on October 17, 2011 at 1:14 pm ×
Merle Haggard: Working In Tennessee (Vanguard) by Courtney Sudbrink, Editor If there was a Country Mount Rushmore, Merle Haggard would be front and center. A man Johnny Cash called an “American icon,”the Hag’s two-stepped it […]
on October 16, 2011 at 1:12 pm ×
A Slice of Alt-Country Pop Goodness By John G. Larson Contributing Writer Imagine Whiskeytown with some pop or Big Star with a bit more twang and the result would be a little band by the […]
on October 14, 2011 at 11:31 pm ×
Tired of standing in line outside of LA clubs? Ever wish you could get down to Guy Clark, Waylon Jennings and Billy Joe Shaver? With Get Country, Get Down, Turnstyled, Junkpiled brings you a playlist […]
on October 14, 2011 at 2:01 pm ×
Sometimes I’d rather be wrong: an AMA Op-Ed ByCourtney Sudbrink, Editor By no surprise, last night at the AMA awards, Robert Plant took home the Album of the Year Award. But did he earn it? […]
on October 7, 2011 at 10:41 am ×
Part Two of our Earle double header – Justin Townes Earle @ The Music Box, LA 9/28/11 It’s about 9:30 pm, outside the Music Box in Los Angeles, Ca. Standing in the shadows of the […]
on October 6, 2011 at 10:22 pm ×
As part of Turnstyled, Junkpiled’s new monthly installment on LA based Americana artists called “Sin City Spotlight,” we are featuring roots singer/songwriter, Mark W. Lennon, whose new album, Home of the Wheel is on heavy […]
on October 6, 2011 at 8:20 pm ×
This City Will Never Drown by John G. Larson With his second album, “To The River Rise,” singer/songwriter Ben de la Cour proves that New Orleans was and always will be a refuge for the musically […]
on October 5, 2011 at 11:01 am ×
Steve Earle: I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive (New West Records) Steve Earle is a badass. And he’s getting better with age. Produced by T-Bone Burnett, I’ll Never Get Out of This World […]
on September 27, 2011 at 5:08 pm ×
1. Southern Nights – Glen Campbell 2. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down – The Band 3. Song of the South – Alabama 4. Wagon Wheel – Old Crow Medicine Show 5. Tennessee – […]
on September 18, 2011 at 2:43 pm ×
Stephen Foster is considered the “Father of American Music.” I happen to be his kin. Which means that as a child, his songs were forced on me. However, people like Johnny Cash, Emmylou Harris, Bob […]
on September 17, 2011 at 2:41 pm ×
1. Glen Campbell Campbell, whose battle with Alzheimers sends him on a farewell tour, will be performing at Club Nokia on October 6. 2. Justin Townes Earle I saw JTE in February at the Autrey Museum. […]
on September 16, 2011 at 8:12 pm ×
What better way to start a weekend in Los Angeles than with a list of Country songs about heartache and disappointment…. 1. “Cold, Cold Heart” by Hank Williams Sr. Here, Williams tells the story of […]