The Descent of SNL, Austin City Limits, & The Rolling Stone (A rant)
So on Saturday night, I get a phone call from a friend who knows I like pop country about as much as getting a splintered board shoved up my ass, telling me that the perfume peddling Timberly McGraw is...
View ArticleTour Info !!
Alright people, so I’ve been getting emails and reading lots of innernet chatter about an upcoming Hank III tour. It is clear that a tour is coming up, but I warn: No tours or dates are official until...
View ArticleFREE Wayne Hancock LIVE & First Demo
All you Wayne “The Train” Hancock fans, you have just been delivered a gift on a silver platter. The blog A Truer Sound has just made available for download a compilation of Wayne Hancock music that...
View ArticleWayne Hancock Recording w/ Lucky Tubb
As we speak, Lucky Tubb is in the studio recording his new album, and when I spoke to him at The Cash Bash, he gave me some hints of what he’s working on, including a duet with the legendary Wayne “The...
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Saving Country Music’s Pickathon 2013 LIVE Blog
Welcome to Saving Country Music's 2013 Pickathon LIVE blog! We will out at Pickathon all weekend, leaving our thoughts, posting pics, and other bits of information from the fest all weekend. Below you...
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Wayne Hancock Involved in Major Motorcycle Accident – Updated
The King of Juke Joint Swing, Wayne "The Train" Hancock, was involved in a major motorcycle accident on Saturday, April 26th, and is recovering in a hospital Intensive Care Unit. The performer and...
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Pokey LaFarge, Rev. Peyton, & Banditos All Sign to Labels
The past 24 hours has seen some big signings by some worthy artists to record labels. The old-school throwback St. Louis singing and strumming song man Pokey LaFarge has signed to the prestigious...
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L.A. Weekly Slams Legacy Americana Artists in “10 Lamest Americana Acts” List
So apparently Americana and some of its top artists aren't above criticism by a major media outlet. This is what the independent country and Americana communities had to face down on Friday (3-31) when...
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The 10 Most Unlame Americana Acts
Unless you were stuck on an island recently, I'm sure the article called "10 Lamest Americana Acts" by the once prestigious, and now click-hungry newsweekly alternative known as L.A. Weekly passed...
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Cowboy From Hell: How Vinnie Paul Helped Craft the Country Music Underground
When you're looking for the names of people who were imperative to the rise and eventual success of independent country music that we enjoy today, the drummer for the metal band Pantera may not be your...
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2019 Ameripolitan Awards Releases Full Lineup and Schedule
The 6th Annual Ameripolitan Awards will be transpiring on Monday, February 25th, 2019, but with 50 acts playing over four total days involving six separate venues, it's become like its own festival,...
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Winners and Recap of the 2020 Ameripolitan Awards
The 2020 Ameripolitan Awards were handed out on Monday night. Meant to recognize American music with a strong roots influence that often gets lost in the realm of popular music, as Nick 13 of Tiger...
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Compendium of Country Music Definitions, Subgenres, Terms, & Eras
Country music is country music, and the best definition of what country music is, is that you know it when you hear it. It's self-evident. But the genre has birthed many subgenres, many stylistic...
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Happy 50th Birthday Hank Williams III, Wherever You Are
50 years ago today on December 12th, 1972, Randall Hank Williams Jr. and his wife Gwyn Yeargain welcomed their first and only child into the world. Keeping with the family tradition, they gave him the...
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Bloodshot Records is Officially Back
30 years ago, the independent record label Bloodshot Records was founded in Chicago by Rob Miller and Nan Warshaw, and quickly became one of the focal points and instigators of the independent country...
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2024 Ameripolitan Awards to Air on AXS TV
It was one of the ages at Austin, TX's Moody Theater on February 18, 2024 for the 10th Annual gathering of the Ameripolitan Awards founded by Dale Watson along with his wife Celine Lee. The post 2024...
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