Monthly Archives: November 2025

Chase Matthew is this week’s guest on the Taste of Country Nights On Demand podcast. Continue reading…

Jimmie Vaughan – The Lone Star Bluesman In the personal holy grail of Jimmie Vaughan during his years growing up in Texas, it was cars and guitars. There was something about the sound of both to the ears of the young man. Vaughan’s neighborhood, Oak Cliff, was right on one of Dallas’ edges, and there […]

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The Avett Brothers and Mike Patton AVT/PTTN In nearly four decades of genre-defying work, Mike Patton has built a career on unlikely partnerships. The Faith No More frontman has collaborated with avant-garde jazz saxophonist John Zorn, classical violinist Eyvind Kang, turntablists The X-Ecutioners, and art-world luminaries like Laurie Anderson and Björk. He’s worked alongside members […]

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Terry Klein – Hill Country Folk Music This is Austin, Texas-based Terry Klein’s 5th album with the 11 tracks produced by Thomm Jutz (acoustic/electric guitars/harmony) & recorded in Nashville, TN for Hill Country Folk Music (Dropped Nov 7/Independent/41:30). The songs are all well-written, & one touches upon suicide from the perspective of a surviving loved […]

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Ethan Daniel Davidson – Lear Old-fashioned in style but effective in a good troubadour warm tradition. The songs are well-crafted with coherent vocals. Nothing raw like Dave Van Ronk, or monotone like David Blue, or dry as Bill Morrissey, but textured with a Don McLean, Eric Andersen & Luka Bloom-oriented approach. The first 3 tracks […]

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Nominees have been named for the 68th annual GRAMMY Awards to be presented by the Recording Academy on Sunday, February 1, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. Among the artists in the American Roots Music Field with multiple nominations are Jon Batiste, Sierra Hull, I’m With Her, Jason Isbell, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Molly Tuttle, and Jesse Welles.

Smitti Supab of Captain Buckles On Welcoming Magical Moments and Making Hurry Up Captain Buckles are a configuration of experienced New Orleans-based sidemen who have gotten together to work on original music in an experimental atmosphere and will be releasing their debut full-length album, Hurry Up, on November 14th, 2025. The album was recorded at […]

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Nina Simone  A Single Woman – The Complete Elektra Recordings This is considered the final studio work by North Carolina-born contralto/pianist/civil rights activist Nina Simone (1933-2003). The set was recorded between August/December 1992 & released in 1993. Initial songs represent an interesting variety of composers: Rod McKuen, Jerome Kern & Oscar Hammerstein II, the Bergmans […]

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When Gabby Barrett’s daughter got her hands on a pair of scissors, things took a turn. Well, let’s just say some parents can relate all too well. Continue reading…

What is it about the Grammy system that doesn’t allow that one consensus album of a given year to rise to the top like it should, like it didn’t for the Turnpike Troubadours in 2025?

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