Wyatt Flores: Between the Road and the Ranch (photo by Matt Paskert) There are worse places to figure out what comes next than a mountain, a hammock and a sky full of stars. Wyatt Flores had been living in that temporary kingdom when we talked. He had been on the road, as usual, but this […]
Wyatt Flores Scared of Heights In the two years I’ve covered Wyatt Flores – since his unforgettable coming-out performance at BMI’s annual AmericanaFest opener, Rooftop on the Row – he’s lived a life that many would envy, but almost none would understand. While his first full-length, 2024’s Welcome to the Plains, came from the perspective […]
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Editor’s Pick: Favorite Albums of 2024 Albums are perennially in style. Yep, we all stream, and yes, playlists and mixtapes are great too, and some of us really get into earworms. But the whole album concept abides, even if it’s sometimes in CD or in streaming form. At times it’s hard to find the time […]
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Road Trip Earworms 2024 – Editor’s Pick for Favorite Songs There’s nothing like an earworm, sounding so good no matter how many times you play it. I’ve been an earworm listener since I was a kid – hitting repeat to keep that feeling going for hours. There were a lot of them this year. I […]
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Favorite Albums of October 2024 You voted! And now the results from the readers’ vote for favorite albums of October 2024 releases are in! Congratulations top ten! What a great bunch of albums this month! Check out the list just to see what else was new, too. The top five will be featured in our […]
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AmericanaFest 2024 Kicks Off With BMI Showcases: Wyatt Flores, the Hanseroth Twins, Kade Hoffman, and Emily Nenni A milestone was reached by the Americana Music Association at this year’s AmericanaFest 2024 – the twenty-five year anniversary of the organization’s founding. This go-around, arguably the top two lineups for the opening evening for AmericanaFest were the […]
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Wyatt Flores – Welcome to the Plains Oklahoma is having an extended moment in country and roots music. Cross Canadian Ragweed has joined Turnpike Troubadours on the reunion circuit (and for a series of sold-out stadium shows next spring). Zach Bryan continues to fill football fields and entice none other than Bruce Springsteen to play […]
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Tuesday at AmericanaFest is a preamble – it just happens to be one that includes amazing people-watching and some of the best music you’ll hear anywhere. Let’s take a look back at Night One of Nashville’s best week. BMI Presents Rooftop on the Row This official kick-off party, held by the venerable music right organization, […]
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