“It is impossible for me to describe what this feels like right now,” Brandi Carlile said, addressing the crowd for the first time, three songs into her sold-out show at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night. Then the singer, performing what might have been the largest, or at least the …
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Miranda Lambert‘s Roadside Bars & Pink Guitars Tour launches tonight with back-to-back shows at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, and a rotating cast of artists including Maren Morris, Elle King, Ashley McBryde, Tenille Townes, and Caylee Hammack are set to play select dates through November. In anticipation of the …
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Nashville artists and songwriters, including Dierks Bentley and Darius Rucker, will stage a benefit concert at the Ryman Auditorium on September 16th to raise funds for those affected by Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas. The benefit was organized and will be hosted by Patrick Davis, a songwriter who oversees the …
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Combining an eclectic musical lineup and one of the most unique settings for live entertainment, the 16-time Emmy-winning public television series Bluegrass Underground has unveiled the acts for the series’ ninth season. On September 4th, the national PBS season premiere of the acclaimed series will highlight the pioneering Nitty Gritty …
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When Tenille Townes released her debut EP, Living Room Worktapes, she introduced herself as the kind of songwriter who was unafraid to tackle the most difficult of subjects. Her first single, “Somebody’s Daughter,” told the story of a homeless woman through precise and potent lyrics full of empathy. Then there …
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If all goes according to plan, by next spring Nashville songwriter Nick Wayne will have released an entire album of songs in the same manner that one might make coffee: drip by drip. In fact, the Tennessee native is releasing his material under two distinct themes, Coffee Black and Bourbon …
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Jesse Dayton releases his new album Mixtape Volume 1 on August 9th. It’s a collection of cover songs that highlight the East Texas songwriter’s diverse influences — Dayton interprets everyone from Neil Young and Gordon Lightfoot to the Cars and AC/DC. Ahead of Friday’s release, the Americana multi-tasker is streaming …
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Charley Crockett didn’t know how long he had to live when he recorded The Valley. Now that the Texas singer-songwriter has come out the other side, he’s preparing to release the 15-song LP this fall, previewing it with two new songs and a music video for “Borrowed Time.” Cut last …
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As Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road,” remixed with Billy Ray Cyrus, logs a 13th week at Number One on the Rolling Stone Top 100 chart, Cyrus premieres “Chevys and Fords,” this one a collaboration with singer-songwriter Johnny McGuire. A gently rocking country tune brimming with Springsteen-inspired, vehicle-based nostalgia, it …
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Kentucky-based folk singer Joan Shelley has announced details of her forthcoming album Like the River Loves the Sea, set for release August 30th on No Quarter Records. The album, recorded in Iceland, is Shelley’s first full-length LP since releasing her Jeff Tweedy-produced self-titled record in 2017. “Woven into the melodies …
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