Who the hell are the Drive-By Truckers? Five big, loud Southern Men. 4 from Alabama, 1 from South Carolina, 3 of whom now reside in Athens, GA; 1 in Birmingham, AL; and 1 in Center Star AL (just outside of Muscle… (Read More)
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Formerly known as 12 Gauge, Emerson Drive got started when they got together for a talent show in February 1995 at St. Joseph Catholic High School in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada. The original band members are Brad Mates, lead vocals; Chris… (Read More)
Like protagonists from some epic western novel, EMT arrives on the contemporary music scene preceded by anxious rumors and curious anticipation. A veteran of celebrated underground bands including Liar, the Eric McFadden Experience, Alien Lovestock and IZM, Eric McFadden’s sinister songs… (Read More)
Guitarist and vocalist Greg Swanholm (b. 6/4/58) experienced college in Tucson, Arizona, studying computers by day and reverently hanging out at seminal “cowpunk” clubs by night. Moved by the trademark amalgamation sounds of Al Perry, Kevin Daley, Bruce Hamblin and other… (Read More)
Just another hat act. Those are words Gary Allan has heard whispered before. Debuting when he did in 1996, at a time when Nashville was scratching a rash of suburban cowboy hat-wearing newcomers, it was perhaps an inevitable response. But he… (Read More)
For those arguing that rock ‘n’ roll is truly the devil’s music, they might just have the evidence they need in the form of Grave Danger. It’s not the band’s sound — which isn’t really satanic rock, but actually a powerful… (Read More)
Halden Wofford and the Hi*Beams have been creating an exciting country niche with their purist Honky-Tonk stylings for the last nine months. Playing a mixture of originals (such as the wonky “My Other Car’s an Appaloosa”) and Classic Country (from Hank… (Read More)
In an era of plastic, manufactured music, it is always refreshing when someone goes against the grain and does what they want to do. Hank Williams III is the best example of this in music today. For over twelve years now… (Read More)
High on the Hog formed in early July, 2001, around a common passion for the string band music in American South. By combining European and African musical elements heard in rural dancehalls, at work, and in prayer in everything from fiddle… (Read More)
Pinkus Among Us Honky’s not-so-weird revolution. by Laura Cassidy THE FIRST THING you see on the flyer for the Honky show at the Funhouse is what’s in parentheses: “(J.D. Pinkus of Butthole Surfers).” "If people come to see a psychedelic show… (Read More)
Here is what Westword Magazine says about The Honky Tonk Hangovers… Back when guys like Conway Twitty and Johnny Cash were walking the line, so to speak, between country music and rockabilly, little did they know they’d someday have illegitimate sons… (Read More)
“It’s like going to bed for the very first time and then going to bed when you’re 29…you take your time a little bit more” … JASON BOLAND & THE STRAGGLERS This is how Jason Boland associates the difference between his… (Read More)
Jeremy Lyons & The Deltabilly Boys
Fleet finger-picking, stinging slide guitar, compelling vocals. Drums, bass fiddle, churning out rock-solid, caffeinated swing rhythms. Playful originals, standards, and the deepest swamp blues. A favorite of the Crescent City club scene, Jeremy Lyons & The Deltabilly Boys have toured the… (Read More)
Jerry Jeff Walker is best known as the writer of “Mr. Bojangles,” an enduring pop classic he wrote at the beginning of his career after meeting a street singer named Bojangles in a New Orleans drunk tank. He’s also strongly associated… (Read More)
Johnny Cash once told guitarist-singer Jesse Dayton, “You’re different, so it might take you a little longer to break than these other young guys … but you’ll have a lot longer career.” Dayton took those words to heart and has committed… (Read More)
Just when you think you’ve seen all the cards in Jim Lauderdale’s hand, he calls for a fresh deck, changes the game, and starts dealing from the bottom. Of course, he’s telling a funny story, so nobody notices. Fresh from his… (Read More)
Featuring Drew Emmit of Leftover Salmon John Cowan is undeniably one of the greatest singers of our times. His voice is powerful and compelling. He isn’t limited to any one genre. Whether you like rock, soul, country, blue grass, folk or… (Read More)
The Juleps represent a collaboration among members of various Chicago bands that has grown into a project of far greater depth than the original “side project” label might have indicated working within a rather loose freewheeling concept of roots-rock/country and Americana-meets… (Read More)
A singer and demon guitarist whose raucous blend of country and rock & roll helped make him a successful crossover act. He first learned to play the piano from his pianist father, and was exposed to country through radio and TV… (Read More)
When k.d. lang released her first major labe album in 1987, she caused considerable controversy within the traditional world of country music. With her vaguely campy approach, androgynous appearance, and edgy, rock-inflected music, very few observers knew what to make of… (Read More)
The Kalamath Brothers are a four piece band that play music focused on love and heartbreak, revenge and death, guilt and redemption. A former Denver Gentleman and former member of Slim Cessna’s auto club, Frank Hauser jr, heads up the band… (Read More)
Originally from Lexington, Kt., Kent Blazy arrived in Nashville in 1980 after completing a two-year stint playing guitar with Canada’s legendary singer/songwriter Ian Tyson. Kent and Garth developed a friendship and writing partnership resulting many great songs, eight of which Garth… (Read More)
Kerri-Ann is a 16 year old new country singer from Littleton, Colorado. She has been performing for over 18 months in Colorado and has been working with Nashville writers and producers on her first original cd. Her band has a very… (Read More)
3000 miles away from home, bus broken down, 1 stolen piano, 3 saxaphones that want to kill each other and a $10.00 black suit. One of those moments in life where you start to think, "How the hell did I get… (Read More)
In the Fall of 1998, Eric Lowe began putting the folk singer lyrics he’d penned together with Americana inspired chord changes and rhythms. After fleshing out the tunes with friends, he managed to put a band together and began playing Denver’s… (Read More)
No one goes about purposely stacking formidable odds against themselves, but most are aware that this might be an outcome once a particular path is chosen. “Touring Rock Band” is a career that comes standard with a mind-numbing mountain of adversity… (Read More)
