Billy Ray Cyrus photo by Derrek Kupish Billy Ray Cyrus on Family, Collaboration, and ‘The Hill’ Billy Ray Cyrus is releasing his new solo album, The Hill, on June 16th, 2026, and has a number of live dates in the USA coming up. The album, which is his first solo collection in 14 years, marks […]
Ike Reilly is a career guitar player and songwriter in the heartland rock scene, and is well known and respected within musicians circles. He was onstage with Bruce Springsteen not long ago at the “Concert of Solidarity & Resistance to Defend Minnesota” and is host of the Bruce Springsteen “E-Street Radio” show on Sirius XM. […]
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Matthew Stevens and the Many Meanings of Sound For guitarist and composer Matthew Stevens, instrumental music is not a fixed statement but an invitation. It leaves room for listeners to bring themselves into the experience, carrying their own memories, moods, and interpretations into the music. That philosophy lies at the heart of Matthew Stevens, the […]
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Candace Hastings has a new album coming out later this week on June 18, comfortingly entitled Soft Place to Land. Her songs are easy, old style country songs with a twang, strings and an irresistible vocal sweetness. She writes of simple times and simple human truths, distilled to their essences. Here and there are a […]
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The State of Americana: Past, Present, and Whatever Comes Next Americana promoter, advocate, and early architect Bill Wence and emerging industry leader Lauren Zartman discuss the genre’s past, present, and future. NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Nobody seems sure how to define Americana music. And they never did. That uncertainty is not a bug in the system; […]
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Samantha Fish and the Last Honest Noise There was a time when live albums felt dangerous. Not polished. Not corrected by committee. Dangerous. You could hear the room breathing. You could hear amplifiers misbehaving and drummers pushing a little too hard. Sometimes the singer missed a note. Sometimes the singer found one nobody knew existed […]
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Scottie Miller photo by Layne Kennedy Scottie Miller Builds a Song Cycle With Hello Pain Backed By The Budapest Scoring Orchestra Singer/songwriter and pianist Scottie Miller released his new solo album, Hello Pain, on May 29th, 2026, having just come back from Australia where he was touring as Ruthie Foster’s keyboardist. While Miller loves to […]
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Anya Hinkle of Tanasi on Forging Their Sound and Challenging Herself as a Guitarist The Asheville, North Carolina-based Worldgrass trio Tanasi released their debut self-titled album in early May, the product of many years of friendship and shared professional experiences that galvanized into a new project. Made up of Billy Cardine on dobro and slide […]
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Sam Bergquist Grounded Himself in Nature and The Senses For Devils & Doves Boston-based singer/songwriter, Sam Bergquist, released his new full-length album, Devils & Doves, this Spring, bringing in a wider sweep of musical interests than we’ve seen from him in the past, and also a broad range of topics drawn from life in his […]
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JP Soars and Anne Harris photo by Daniel Boone JP Soars has a new album set to release on May 29 on 40 Below Records featuring singer/violinist Anne Harris. JP, an International Blues Challenge winner and recipient of the Albert King Guitar Award, has built a style over twenty plus years of playing onstage to […]
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