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The 2010 Lilith Fair Lineup is Kind of Awesome.
Remember Lilith Fair? The Sarah McLachlan-curated touring festival/gathering of womanly vibes that took America by storm in the ’90s?
Well, it’s back. And we’re excited.
The festival, which includes female artists from the rock, pop, country, folk, hip-hop and R&B worlds coming...
December 10th, 2009 | Features | Read More Watson Twins To Release New Album On Vanguard Records
The Watson Twins will unveil their sophomore release Talking To You, Talking To Me on Vanguard Records February 9, 2010, their most ambitious album to date. The new album finds the Watson Twins taking a soulful turn a la Carole King, but with a pop edge reminiscent of Feist. The result is a heartfelt...
November 4th, 2009 | Release Dates | Read More Emmylou Harris, Chris Isaak, Dwight Yoakam, Vince Gill, Melissa Ethridge, and that one Judge from American Idol – Country Music Hall of Fame “All for the Hall” Fundraiser and Guitar Pull
Last night I think I overheard Emmylou Harris talking about a guitar pull in New York that she sat in on with Steve Earle, Townes Van Zandt, and Guy Clark. There’s always such good country lovin’ on the East, but alas, for us West Coasters we don’t get quite as many sessions like the one Emmylou...
October 5th, 2009 | Concert & Tour Reviews | Read More Country noir trio Elliott BROOD – “Mountain Meadows” out Oct. 6
Fall North American tour dates announced!
“Loosely based around a 19th century massacre in Utah, their album Mountain Meadows is delivered with exuberance and skill, with Mark Sasso growling like Drive By Truckers’ Patterson Hood.” – UNCUT * * * *
“Elliott Brood do for pre-war folk music...
September 25th, 2009 | Features, Release Dates | Read More Dan Tyminski (Alison Krauss/Soggy Bottom Boys)
The image is forever burned into our pop-culture consciousness. George Clooney, sporting overalls and scruff, wailing “Man of Constant Sorrow” in the Coen Brothers’ twangy Odyssey O’Brother, Where Art Thou? Then, there’s the man behind that scene: bluegrass singer-songwriter Dan Tyminski,...
August 31st, 2009 | Favorites, Features, Interviews | Read More Gloriana
Country can be hip. And country can be tech-savvy. We all know this, of course, but thanks to the newest generation of pop-country artists, soon the whole world will know. Gloriana, the fresh-faced quartet who gained incredible fan momentum this summer opening for Taylor Swift, is a clear example:...
August 21st, 2009 | Favorites, Features, Interviews | Read More Guster Announces Lost & Gone Forever Ten Year Anniversary Tour
TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, JULY 17th
(Columbia Records; New York, NY – July 16, 2009) – Boston-bred band Guster have just announced their nine-date headline tour, Lost & Gone Forever Ten Year Anniversary Tour, which will kick off 10/28 in Charlotte, NC and wrap on 11/27 at the Beacon Theater in...
August 14th, 2009 | Concert & Tour Dates | Read More Country Music Hall Of Fame® And Museum To Bring Its Annual Fundraiser To The West Coast For The First Time
All for the Hall Los Angeles, Featuring Unique Performances by Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris and Dwight Yoakam, to Be Held on October 1 at Club Nokia
The COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME® AND MUSEUM’s annual All for the Hall fundraiser makes its West Coast debut on Thursday, October 1, at Club Nokia in Los...
August 12th, 2009 | Honors & Awards | Read More The Revival Tour: Second Annual Nationwide Trek
Oct. 13 -Nov. 22
CHUCK RAGAN, JIM WARD, KEVIN SECONDS (Nov. 3-5), FRANK TURNER, TIM BARRY, JOEY CAPE, DAVE HAUSE, JENNY OWEN YOUNGS, POSSESSED BY PAUL JAMES, JON SNODGRASS, CHAD PRICE, AUSTIN LUCAS, BOB LUCAS, AUDRA MAE, TOM COOK, STEVEN BRODSKY, WATER TOWER BUCKET BOYS, ANDERSON FAMILY BLUEGRASS BAND,...
August 5th, 2009 | Concert & Tour Dates | Read More Steve Shiffman & The Land of No
Anti-folk has been used to describe this East coast wonder known as Steve Shiffman & The Land of No. Indeed the elements of modern anti-folk are present in this melodic record, however it can be more clearly stated by considering Steve Shiffman as a bridging sound from the singer/songwriter/folk...
July 29th, 2009 | Record Reviews | Read More -
Phil Vassar: I did it my way December 30, 2009 17:12 -
CMP Talks with Rosanne Cash about life, her legendary father and her extraordinary new album. November 17, 2009 11:11 -
Randy Houser is Keeping His “Boots On” – Interview October 6, 2009 01:10 -
Tracy Lawrence September 6, 2009 19:09 -
Dan Tyminski (Alison Krauss/Soggy Bottom Boys) August 31, 2009 19:08 -
Gloriana August 21, 2009 10:08 -
Larry the Cable Guy December 17, 2008 18:12 -
Dolly Parton November 18, 2008 16:11 -
Charlie Daniels November 18, 2008 00:11 -
Darius Rucker October 22, 2008 12:10
Favorite Interviews
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Lady Antebellum’s “Need You Now” Version Two March 12, 2010 08:03 -
Bret Michaels teams up with Miley Cyrus on new single March 11, 2010 06:03 -
James McMurtry Interview March 10, 2010 22:03 -
The Drive-By Truckers’ Balancing Act March 5, 2010 21:03 -
Brooks and Dunn to be recognized at Honors Gala March 22 March 4, 2010 11:03
- Jayne: Mr Ed should be Liz Durrett (http://lizdurrett.com/) and Chesnutt has no extra T in it!...
- oldfarmerwholivedonarock: Her new single, "That's God" is something of a snoozefest. She needs to release some better music if she wants to gain n...
- Gary: It truly is amazing the life that this man has lead both on and off the stage.It goes to show you what itestinal fortitu...
- Jason Estopinal: o baby there is no hiding the fact that i think the avetts sold out big time and will do anything they can to make a buc...
- Lee: Jason,Bitterness is very hard to hide and not attractive....
