Marty Stuart Artist-In-Residence Comes as Hall of Fame Induction Looms
You'll be hard pressed to present another country music personality more responsible for helping to save country music in the last quarter century than Marty Stuart. Though he never had the big hits as...
View ArticleColter Wall Featured Prominently in New “Deadwood: The Movie” Trailer
If you weren't already frothing with anticipation for the return of HBO's Western Series 'Deadwood' in movie form, they've figured out how to suck you in even further by activating your country music...
View ArticleAlbum Review – Matt Woods “Natural Disasters”
Natural Disasters is quite a bit more on the up-tempo and agreeable side from its predecessors in the Matt Woods catalog, but in a good way. Leaning more in the rock direction will cause some to miss...
View ArticleMile 0 Fest Key West Announces Initial 2020 Lineup
Mile 0 Fest set to transpire in Key West, Florida January 28th through February 1st has just announced their initial 2020 lineup. Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit lead the list of headliners along with...
View ArticleHighwomen Supergroup Offers First Taste via “Redesigning Women”
As if answering a distress call sent out over the airwaves or via a spotlight beamed over Music City, the Highwomen have assembled in the form of the Grammy-winning Brandi Carlile, fiddlemaster Amanda...
View Article2nd Season of “Yellowstone” Features Great Country & Roots Music
The Paramount Western series Yellowstone starring Kevin Costner doesn't just make for compelling television, it also works as a great discovery mechanism for good country and roots music that much of...
View ArticleRyman Auditorium Becoming the Hot Venue for Live Records
It's kind of curious that the Country Music Mother Church hasn't become a conveyor belt for live records like some other important venues in country music have. Now after Jason Isbell released a Live...
View ArticleAll The Songs & Artists Featured on ‘Yellowstone’ Season 2
"Yellowstone" provided a ton of music and artists for fans of the show to explore, especially throughout the country and roots realm, and especially artists that the mainstream often ignores. And the...
View ArticleMeet Zach Bryan, The Man Behind The Viral Album “DeAnn”
Tulsa, Oklahoma native Zach Bryan took many fans of Texas, Red Dirt, and independent country music by surprise recently when he released an album of solo acoustic recordings on August 23rd under the...
View ArticleAlbum Review –“The Highwomen” (Self-Titled)
Strong songwriting underpins inspired performances delivered by four women with passion for this project and its material in this initial effort by The Highwomen. Instead of writing it all themselves,...
View ArticleJohn Moreland Announces New Album “LP5”– Releases New Song
For those fans of songwriting that hits so hard you're apt to fold in two and end up in a fetal position on the floor, John Moreland has been one of your favorite poisons over the last few years. Those...
View ArticleTaylor Swift: “I Love Jason Isbell.”“Cover Me Up” Becomes a Standard
On NBC's 'The Voice' Monday night (10-28), a contestant named Jake Hoot performed Jason Isbell's "Cover Me Up" as part of the singing show. Taylor Swift, who was acting as a coach on the episode, even...
View ArticleJason Isbell Is Heading Into the Studio in December
This is what Jason Isbell promised during the closing night of his seven night residency at the Ryman Auditorium. It's been a slightly more elongated release cycle for Jason Isbell and his last record...
View ArticleUnder The Big Sky Festival Is Back After Successful First Year
In 2019, an interesting new destination festival popped up just outside of Whitefish, Montana called Under The Big Sky. With acts such as Dwight Yoakam, Cody Jinks, Whitey Morgan, and Amanda Shires on...
View ArticleRelease Morgan Wallen’s Cover of Isbell’s “Cover Me Up” as a Single
It's time. In fact, it's well past time. And the people calling the shots shouldn't make the same mistake they did with Chris Stapleton's rendition of "Tennessee Whiskey." We're talking of course about...
View ArticleTyler Childers Sells Out All Four Nights of Ryman Residency
In yet another sign that reigning Saving Country Music Artist of the Year Tyler Childers is one of the hottest commodities in country music at the moment, he has officially sold out his four-night...
View ArticleThe Greatest Country Albums of the Decade (2010-2019)
Here are the greatest country and roots albums of the last decade in Saving Country Music's estimation. Albums were regarded primarily on quality, and how they held up over the decade, as well as the...
View ArticleSong Review – Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit “Be Afraid”
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit have announced their sixth studio album to be released on May 15th called 'Reunions.' Ahead of the new album, Jason Isbell has released the blistering and...
View ArticleJason Isbell Says There Are No Great Conservative Songwriters
"If it ever gets to be too much for you, there are a lot of great songwriters out there who agree with you politically. Oh wait, no there aren’t," Jason Isbell responded to a Twitter user. But this...
View ArticleConservatives & Independents Can Be Great Songwriters Too
There is no doubt that by any objective assessment, when it comes to the world of creative types in the realm of music or otherwise, their ranks tend to veer more towards liberal ideals when it comes...
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