Willie Nelson’s Band Of Brothers
Willie Nelson’s Band Of Brothers By Michael Verity There’s a smiling optimism and a healthy dose of good humor on Willie Nelson’s Band Of Brothers, the first collection of predominantly new material to be released by the country legend in 20 years. All 14 tracks are all new recordings, nine of which were written by […]
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TJ Profiles: Sam Outlaw
TJ PROFILES: SAM OUTLAW HOME: Los Angeles, CA PROFESSION: Country Singer/Songwriter HOBBIES: Wrangler Jeans model LAST ALBUM PURCHASED: Sturgill Simpson – Metamodern Sounds in Country Music LAST ACCOMPLISHMENT: Played ‘Stagecoach Festival’ in Los Angeles and ‘Music City Roots’ in Nashville QUOTE: “Breakfast is the most important whiskey of the day.” – Sam Outlaw CRAZIEST ROAD […]
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TJ WEST: Music Benefit For LA Indie Rock Guitarist Josh Schwartz
TJ WEST: Music Benefit For LA Indie Rock Guitarist Josh Schwartz By Kim Grant Los Angeles musicians, friends and fans are banding together to support a fellow musician in-need, Josh Schwartz. Schwartz is a skilled guitarist who was a seminal player in coining the 90’s West Coast California indie rock sound, playing with the bands, […]
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Legendary Outlaw Billy Joe Shaver Brings Texas to Buffalo
Legendary Outlaw Billy Joe Shaver Brings Texas to Buffalo By Mark Lennon Billy Joe Shaver will be playing The Sportsmen’s Tavern Tuesday July 8 at 8p. Any classic country junky has heard Honky Tonk Heroes, Waylon Jennings’ landmark album or heard Johnny Cash’s “I’m Just an Old Chunk of Coal.” Shaver’s career has been the […]
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Features
Del McCoury Brings His Own Brand of Bluegrass to the Huck Finn Jubilee
Del McCoury Brings His Own Brand of Bluegrass to the Huck Finn Jubilee By Terry Paul Roland Talking with Del McCoury is like spending an hour with a favorite uncle you haven’t connected with in years. He’s congenial, funny and quick with scattered stories of his historic past. He’s not someone you want to get […]
Reviews
Willie Nelson’s Band Of Brothers
Willie Nelson’s Band Of Brothers By Michael Verity There’s a smiling optimism and a healthy dose of good humor on Willie Nelson’s Band Of Brothers, the first collection of predominantly new material to be released by the country legend in 20 years. All 14 tracks are all new recordings, nine of which were written by […]
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TJ Profiles: Sam Outlaw
TJ PROFILES: SAM OUTLAW HOME: Los Angeles, CA PROFESSION: Country Singer/Songwriter HOBBIES: Wrangler Jeans model LAST ALBUM PURCHASED: Sturgill Simpson – Metamodern Sounds in Country Music LAST ACCOMPLISHMENT: Played ‘Stagecoach Festival’ in Los Angeles and ‘Music City Roots’ in Nashville QUOTE: “Breakfast is the most important whiskey of the day.” – Sam Outlaw CRAZIEST ROAD […]
TJ WEST
TJ West Interview with the Heartache Sisters
TJ West Interview with the Heartache Sisters By Kim Grant Tell us who you are and what you do? We’re Laura Benitez and Michele Kappel-Stone and together, as Heartache Sisters, we’re a close harmony country-folk-pop duet. We’re multi-instrumentalists with influences in Americana, 60s/70s popular music, folk, and early rock-n-roll. How did you get into this […]
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TJ West Interview with the Heartache Sisters
TJ West Interview with the Heartache Sisters By Kim Grant Tell us who you are and what you do? We’re Laura Benitez and Michele Kappel-Stone and together, as Heartache Sisters, we’re a close harmony country-folk-pop duet. We’re multi-instrumentalists with influences in Americana, 60s/70s popular music, folk, and early rock-n-roll. How did you get into this […]
Old Crow Medicine Show’s New Remedy
