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WXPN Launches 'Artist To Watch: Black Opry Residency' For Emerging Artists
by Michael Major - June 08, 2023 Hosted by John Morrison, the podcast presents five stories of up-and-coming Black musicians seeking to reclaim country and Americana as inclusive genres. The first episode of the 5-part series is available to stream across all digital platforms, with subsequent episodes airing each week on Thursday ...
Born & Raised Music Festival Announces Single Day Lineup For 3rd Annual Festival
by Michael Major - June 07, 2023 More than 40 acts are slated to perform throughout the festival including Ryan Bingham, Randy Rogers Band, Lukas Nelson & POTR, Randy Houser, Flatland Cavalry, Read Southall Band, William Clark Green, Wade Bowen, Reckless Kelly, and many more. See below for daily breakdown....
Franklin Jonas Unveils New Single 'Hoboken'
by Michael Major - April 26, 2023 “Hoboken,” the new song from rising artist Franklin Jonas is out now on Pizzaslime Records (via Mad Decent). Franklin wrote and produced the track with Charlie Brand (Miniature Tigers, Weezer, Skizzy Mars) and Dave Weingarten. “Hoboken” follows Franklin’s first-ever music release, his debut single, ...
Born & Raised Music Festival Announces 2023 Lineup and Expands To 3 Full Days For 3rd Annual Festival
by Michael Major - March 27, 2023 Born & Raised, the Outlaw, Texas and Red Dirt country music and camping experience at the Pryor Creek Music Festival Grounds in Pryor, Oklahoma, the long-standing home of Rocklahoma, will take place this year Thursday, September 14th, Friday, September 15th, and Saturday, September 16th with a festi...
Danny Golden to Release 'Being There' Album in May
by Michael Major - March 16, 2023 Danny Golden’s upcoming indie rock album “Being There,” recorded with producer Jason Burt, also known as Electrophunck (producer for Leon Bridges, John Mayer, Paul Cauthen and many more), was born out of spontaneity and no restrictions. That free-spirited approach informs the record, which is tied t...
Trombonist/Composer Steve Swell Pays Tribute to Jemeel Moondoc with 'For Jemeel: Fire From the Road (2004-2005)'
by Michael Major - February 20, 2023 Fire From the Road serves as a powerful tribute to the band’s late saxophonist, Jemeel Moondoc, who passed away in August 2021 from complications of sickle cell anemia. The three-disc set compiles three hours of music captured in 2004 and 2005 at concerts in Houston and Marfa, Texas, and the Guelph ...
Jackalope Jamboree 2023 Announces Full Lineup
by Michael Major - December 06, 2022 The three-day festival is celebrating its fifth year with a wide array of Americana and country & western artists including Ryan Bingham with The Texas Gentlemen, Margo Price, Shane Smith & The Saints, Corb Lund, Kelsey Waldon, Vandoliers, Kaitlin Butts, Margo Cilker, Rob Leines, Summer Dean, IV and...
Kalu & The Electric Joint Drop New Single 'Garden of Eden'
by Michael Major - June 28, 2022 “Garden of Eden” is the latest in a string of singles the band has released during the pandemic and is part of a bigger body of work they’ve been working on since 2019. Kalu shares the inspiration, “‘Garden of Eden’ centers around the struggles of remaining open and vulnerable in relationships, part...
Gentlemen Rogues Release First Single From Upcoming 'A History Of Fatalism' LP
by Michael Major - June 14, 2022 Gentlemen Rogues are back with a new single, 'Black Film', from the upcoming 'A History Of Fatalism' LP. Their upcoming release, A History of Fatalism, available on transparent red or opaque yellow vinyl, is a 10-track LP released in partnership by Snappy Little Numbers (Denver, CO) and Rocket Heart...
VIDEO: The Suffers Release Official Video for New Single 'Yada Yada' from New Album 'It Starts With Love'
by Michael Major - May 03, 2022 Mixed by GRAMMY-winner Adrian Quesada (Black Pumas), who transferred all of the sessions to analog tape, and mastered by Chris Longwood (Khruangbin, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic), It Starts With Love is an album for survivors, for the down and out, for the doubted and the written off....
Thomas Csorba Announces New EP 'From The Jordan'
by TV News Desk - August 13, 2021 Following his marriage in the fall of 2020 Thomas’s mind was on love songs, depictions of romance, and a concept for a collection of his own songs centered around those romantic bonds....
Thomas Csorba Releases New Single 'When You Can't See the Highway End'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - May 07, 2021 'Back when I first started working on this song, I'm not sure what I wanted to say, but over the years, I've seemed to always come back to it, tweak it, let it breathe, rinse and repeat,' writes Csorba....
Richie McDonald Exits Lonestar; Joins The Frontmen of Country Full-Time
by Sarah Jae Leiber - March 04, 2021 As The Frontmen, the three lead singers have performed together many times through the years. Restless Heart’s Larry Stewart is thrilled about hitting the road with McDonald and Rushlow, backed by a full band for the first time....
LISTEN: Tarja Shares Holiday Track 'Together'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - November 02, 2020 TARJA is officially starting the festive season with the first single of her upcoming live album Christmas Together: Live at Olomouc and Hradec Králové 2019. It arrives November 6 via earMUSIC....
Thomas Csorba Announces Virtual Album Release Tour
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 19, 2020 Today Texas singer/songwriter Thomas Csorba has announced a virtual album release tour in support of the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA)....
Live Music Returns To ACL Live This Weekend To Benefit Black Fret
by A.A. Cristi - September 30, 2020 The Lounge Series at ACL Live benefitting Black Fret is here! It kicks off this Friday, Oct. 2 with Wild Child (unplugged and intimate) with The Texas Gentlemen. It continues Saturday, Oct. 3 with Jackie Venson with Blackillac. ...
Thomas Csorba Releases New Song “Expectation Runs”
by Robert Diamond - August 19, 2020 This Friday Texas singer/songwriter Thomas Csorba will be releasing “Expectation Runs,” the third single from his upcoming album Thomas Csorba (out 9/25). F...
Willie Nelson's 4th Of July Picnic To Air As Hybrid Concert Film
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 26, 2020 As Luck would have it... we're bringing Willie Nelson's annual 4th of July Picnic to the people this year; part Picnics past, part what's to come, and all in the spirit of the Picnic's storied history....
Nathaniel Rateliff Debuts 'All Or Nothing'
by Abigail Charpentier - February 07, 2020 Today, Nathaniel Rateliff debuts his new song, “All Or Nothing,” the third track shared from his forthcoming solo album, And It's Still Alright. The record is set for release next Friday on Stax Records....
Nathaniel Rateliff Unveils Video for 'What A Drag'
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 24, 2020 Today, Nathaniel Rateliff unveils a Danny Clinch-directed video for his new track, “What A Drag,” the second song he's shared from his forthcoming solo album, And It's Still Alright, which is set for release on February 14 via Stax Records. ...
Nathaniel Rateliff to Release First Solo Album in Nearly Seven Years on February 14
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 08, 2020 Nathaniel Rateliff is set to release, And It's Still Alright, his first solo album in nearly seven years, on February 14 via Stax Records....
Jimmy Bowen Releases 'Single Down in San Antone'
by Abigail Charpentier - November 06, 2019 Seasoned music artist Jimmy Bowen has released to Texas radio, via CDTex, his new single, “Single Down in San Antone,” with radio promotion handled by Ed Spacek of The Spacek Company. The song was written by Mark Kerr, Ashe Underwood and Danny Wells and produced at Kent Wells Production Studio. Musi... |