View the exclusive PettyGrass announcement via Billboard. Keller Williams has announced a new Tom Petty-inspired project titled Keller Williams’ PettyGrass, which finds him performing select covers in a rollicking bluegrass style alongside eclectic bluegrass quintet The Hillbenders. The project began in 2015, when Williams put together a set of Petty covers for his annual hometown S.P.C.A. benefit, recording the rehearsals …
Old Crow Medicine Show Celebrates 20 Years And The Release Of “Volunteer” On 4/20
Old Crow Medicine Show will release the single “Flicker & Shine” on 1/19. Click HERE to listen to a preview of the song. Nashville, TN — Grammy award-winning American Roots band Old Crow Medicine Show has announced the release of their upcoming album Volunteer, due out April 20, 2018 via Columbia Records Nashville. The album was recorded at the historic …
Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum Announces “Outlaws & Armadillos: Country’s Roaring ’70s”
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 …
“GarciaLive Volume Ten: May 20th, 1990 Hilo Civic Auditorium” To Be Released February 23rd
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 …
Grammy Nominated Group Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit Announce Spring Tour Dates
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 …
Entertainment Weekly Premieres Surprise Shovels & Rope Release “Busted Jukebox, Vol. 2” – Out Dec. 8
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 …
The Mavericks Release First Original Christmas Song & Receive Two Grammy Nominations
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 …
Darlingside Explore Our Possible Future On “Extralife” – Out February 23rd
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 …
Turnpike Troubadours To Appear On Austin City Limits On Heels Of Acclaimed New Album
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 …
First Time On Vinyl & Streaming – Jerry Garcia & Howard Wales “Side Trips: Volume One” – Out Record Store Day, Nov. 24
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 …