Media Finally Reports Key Details of Mark Capps Killing
23 CommentsThe 176-page TBI Report verifies that the TBI was not in a position to impartially investigate what happened that night. A Justice Department inquiry similar to other police-involved killings seems necessary.
Album Review – Tim Culpepper’s “DUI (Drinkin’ Under The Influence)”
32 CommentsNow that we’re starting to see a lot of the 80’s and 90’s era traditional-style country starting to make a comeback, an artist like Tim Culpepper all of a sudden comes across as pretty damn cool, even though it’s more the listening trends shifting towards him, instead of vice versa.
Vintage Album Review – “Willie and Family Live”
28 CommentsPound for pound, if you’re looking the most enjoyable record of Willie Nelson’s career, the one that captures him at his creative apex the most, the one that birthed some of his most lasting contributions to recorded music, it’s not a studio record of his at all. It’s a double live album he recorded in April of 1978 at Harrah’s Casino in Lake Tahoe.
How The CMT Awards Rendered Themselves Irrelevant in 2018
37 CommentsThe CMT Awards transpired Wednesday night, June 6th at the Bridgestone Arena in downtown Nashville. Did you notice? Most likely not. Did you tune in and follow along? Even more unlikely. But this isn’t just about ratings. This is about the overall impact of the awards, or the lack thereof.
Saving Country Music’s Best Songs of 2018 So Far
59 CommentsThese six songs are admittedly sad bastard fare if there ever was any, but that’s the way it goes when you’re looking for songs that don’t just entertain, but fulfill, or illuminate something important in life most catchy tunes fall short of.
Two Unheard Jason Isbell Songs Precede Reissue of “Sirens Of The Ditch”
28 CommentsThose hungry for some new tunes from Jason Isbell just got a tasty, surprise treat in the form of two previously-unheard studio tracks that precede the reissue of one of Jason Isbell’s back catalog albums. Sirens Of The Ditch was Isbell’s first proper solo studio record, released in 2007 by New West Records.
Taylor Swift Lends Name to Sugarland Reboot in “Babe” (Review)
64 CommentsJust like Lady Antebellum, Sugarland should have been relegated to the graveyard of failed country music franchises, if for no other reason than the respective members were actually much better in their off season solo projects than the sum of their parts ever were together. But in an industry that is empty of new ideas and interested in squeezing money from whatever crevice possible, no franchise is off the table for resurrection.
Newest Additions to Saving Country Music’s Top 25 Current Playlist (#22)
18 CommentsThere are big changes in the latest update to Saving Country Music’s Top 25 playlist. They start with four new songs added from four stellar new releases. It’s also worth noting that two songs that have appeared on the playlist for the longest have been replaced, while the songs from two other artists have been refreshed.
Album Review – Jesse Daniel’s Self-Titled Debut
13 CommentsFor so many artists and fans, country music is their compass in life. It conveys a sense of home and comfort like nothing else can. No matter how crazy the world gets, no matter how far one strays from their roots—musically or otherwise—country music is always there to welcome them back with open arms.
Cody Jinks Announces Lineup for Inaugural Loud & Heavy Fest
19 CommentsHold on to your asses, because it’s going to get loud, heavy, twangy, country, and crunchy when Cody Jinks circles the wagons in his native Ft. Worth and puts on one hell of a party he’s dubbing the Loud and Heavy Fest on Saturday, August 18th at the Panther Island Pavilion.
The Worst “Country” Songs of 2018 So Far
93 CommentsCountry music still needs saving ladies and gentlemen, and is still searching for the absolute statistical rock bottom when it comes to quality and substance in songs. Defining the “worst” has officially reached new parameters. So let’s cover our ears, pinch our noses, and set these stinking piles of refuse up to ceremoniously knock them down.
Devil Makes Three Announces New Album “Chains Are Broken”
10 CommentsOne of the very first bands to mix punk and bluegrass way before mixing punk and bluegrass was cool will be back with a brand new record this August. Devil Makes Three has announced that their latest project Chains Are Broken will be arriving via New West Records.
Tyler Childers Releases New Tour Dates Amid Rising Demand & Sold-Out Shows
40 CommentsDon’t look now, but reigning Saving Country Music Album of the Year winner Tyler Childers is beginning to blow up as a live act. He’s starting to sell out larger venues across the country, and folks are remarking on the swelling numbers they’re seeing at his shows.