Old Crow Medicine Show’s New Remedy By Dixon Milner After almost fourteen years in Nashville, Tennessee, Old Crow Medicine Show has finally come out with a record firmly rooted in their Mid-South home. While previous albums like Tennessee Pusher and songs like “Wagon Wheel” mention the Music City, OCMS’s new album Remedy actually reflects living […]
Metamodern Sounds in Country Music
Metamodern Sounds in Country Music By Jake Tully On Sturgill Simpson’s latest release, Metamodern Sounds in Country Music, the country singer-songwriter finds himself at odds sounding reminiscent of Alan Jackson in his Don’t Rock The Jukebox heyday while all the while blended with a slight tinge of psychedelia. It’s not to say that Metamodern is […]
TJ West: CALICO the band
TJ West: CALICO the band By Kim Grant CALICO the band is an L.A.-based all female Americana guitar-slinging trio. Representing today’s California Country, Manda Mosher, Kristen Proffit and Aubrey Richmond forge skillful and effective vocal arrangements employing alternating lead vocals and multi-part harmonies. Among them, they play banjo, fiddle, mandolin, guitar and harmonica and represent […]
Cowboy Jack Clement’s For Once And For All
Cowboy Jack Clement’s For Once And For All By Michael Verity In light of Cowboy Jack’s recent passing and his legacy as a country songwriting genius and rock and roll pioneer, it’s tempting to dispense with any real criticism of For Once And For All and simply praise it as a wonderful swan song from […]
Sam Bush: The Heart of the Huck Finn Jubilee
Sam Bush: The Heart of the Huck Finn Jubilee By Terry Roland Regarding New Grass and Bluegrass a story told by Sam Bush relates how bluegrass Founding Father, Bill Monroe, after hearing the tradition-bending sound being touted as progressive bluegrass, once saw young Bush coming his way. “Here comes that mother.” And so, the story […]
TJ Profiles: The Record Company
TJ PROFILES: THE RECORD COMPANY (Chris Vos – Voice, guitar, harmonica) HOME: Los Angeles PROFESSION: Musician and rescuer of stray animals HOBBIES: History and science… anything that would have gotten me beat up in high school LAST ALBUM PURCHASED: The Cramps Songs the Lord Taught Us LAST ACCOMPLISHMENT: We supported BB King and Buddy Guy […]
Bottle Rockets Set Western NY Off
Bottle Rockets Set Western NY Off By Mark Lennon Anyone who has set foot in a supermarket or restaurant in Western NY, may be all to familiar with the 90s rock time warp the area is stuck in. Yes, the sounds of The Goo Goo Dolls and Bare Naked Ladies and any once moderately popular […]
TJ West: Cave Clove in LA
TJ West: Cave Clove in LA By Kim Grant Oakland, CA-based band, Cave Clove will be heading to Los Angeles for a show on Saturday, May 31st. Their sound is a modern day version of doo-wop with a bit of Americana and bluegrass music thrown in. They are a group with a stellar sound that […]
Singles Saturday: WOLVEZ “A Friend of A Friend”
Singles Saturday: WOLVEZ “A Friend of A Friend” Drummer Erik David’s experimental side project Wolvez, is now coming into focus. After playing drums and singing in bands around Los Angeles, Erik David has turned his full attention to Wolvez, a folk-underground Americana and experimental rock project. Focusing on in-the-moment experimentation and recording trickery, Wolvez have […]
TJ West: Video “Beverly Hills Blues”
TJ West: Video “Beverly Hills Blues” By Kim Grant NOCONA, has a brand spanking new video finished for the song “Beverly Hills Blues” off their forthcoming album (name TBD). The Video was directed by David Schlussel, a writer and director who has previously directed videos for the likes of Madonna and Mandy Moore. NOCONA is […]
PART OF A NEW GENERATION OF RAMBLING MUSICIANS, THE ROAD IS GANN BREWER’S HOME
PART OF A NEW GENERATION OF RAMBLING MUSICIANS, THE ROAD IS GANN BREWER’S HOME New Record, Peddlers & Ghosts to be released on July 8th By Kim Grant Gann Brewer is a rambler. He calls NYC “home” only part of the time, as he’s usually on the road, crossing the country two or three times […]
