Willie Nelson. Waylon Jennings. Kris Kristofferson. Jessi Colter. Bobby Bare. Jerry Jeff Walker. David Allan Coe. Cowboy Jack Clement. Tom T. Hall. Billy Joe Shaver. Guy Clark. Townes Van Zandt. Tompall Glaser. Today, all names synonymous with the word “outlaw,” but 40 years ago they started a musical revolution by creating music and a culture that shook the status quo …
Joyous Version of “They Love Each Other” Released With Announcement (Listen HERE) On February 23rd, Round Records will release GarciaLive Volume Ten: May 20th, 1990 Hilo Civic Auditorium, recorded in Hilo, Hawaii. The recording captures the only performance by Jerry Garcia on the Hawaiian Islands, outside of the Grateful Dead’s appearance in 1970. GarciaLive Volume Ten is the first 2018 …
Two-time Grammy Award winner Jason Isbell and his mighty band The 400 Unit have announced Spring 2018 tour dates in support of their highly acclaimed album The Nashville Sound (Southeastern Records). The legendary Richard Thompson has been slated to open most of the new dates (see full list below.) The Nashville Sound has been nominated for two 2018 Grammy Awards …
On Friday, December 1st, Entertainment Weekly (EW.com) hosted the exclusive announcement and premiere of Busted Jukebox, Vol. 2, the second surprise collaborative project from the acclaimed duo Shovels & Rope, to be released this Friday, December 8th. Busted Jukebox, Vol. 2 features the multi-talented Cary Ann Hearst and Michael Trent (aka Shovels & Rope) recording new versions of a thoughtfully …
Grammy Award-winning, genre-defying band The Mavericks have received two Grammy nominations for their critically acclaimed album Brand New Day. The album received the nod for BEST AMERICANA ALBUM, while the beautiful, sentimental track “I Wish You Well” was nominated for BEST AMERICAN ROOTS SONG. Brand New Day is the group’s first independent studio album, released on their own Mono Mundo …
Acclaimed alt-folk quartet Darlingside announces the February 23rd release of their anticipated new album Extralife (More Doug Records/Thirty Tigers), and a March/April tour (See Dates Below). Extralife is the follow up to the band’s 2015 breakthrough, the highly praised Birds Say. Where Birds Say was steeped in childhood nostalgia and the loss of innocence, Extralife finds Darlingside looking to the …
A Long Way From Your Heart, the new album from the acclaimed Oklahoma band Turnpike Troubadours, had an impressive debut upon release. The fourth album from the venerable country-influenced rock sextet reached #3 on the Country Albums Chart, #1 on the Independent Chart, #1 on the Folk Chart, #5 on the Current Albums Chart and #20 overall on the Billboard …
For the first time ever, Side Trips: Volume One, the celebrated live collaboration between Jerry Garcia and keyboardist Howard Wales will be reissued on vinyl and made available at streaming services on Record Store Day (November 24th). Side Trips: Volume One is the latest in a line of special reissues, live recordings, concerts and events planned throughout 2017 & 2018 …
Keller Williams has announced a solo 2018 winter tour, featuring his signature live looping performances. Williams will be joined by Martin Sexton for the all-acoustic Shut The Folk Up and Listen tour, and will co-headline select dates with Leftover Salmon in March. See tour dates below. Keller Williams has built a reputation for his dynamic and unpredictable solo performances, utilizing …
Acclaimed singer-songwriter Mary Gauthier will release her most important work to date with Rifles & Rosary Beads on January 26th, 2018 via Thirty Tigers. Co-written with U.S. veterans and their families, the eleven deeply personal songs on this album reveal the untold stories, and powerful struggles that these veterans and their spouses deal with abroad and after returning home. Each …
