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Brett Detar: Too Free To Live
Brett Detar: Too Free To Live By Mark Lennon Life after a successful indie rock band in an ever evolving music industry has been good to Brett Detar. Finding a unique county roots sound of his own with the release of 2010’s Bird In the Tangle, Detar continues his evolution with his latest release, Too […]
Brian Wright: Rattle Their Chains
Brian Wright: Rattle Their Chains By Terry Roland In the world today, what’s new is new. If it shines, we love it. But, what’s new becomes gradually and increasingly old, by the minute. In the world of popular music this is numbingly true. Trends are created by corporate nobodies then marketed, followed as bridges […]
Van Morrison Giveaway
In the fall of 1969, Van Morrison entered the studio to record MOONDANCE, the album that would soon become his commercial breakthrough and one of the most beloved recordings of all time. Fans will soon have the rare opportunity to experience this classic album like never before with the newly remastered deluxe edition featuring 50 unreleased tracks including […]
J.R. Shore, Howlin Brothers, Michael and The Lonesome Playboys, Smooth Hound Smith, Along Came Jones
J.R. Shore, Howlin Brothers, Michael and The Lonesome Playboys, Smooth Hound Smith, Along Came Jones Written by Jonathan Shifflett J.R. Shore State Theater Website: www.jrshore.com Calgary, Alberta native, J.R. Shore, blends the sounds of the American South from Honky Tonks to steel guitar swathed Country ballads to create stories that move and characters that live […]
Vince Gill & Paul Franklin Signed Bakersfield CD Giveaway
Bakersfield Tribute CD Giveaway: Turnstyled Junkpiled has the hook up for two (1) signed copy of the Bakersfield tribute CD by Vince Gill and Paul Franklin. We also have 2 unsigned copies, for second and third place winners. Contest Rules: To enter for your chance to win: 1. Re-post/share contest on Facebook 2. Like Turnstyled […]
The Dustbowl Revival – Carry Me Home
The Dustbowl Revival Carry Me Home By Gerry Gomez Staff Writer On Carry Me Home, Zachary Lupetin leads his Venice, CA based band, The Dustbowl Revival, through 11 songs that remind one of a New Orleans second line party strolling up the French Quarter during the height of Mardi gras adding a bit of mountain […]
Buddy Miller and Jim Lauderdale at the Troubadour 5/14/13
Buddy & Jim Bring It All Back Home to L.A. By Terry Paul Roland One thing becomes clear as you watch two artists like Buddy Miller and Jim Lauderdale share the stage as they did last month at West L.A.’s famous Troubadour, when ego is set aside in favor of friendship and music, there is […]
Wille Nelson in Claremont
Willie Nelson in Claremont by Terry Paul Roland Photos by Diane Stroebel It’s hard to say when an American artist whose creative bloodlines has run through decades, crosses that river of legacy from being an important artist to being a living legend and then, even further to become a national treasure akin to a living and […]
Ronnie Fauss – “I Am the Man You Know I’m Not”
Ronnie Fauss I Am the Man You Know I’m Not By Gerry Gomez Staff Writer Raised in the brutal heat of Texas, the rough hewn voice that Ronnie Fauss possesses takes its earnestness from life lived in sweaty watering holes and on baked country roads destined to the next gig in the next dirty town. […]
Escondido “The Ghost of Escondido”
Escondido The Ghost of Escondido By Gerry Gomez Staff Writer Escondido is a Nashville formed duo of Jessica Maros and Tyler James. Their vibey Spaghetti Western sound has a Southwestern desert sway to it, somewhat reminiscent of the Friends of Dean Martinez, Calexico and parts of Son Volt infused with Ennio Morricone. They create a […]
Jonny Fritz “Dad Country”
Jonny Fritz – A Corndawg No More by John Larson Let’s get something straight right from the get-go: This is your daddy’s country. While his lyrics do have a modern slant, Jonny Fritz isn’t some homogenized schlock that sometimes passes these days for modern country. For his upcoming album, Dad Country, the Artist formally known […]
Live Review & Photos: Joe Ely & Joe Pug at The Mint Los Angeles, 3/16/2013
Joe Ely & Joe Pug at The Mint Los Angeles, 3/16/2013 Photos and Words by Courtney Sudbrink Joe Ely official site: www.ely.com Joe Pug: www.joepugmusic.com The Mint LA: www.themintla.com In Los Angeles, no venue is better fitted for the songs and stories of Texas Country Rock legend, Lubbock native, former Clash touring partner and […]
