Chicago-based and U.K.-born country-punk rockers Waco Brothers are assembling some of their most pointed political anthems for the new compilation album Resist. Set for release February 28th, the album includes tracks previously unavailable on vinyl in the United States. Resist features songs from across the discography of the Waco Brothers, …
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Brandi Carlile is nothing if not a wizard with her setlist. In her intimate Los Angeles show Thursday evening at the Palladium — the third of four concerts as part of the Citi Sound Vault Grammy Week series — Carlile weaved in and out of country stomps and ballads, hyping …
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Lilly Hiatt will release her new album Walking Proof on March 27th. It’s the follow-up to 2017’s acclaimed Trinity Lane and teams the Nashville songwriter, singer, and guitar player with guests like Amanda Shires, Aaron Lee Tasjan, and her own father, the troubadour John Hiatt. Ahead of Walking Proof‘s arrival, …
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No one ever knew what to call Mumford & Sons. The Guardian had already described them as “Coldplay reincarnated as hillbillies” by the time the group released their debut album in the U.S. in February 2010, a moment that garnered a slurry of descriptors: “foot-stomping British folk;” “skiffled Frames (nice …
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Tyler Childers was the musical guest on Late Night With Seth Meyers Monday night, performing the title track from his latest album Country Squire. He and his band brought a little country flair to the city stage, playing some fine fiddle and steel guitar solos for the Late Night audience. Childers’ song …
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Throughout the past year, Mary Chapin Carpenter has spent much of her time writing songs for a new album she plans to record early next year. The as-yet-untitled LP, which reunites her with producer Ethan Johns (2018’s Sometimes Just the Sky), is preceded by the premiere of Carpenter’s “Our Man …
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Fresh off being named New Artist of the Year at the 53rd annual CMA Awards, Ashley McBryde has announced plans for a 2020 headlining tour. Dubbed the One Night Standards Tour after her current single, the Arkansas native will hit the road in late January for 10 shows. More are …
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Kacey Musgraves took home her first Female Vocalist of the Year honor at the 2019 CMA Awards last Wednesday, an acknowledgement of her rise to superstar status in the wake of the Grammy-winning Golden Hour. By the end of the week, fans could hear a new song from her in …
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Riley Green gets a boost from a loud and rowdy crowd in a new live performance video of his current single, “I Wish Grandpas Never Died.” The song appears on the Jacksonville, Alabama, native’s 2019 album Different ‘Round Here. Filmed before a sold-out audience in his home state’s Phenix City, …
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Stephanie Quayle was working in the studio with her producers Julian King and Mark Wright, trying to get all the parts for the song “If I Was a Cowboy” figured out, when they decided to add a bit of rumbling baritone guitar to the mix. It was like something clicked. …
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