Rolling Stones Tap Cool Country & Roots Openers for 2024 Tour
The Rolling Stones are headed to North America this summer to tour behind their new album Hackney Diamonds, and they’re tapping a bunch of cool openers from the country and roots world.
The Rolling Stones are headed to North America this summer to tour behind their new album Hackney Diamonds, and they’re tapping a bunch of cool openers from the country and roots world.
Fans of the staunch country music Outlaw will have ample opportunities to see him in 2024 as Whitey will be hitting the road hard and heavy this spring and summer, including opening some big shows for close friends.
Sturgill Simpson is coming out of pseudo retirement to act as one of the headliners of the Outside Lands festival in San Francisco, CA, August 9-11. He will also be joined by the most legendary lineup of his backing band.
When it was announced that Miranda Lambert was leaving Sony Nashville after 20 years in March of 2023, it felt monumental for a host of reasons. Now that she has signed with Republic Records, it feels monumental as well.
Scheduled to perform at the tribute are Jamey Johnson, William Michael Morgan, The Gatlin Brothers, Georgette Jones, Chris Janson, Johnny PayCheck’s son and fellow performer John PayCheck, and Jesse Keith Whitley.
Country music legend Keith Whitley is gone, but he’s a long way from being forgotten. If anything, the strength and influence of his legacy has only increased over time, and that was illustrated at the Two Step Inn fest.
There are few experiences like the Telluride Bluegrass Festival in picturesque Telluride, Colorado. Simply stepping foot into town is like entering a real life fairytale village, not to mention the world class music you’ll experience.
Two separate couples with no affiliation whatsoever gave birth to two separate babies on the same day and in the same hospital, with one couple naming their new bundle of joy June Carter, and the other naming theirs Johnny Cash.
Like a high ‘E’ string hitting the sweetest note of a soaring harmonious guitar solo, a collective exhalation of sincere grief, but undying gratitude pierces through the din to mark the death of the indomitable Dickey Betts.
Let’s face it. What many Jamey Johnson fans really want is the announcement of a new album. But in lieu of that, they’ll settle for a mess of new tour dates, especially with the roster of openers Jamey Johnson has lined up.
Earlier this year, Strait announced his only concert in Texas in 2024, called The King at Kyle Field. He’ll take the field in College Station at the home of the Texas Aggies football team on June 15th with Parker McCollum.
Ever since the release of Jason Isbell’s Grammy award-winning 2023 album Weathervanes, there have been concerns swirling around the song “When We Were Close” that was written as a de facto “tribute” to Justin Townes Earle.
Imagine taking to the internet to complain how bad country music is today when we have such an embarrassment of riches from the independent side of country music sitting right under our noses.
It’s not that Whey Jennings is the new kid on the block. Those who follow the Waylon Jennings clan or Outlaw country have likely seen his name around since he first emerged singing songs in 2012.
Tired of the daily grind? Worried about the future of country music? Need a honky tonk revitalization? Then there is just about nothing better to get your mind right than seeing Jesse Daniel out on tour.
On the 2024 CMT Awards Sunday evening (4-7), long time Toby Keith friend and Major League Baseball pitching legend Roger Clemens came out to start off a musical tribute to Toby Keith who passed away in February.
It’s from the hills and hollers of Appalachia that country music first came into being. And it’s from those same hills and hollers where a new generation of artists have risen to save country music in the modern era.
To the rock world, Jerry Abbott was known as the father of heavy metal legends “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott and Vinnie Paul Abbott. But before his sons got into music, Jerry Abbott was a country singer, guitar player, and songwriter.
Sturgill Simpson is releasing a 10th Anniversary edition of his landmark and iconic breakout album “Metamodern Sounds in Country Music.” The album is given credit for turning the tide in country music.
Jesse Daniel is one bad country music-making hombre. He’s not looking for any handouts or to cut in any lines. Everything he earns he wants to be from the callouses on his hands and the sweat from his brow.
Imagine a Texas music scene without Gruene Hall. It’s difficult to impossible to do. And if it wasn’t for Pat Molak discovering the ruins of an old town just north of New Braunfels, and making it his life’s purpose to preserve it.
The Red Clay Stray are now major label artists. Announced on Saturday, March 30th, the throwback Sun Records-inspired outfit from Alabama has officially signed to RCA Records, which is a division of Sony.
You may not recognize the name Stephanie Hudacek as an independent country music fan. But you certainly will recognize many of the names she’s worked with, and the artists who have benefited from her work.
On Wednesday, March 27th, massive Texas music superstar Koe Wetzel took to X/Twitter to announce a surprise show at the tiny Sam’s Town Point in Austin. But it ultimately didn’t happen.