Tom Petty: An Appreciation
By Terry Paul Roland When he took the stage and the music began, if you listened closely, through the drums, the organ, the electric guitars, you could hear thunder, feel its movement, you could see […]
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Don Williams: An Appreciation
By Terry Roland Thank God for singers of songs. In past music eras, they were the stars. Frank Sinatra and Elvis are two iconic examples of singers who most songwriters would give up their first-born […]
Chris Fullterton: Epilepsy Blues
Chris Fullerton: Epilepsy Blues By Courtney S. Lennon, Editor On his debut album, Epilepsy Blues (Eight 30 Records), Austin-based singer-songwriter, Chris Fullterton courageously looks his own mortality straight in the eye and comes out […]
Eilen Jewell’s Down Hearted Blues
By Brian Rock “Queen of the Minor Key,” Eilen Jewell, ventures further into the blue range of the musical spectrum with her latest album, Down Hearted Blues, a tribute to early Blues pioneers like Willie Dixon, […]
TJ’s 2017 AmericanaFEST Highlights
Thousands of artists, fans, and industry professionals flocked to Nashville for The 8th annual AmericanaFEST, put on by the Americana Music Association. AmericanaFEST featured over 230 live performances at almost 40 of Nashville’s most prominent venues […]
Rodney Crowell: Close Ties & Last Goodbyes
By Courtney S. Lennon, Editor Rodney Crowell is at home in Franklin, Tenn., about 30 miles south of Nashville. The East Houston native, speaks with a polite southern drawl, sounding like a Texas gentleman. At […]
A.J. Croce Releases Just Like Medicine
By Brian Rock A.J. Croce has the cure for your summertime blues, and it’s Just Like Medicine. Croce, son of the late, great Jim Croce, continues his father’s tradition of well-crafted, heartfelt insights into the […]
Red Hot: A Memphis Celebration of Sun Records
By Jake Tully Co-produced by Luther Dickinson (the North Mississippi Allstars) and Grammy Award winning, Nashville-based, producer, Tamara Saviano (This One’s For Him: A Tribute to Guy Clark, Beautiful Dreamer: The Songs of Stephen Foster), Red Hot: […]
The Deslondes, Hurry Home
By Jacob Brockway Following up their critically acclaimed, 2014, self-titled debut, New Orleans based, the Deslondes, release Hurry Home (New West Records), an album that delivers a fresh take on Americana. They blend their influences with new […]
TJ West Video Premiere: Willie Tea Taylor “Win This One”
By Kim Grant TJ West first premiered a video from The Tomboy Sessions in May of last year with The Brothers Comatose City Painted Gold. Now we’re happy to be premiering another Tomboy Sessions video, […]
Dale Watson: On the Road to Memphis
By Courtney S. Lennon, Editor Dale Watson is about 75 miles from Memphis, headed toward his new home, located less than a mile away from Graceland. Dalevis, as he’s known as in the Bluff City, […]
Legends: Glen Campbell
By Terry Paul Roland If life is merely a passage, as I believe it is, then once the journey through this valley of tears has ended, “A better place awaits, you’ll see,” as Glen Campbell […]
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