Album Review – Miranda Lambert’s “Crisco”
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This album is fine. It’s meant to be fun. It’s meant to be fluff. And similar to the Sturgill Simpson/Johnny Blue Skies “disco” album from earlier in the year, if you take this business too seriously, you run the risk of the joke being on you.
Original Flatland Cavalry Member Jonathan Saenz No Longer with Band
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Bass player and original member of the 3-time Academy of Country Music-nominated Flatland Cavalry is no longer with the band according to numerous sources. Jonathan Saenz does not appear in the recent promotional photos.
Gold Patch Winners, Returning Favorites Featured on New Episode of The Hook
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Can you turn a stage and a microphone over to mostly aspiring songwriters, and get better results than when you turn on your average corporate radio station, or listen to a “hot country” playlist? If The Hook is any indication…
Album Review – Mac Cornish’s “Wayfaring Woman”
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“She can bring folk and country together, and marry them into sentiments about love and love lost the resonate universally with all fans of music. This is what she does to favorable results on ‘Wayfaring Woman.'”
Billy Strings Addresses Alleged Groping Incidents in Crowds at His Concerts
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Billy Strings has addressed incidents of alleged groping and sexual assault at this concerts after numerous social media posts from fans addressing the behavior went viral, and specifically about a Billy Strings superfan named James Smiley.
Cheyenne Dalton Finds New Home in New Band
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Just to close the chapter on Zach Top’s once beloved and high-profile acoustic guitar player and harmony singer Cheyenne Dalton Meyer, she has officially found a new gig. She was let go from Zach’s band in March.
More Puppets and Animation in Music Videos, Please
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Clearly we live in a moment where visual media is virtually required. But what is an artist to do if they don’t want to break their budget on a bunch of live actors only to limit the scope of their music?
Album Review – Kenny Chesney’s “Silver Sands Marina”
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It’s no longer just Kenny Chesney. It’s Country Music Hall of Famer Kenny Chesney. And no matter if you feel it was fair, or if you feel it was an indictment on the institution’s standing to elect Chesney, the deed is done.
50 Years Ago: Jerry Lee Lewis Shoots His Bass Player
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The incident occurred at about 1:35 in the afternoon when Jerry Lee’s bass player at the time, Norman “Butch” Owens, came by the Lewis compound in Collierville to deliver a copy of Jerry Lee’s latest album.
Album Review – Ian Noe’s “Canyon Falls Trailer Band”
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This is definitely one of those albums that will be bandied about in certain circles as the best of the year, and that’s certainly not an unfair discussion to have around it. Ian Noe definitely has that blessing/curse of the premier songwriter.
Treaty Oak Revival’s Too Little, Too Late On Object Throwing
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Well, it finally happened. As anyone with any good sense knew, at some point, someone was going to end up seriously hurt and in the hospital due to being hit by something thrown during a Treaty Oak Revival show.
New Fake AI Artist River Cain Uses Conflict to Market Itself
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In the case of River Cain, this is an AI artist that is actively creating controversy for itself to leverage social media algorithms, boost engagement, and created viral moments. River Cain doesn’t even exist, let alone play concerts.
Nicky Diamonds Leads the Latest Episode of The Hook
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Nicky Diamonds is mostly a blues artist, skilled with the slide and the resonator. But he regularly appears at country festivals and events as well, tracing the similarities between country and blues through his music.