Monthly Archives: November 2025

October was a great month for country music. That should come as no surprise, though, because the country music scene has been on quite the hot streak for some time now. In just the past few weeks there have been so many amazing album and single releases, and it’s impossible for us at Whiskey Riff to cover every single song that deserves to be heard upon its release. But in my opinion, that is a great problem to have, and […]

The post 30 New Country Songs That Need To Be On Your Radar – November 2025 first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

McGraw just couldn’t hold back his smiles as his daughter Audrey came out as a special guest at his show in Atlantic City. Continue reading…

The late, great Dave Roe played bass for Johnny Cash beginning in 1992, all the way up until Cash passed away in 2003. Before Dave himself passed away, he sat down with Otis Gibbs to discuss what is was like working with the Man In Black, and right off the bat, he recalled how his buddy, who also happened to be Cash’s publicist, recommended him to Cash, touting him as the “best upright bass player in the world.” However, Roe […]

The post Johnny Cash Once Gave His Bass Player Money For Lessons When He Realized The Guy Couldn’t Play Upright Bass: “I’ll Give You 6 Months” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Catherine Bach was hospitalized for an embolism this weekend, worrying fans. Luckily, her ‘Dukes of Hazzard’ co-stars have all the updates.

The post Catherine Bach’s Costars From the Dukes of Hazzard Update Fans on Her Hospital Visit appeared first on Wide Open Country.

This real-life odd couple chose a Halloween couples costume that fit their personalities perfectly. Continue reading…

The music is still up on Spotify and YouTube as of this post, though it will likely be taken down soon. But in many respects, the damage is already done. This is just a harbinger of things to come.

The post Country Legend Don Williams Falls Victim to Fake “AI” Album first appeared on Saving Country Music.

Think of French chanteuse Françoise Hardy as her country’s answer to England’s Marianne Faithfull. Like Faithfull, Hardy, who died last year, possessed an alluring, angelic voice and had a penchant for moody pop/rock songs. She also had a visual presence and sense of style that turned heads. Mick Jagger, Faithfull’s boyfriend in the late 1960s, […]

The post Music Reviews: Françoise Hardy Reissues, plus Bill Scorzari, Rosy Nolan, and Jamie Granger appeared first on Americana Highways.

“Run your mouth, don’t look back.” The beef between Zach Bryan and Gavin Adcock seems to be spilling over into their fanbases – or at least to the fans at Gavin Adcock’s shows. If you’re not familiar with the whole backstory, I’ll give you a quick rundown. It basically all started when Gavin called Zach out after the “Something In The Orange” singer aggressively responded to a 14-year-old girl on TikTok a while back, who complained that he didn’t stop […]

The post Gavin Adcock Tells Canadian Crowd That Nobody He Knows Who’s Met Zach Bryan Actually Likes Him first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Adcock took a tumble during a performance in Canada — right off the stage and into the crowd. Continue reading…

Desperate times call for desperate measures. I guess this is the product of being from a small town. Ole 60, the self-described as “not your father’s country band,” has been making waves in the alt. country scene since their debut in 2023. Since bursting onto the scene with the viral, now certified gold track, “Smoke & a Light,” the Kentucky band has continually released stellar track after stellar track, highlighted best by their debut 2024 EP, Songs About You. The band […]

The post Ole 60 Were So Desperate To Find A Drummer They Offered To Buy A Drum Set For Anyone At Their Local Bar Who Would Learn first appeared on Whiskey Riff.