Darius Rucker welcomes all Hootie fans
When Country Music Pride asked Darius Rucker how he felt about Hootie & The Blowfish fans coming out to see him play country, he said, “I love it — I embrace it! I’m proud of the Hootie & The Blowfish songs that we do. I just want you to come see me because of the music.” […]
Paisley receives personal call from Obama
Brad Paisley was a special guest on CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360 last night to reflect on the recent catastrophic flooding in Nashville. During his interview, Paisley acknowledged that he had received a call from President Barack Obama earlier in the day. The president was “checking on his friends at the Grand Ole Opry,” and expressing his […]
Jim Lauderdale – Patchwork River – (Thirty Tigers)
Jim Lauderdale is a musician’s musician, an artist’s artist, a songwriter’s songwriter. In short, he’s not a household name. That is unless your household contains music by Elvis Costello (Lauderdale sang all of the harmony vocals on Costello’s superb Secret, Profane and Sugarcane from 2009), Vince Gill, Patty Loveless, Shelby Lynne, John Mayall, George Strait, […]
Nashville Floods Claim Grand Ole Opry House
The devastating floods in Nashville have inundated the Grand Ole Opry House, the most famous country-music venue in the world, and damaged cherished equipment of country artists across Music City. Songwriter Aimee Mayo posted a photo to Twitter on Wednesday, sent to her by country star Kellie Pickler, showing the flooded main hall of the […]
The Jayhawks’ “Bunkhouse Album” Finally Available on CD
Legendary alt-country pioneers The Jayhawks will reissue their 1986 self-titled debut (aka The Bunkhouse Album) for the first time ever on CD. Originally released by Bunkhouse Records with a pressing of 2000 vinyl copies, the CDs (and more vinyl) will be available from Lost Highway Records on May 18th. The reissue will include an eight-page […]
Chely Wright Acknowledges Her Homosexuality
Her announcement to People Magazine coincides with the release of her new album and memoir
Music City remains quiet after flooding
Although the skies have brightened and the water is beginning to recede, the overflow from the Cumberland River into downtown Nashville has left the area washed out. The weekend storm killed 21 people in Tennessee, Mississippi and Kentucky, and has flooded the Broadway area of Nashville, including the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum […]
Win a free copy of Zac Brown Band’s live “Pass the Jar” DVD
Grammy Award winners Zac Brown Band are all about the live experience. With the DVD/2-CD release that hits stores today, you could win a copy of “Pass the Jar – Zac Brown Band and Friends Live from the Fabulous Fox Theatre in Atlanta,” and find out what everyone’s been talking about (unless you’ve already seen […]
Stagecoach – Probably the Best Weekend of the Year
So myself, and about 75,000 other people, just had the best weekend of the year. Last weekend, April 24th and 25th, 2010 Indio, Ca. beckoned good time charlies and country music fans from all over America to come to the fourth annual Stagecoah Music Festival. If you didn’t go, here’s the list of acts that […]
Derek Hoke – Goodbye Rock ‘N’ Roll (Electric Western Records)
Like any good realist, Derek Hoke knows you can’t be a rocker forever — it’s painful to watch (e.g., The Stones, The Who, Aerosmith). But good country and roots artists — like whiskey and leather boots — only seem to get better with age. The title track opens this debut with a playfully bittersweet sayonara […]
