Patty Griffin unveils another exquisite sneak preview of her forthcoming self-titled album, due early next month. “Hourglass” moves along a slippery groove, punctuated by gypsy jazz guitar, New Orleans horns and Griffin’s dusky and soulful Emmylou Harris-meets-Billie Holiday vocal delivery. Observing the inevitably cyclical nature of humans, Griffin says the …
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Aaron Watson previews his new albumRed Bandanawith the lively “Kiss That Girl Goodbye,” folk supergroup I’m With Her return with “Call My Name” and Kassi Ashton brushes off an ex in this week’s list of must-hear songs. Haley & Michaels, “Taking Off” Released four years after Shannon Haley and Ryan …
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Last summer, upstart bluegrass singer-guitarist Billy Strings received an enthusiastic standing ovation when he warmed up the audience for the Del McCoury Band at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. The performance was part of the annual “Bluegrass Nights at the Ryman” series and Strings, along with his father, ended up returning to …
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On Friday night, George Strait took the stage in Las Vegas for the 19th show of his Strait to Vegas residency, but for first time in almost three decades, something was noticeably different. “We had some tragedy that happened to us Labor Day weekend,” Strait said a few minutes into …
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Brett Eldredge has released his version of Queen‘s “Crazy Little Thing Called Love,” which arrives in the midst of widespread discussion about the band thanks to the biographical film Bohemian Rhapsody. Preserving the swinging rockabilly rhythm of the original, Eldredge’s cover opts for programmed handclaps and a dense, reverb-heavy production …
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Kenny Chesney‘s 2018 touring season was packed with stadiums and amphitheaters alike, including massive venues like AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, and Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta. For his 2019 Songs for the Saints Tour, Chesney will take a slightly different tack and stick predominantly to smaller venues —for Chesney, …
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Black Joe Lewis finds a fresh way to exercise in the raucous new music video for his song “Girls on Bikes,” as he gets chased around town by a roving pack of — you guessed it — girls on bikes. The big, beaming smile on Lewis’ face throughout the pursuit …
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Singer Shelby Lynne turns 50 years old today, and in her half-century has done more living than most can even imagine in twice that time. Since her October 1987 debut on the Nashville Network, Lynne has confidently covered an expanse of musical ground reserved for only the most expressive and …
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With the release of their third album Interstate Gospel just three weeks away, Pistol Annies have unleashed another sneak peek at the LP with “Stop Drop and Roll One,” the saucy, high-spirited musical equivalent of late-night pub crawl. From its inspired opening line — “We’re on fire, I think” — …
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Nashville space-country duo Steelism took a trip to the desert of northern New Mexico to film the new video for “Re-Member,” an instrumental track from the group’s latest album Ism. The vast open terrain provides the perfect setting to visually capture the song’s exploratory, psych-twang soundscapes, as guitarist Jeremy Fetzer …
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