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Country trio Midland unplug for a live acoustic rendition of their current single “Mr. Lonely” that was recorded for Vevo during CMA Fest in early June. The original version of the track will appear on the group’s upcoming second album, Let It Roll. Mark Wystrach, Jess Carson, and Cameron Duddy …

A pillar of the modern bluegrass and jam band scene, singer/mandolinist Jeff Austin died unexpectedly on Monday, June 24th. He was 45. A statement posted Tuesday afternoon on Austin’s Facebook confirmed his death, calling him a “dear friend whose music touched the lives of so many.” Born and raised in …

Midland recently announced plans to release their second album Let It Roll, featuring the lead single “Mr. Lonely,” on August 23rd. The country trio will follow their new music with the headlining Let It Roll Tour, which gets underway in mid-September. Kicking off with a September 17th show in New …

Hiss Golden Messenger have announced a lengthy North American fall tour. The North Carolina-based indie folk-rock outfit, led by singer-songwriter MC Taylor, will start the newly announced run of shows in Greenville, South Carolina, at the Radio Room on September 24th. Along the way, they’ll make two-night stops in Seattle, …

Billy Ray Cyrus caught some flak back in February when he posted a photo of his wife Tish in front of a safe full of marijuana on Instagram. But the BRC shall not be deterred: in his new video for the song “Angel in My Pocket” — about the In …

With a cigarette dangling from his bottom lip, Robert Greer focuses intently on restringing his Martin D-18 acoustic guitar. Sporting a scruffy beard, camouflage hunting shirt, work pants and trucker hat with “Keel” (as in bluegrass guitar wizard Larry Keel) emblazoned on it, Greer finishes the job and the cigarette. …

Since her brilliant 2010 LP Lifted Off the Ground, Chely Wright’s musical output has been both startlingly confessional and increasingly eclectic. That LP, which coincided with Wright’s coming-out and her Like Me memoir, forever altered the ACM Award-winning country singer’s career trajectory but it allowed her the freedom to heal …

Following the March release of his Guy Clark tribute album Guy,Steve Earle has returned to the deep well of Clark songs to record a couple more. To celebrate Record Store Day on Saturday, April 13th, Earle is releasing an exclusive 7-inch with his covers of “El Coyote” and “Don’t Let …

Venerable Georgia rock band Drivin N Cryin have announced the new album Live the Love Beautiful. Produced by Aaron Lee Tasjan — who played guitar for the group for two years before launching his own successful solo career — the 11-track album highlights the quality mix of Southern rock, country …

Willie Nelson‘s annual 4th of July Picnic is headed back to Austin, Texas, for its 46th installment this summer, with the soon-to-be 86-year-old joined by a lineup of artists that includes Luke Combs, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats and Alison Krauss. With roots dating back to Nelson’s first Independence …