Growing up in tiny Greenville, Mississippi, fascinated by the old blues and jazz musicians who used to congregate behind his father’s liquor store—the first in the state—Steve Azar knew early on that music would be his life. Waitin’ On Joe, his… (Read More)
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STEVE EARLE “This is an artist you must listen to…Steve pulls no punches and gives me much hope…If I were a rock star, I would be Steve Earle.”—Michael Moore It can be kind of defeating, trying to write a standard music… (Read More)
At 3 years old, Stoney LaRue could be found belting out “Swinging” by John Anderson on his Mr. Microphone radio. The son of a struggling bass player and a nurse, LaRue understood the allure of music at an early age, and… (Read More)
Ten Cent Redemption’s sophistication of music and lyric moves the listener across wide ranging emotions and involvement. These four experienced musicians and writers produce a sweet symbiosis of original material and masterful musicianship. Lead singer, Rhett Lee, guitarist John Waggoner, bassist… (Read More)
Singer/songwriter Colleen Lee writes songs of whiskey, graves, robbery and lost love. With her new band, The Beebs, we see more of her surreal storytelling as she combines forces with musician/producer Patrick Lee. (Read More)
With nearly a million miles logged and 100,000 records sold, South Carolina’s Blue Dogs continue to ride the highways, churn out new music, and win over new fans. This September, the band launches a fall tour with a month-long jaunt from… (Read More)
Blessed with three original songwriters and a wealth of multi-instrumental talent, the Dalhart Imperials are one of the most unique and versitile bands ever to emerge from the Colorado music scene. Although they have been named ?Best Country Band? four times… (Read More)
The Derailers Soldiers of Love When last we checked in on the Derailers, things were looking mighty bleak for our sharp-dressed heroes. Bleak like a cliffhanger to one of those Saturday afternoon serial matinees of yesteryear, where even though you know… (Read More)
HMB started with the chance meeting of punk drummer Bretton ‘the Denver Dutchman’ and the lone guitar plucker Johnny Crow. Sharing a love of the classic country heroes and modern alt-country stylings, the two paired up with a vision of country… (Read More)
The Legendary Shack*Shakers started their hell-for-leather roadshow just over one year ago, but their collective musical experience goes back a bit further. Front man “Colonel” J.D. Wilkes began blowing the blues-harp at his boyhood home in Paducah, Kentucky…not far from where… (Read More)
The Railbenders play their own brand of hi-powered, original country. Their songs tell tales of of boozin’, women, broken-hearts, and the Wild West. These fellers rode quietly into the little western cowtown known as Denver. But lately folks around town have… (Read More)
The time: Fall 1993 The place: The former Dispatch Laundry Co. and home to one “Pistol” Pete Midtgard, located in a Detroit neighborhood its residents affectionately refer to as, “Ghetto Heights” The result: The formation of the Twistin’ Tarantulas, a hard-edged… (Read More)
The guitar licks sound like he did some wheelin and dealin at the crossroads. The bass kicks in, ripping things up. Drums give that smokin beat you can’t help but move to. Oh, and then there’s the vocals. Rocking, crooning, drawing… (Read More)
Lets face it. Everyone hates reading band bios because they are either truthful and boring, or describe the band’s domination of the local, national, or sometimes even the world music scene depending on the level of overblown egos present in the… (Read More)
Nick 13: Guitar/Vocals Jeff Roffredo: Stand-up Bass/Vocals James Meza: Drums Whether speaking of the latest album III: Ghost Tigers Rise or Tiger Army in general, the story can be summed up in one word — perseverance. Members shot, members changed, situations… (Read More)
Hailing from Duluth, Minnesota, Trampled by Turtles (TBT) is an original, non-traditional bluegrass band whose raucous live performances put a unique spin on the genre, tweaking the tradition with their own mix of punk, alt-country, rock and pop. "We enjoy traditional… (Read More)
Hailing from Louisville, Kentucky, the Villebillies are the latest in a now rich lineage of credible artists from the south. A mighty crew numbering ten in all, they stand as a testament to the power of male camaraderie and the binding… (Read More)
Wayne Hancock has been called “the master of hillbilly swing,” a “roots Renaissance man,” a “country singer’s country singer” and “Hank Williams meets Gershwin.” But the phrase most frequently echoed throughout his career is “Wayne Hancock is the real deal.” Joe… (Read More)
Willie Royal was born in El Paso, Texas, as the son of an Air Force lieutenant colonel, and was raised in such exotic locales as Turkey, Germany, France, and Florida. He began his classical violin lessons at the age of eight… (Read More)
