Show Review – Raelyn Nelson Band with Tommy Womack, Glen Campbell Museum, Nashville There’s a new venue in Music City and it rocks. The recently opened Rhinestone Stage at the Glen Campbell Museum is competing for your live music dollar and they came to play. The first show of 2022 is the incomparable Raelyn Nelson […]
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Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real: A Few Stars Apart on Fantasy Records Slightly over a year since the release of Naked Garden, Lukas Nelson & POTR return with A Few Stars Apart on Fantasy Records. Produced by Dave Cobb at famed RCA Studio A this collection of songs stands out in only the […]
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John Hiatt & The Jerry Douglas Band — Leftover Feelings New West Records Sometimes putting two artists together that seems like a no brainer turns out to be magical and sometimes it turns out like mixing ketchup and ice cream – two things that are fantastic on their own but downright horrible when paired together. […]
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It’s that time of the year when I get asked to write about all the holiday releases, which I typically love doing but for some reason it took a little extra to feel compelled to take up the task this time. But I am glad I said yes to the assignment because it seems like […]
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Michelle Malone and The Hot Toddies : Toddie Time SBS Records Thanksgiving has come and gone so I can shirk my grinchesque, ba humbug attitude and embrace the Christmas season. And what better way to wrap yourself up in the moment than a new release from indie-Americana stalwart Michelle Malone. If you aren’t familiar with […]
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Maybe it’s the moment, maybe I just needed something different to listen to, or maybe it was something all together different but the debut from New York’s The Nine Seas just seemed to hit me right in the feels. The duo has been playing together for a number of years in different projects (The Big […]
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One month before their debut album hits the racks, Early James and The Latest took the stage at The Analog in Nashville. It was a frigid winter night in Music City but the crowd was anything but cold as the band walked out. Nashville doesn’t role over for new bands easily so it was nice […]
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VOTE BY CLICKING HERE FOR YOUR FAVORITE CHRISTMAS SONG ON OUR READER’S POLL While this may be a minute late, it still gets to you before Christmas so you can stream and download a whole batch of songs just in time! If you haven’t read the reviews of the Keb Mo & Josh Rouse […]
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I was given the task of reviewing The Holiday Sounds of Josh Rouse by my dear editor a month or so ago. The mistake I made was in not telling her I only listen to Christmas music after Thanksgiving, deadline be damned. So now that turkey day has come and gone, I can set pen […]
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You have been a successful artist for twenty five years, been honored with four Grammys, bucked the trends of popular music and found a home in the blues, R&B and Americana worlds, so now what? Why a Christmas album of course! Keb’ Mo’ follows up Oklahoma with this excellent holiday collection Moonlight, Mistletoe & You […]
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