have been nominated for Best Original Song...
View Article2019 Hinterland Festival Releases Impressive Lineup
Four the last four year, the Hinterland Festival in Iowa (just south of Des Moines) has boasted some of the best country and Americana lineups in the Midwest, and 2019 is no different. Set to take...
View ArticleHow Do We Regard Bloodshot Records After Lydia Loveless Revelations?
Bloodshot Records was a stepping stone, and a repository for artists who were too ornery to be signed elsewhere. And that was what was cool about them. It was a punk attitude imprinted on country, and...
View ArticleFlorida Georgia Line’s New Album Bombs in Sales
It's said that time is the harshest critic of all. If that's the case, time has not been very kind to the music of Florida Georgia Line at all. The title of their new album 'Can't Say I Ain't Country'...
View ArticleNewest Additions to Saving Country Music’s Top 25 Current Playlist (#39)
Very excited to share the latest additions to the Saving Country Music Top 25 Playlist, which includes songs from some great records and artists that need to be on your radar. Ben Jarrell's debut LP...
View ArticleMorgan Wallen’s Cover of Jason Isbell’s “Cover Me Up”
Spearheaded by the positively Wallen received for his Jason Isbell "Cover Me Up" cover, he's just released a studio version of the song, and surprisingly, it's lossless in quality compared to the...
View ArticleJason Isbell & The 400 Unit Play Rare Acoustic Set at Old Settler’s
Though some Jason Isbell fans may have balked at the idea of not getting the full, roaring version of The 400 Unit live, at the 32nd Annual Old Settler's Fest, it seemed even more appropriate than the...
View ArticleBrandi Carlile Caps Off Resurgent 2019 Old Settler’s Music Fest
For 32 consecutive years, bluegrass fans, folkies, country freaks and outcasts, and a cast of other cool characters from the roots realm and beyond have bivouacked at various locations around the...
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