Daily Archives: February 9, 2026

From their backgrounds, Melissa Carper and Theo Lawrence make an unexpected pair. Carper spent formative years between the Great Plains and the Ozarks, wielding her double bass, while singing lead in a variety of musical outfits. Lawrence, a young, French singer-songwriter, moved across the Atlantic Ocean to be closer to

Mid-West-based Americana singer-songwriter Kenny Hotopp releases his new album, The South Looks Good on You, an exploration of love, loss, introspection, and family. The South Looks Good on You showcases Hotopp’s evolution as an artist, shaped through his work with Nashville musicians who took his songs and expanded them into fully realized arrangements. As the […]

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Catcher Evo – Charcoal – EP Catcher Evo is a debut project sculpted by guitarist & singer/songwriter Stefan Leonson (all instruments except drums), a Swedish rootsy musical storyteller, blending American folk, rock, & country music. There are 6 wonderfully accessible pieces on Charcoal (Dropped Jan 23/Paraply Records/26:15) produced at Stompbox Studios. With the opening song […]

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Conveying a timeless sentiment in a new way is what Kenny Whitmire accomplishes with his new song ” I Gave Her The Moon,” and does so while evoking a chilling effect in how similar he sounds to Keith Whitley.

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The beauty of true country music is its simplicity. But there’s real complexity in creating something that feels effortless—distilling a song idea down to its core, making it lyrically accessible, and setting it to a melody that’s both immediate and unforgettable. Tyler-James Kelly did exactly that on his solo debut, and he continues that success […]

Man, what a boring Super Bowl… thankfully, we have loads and loads of halftime show drama to keep us busy, as well as countless memes about how Bad Bunny outrushed entire Patriots offense in the first half. Patriot’s need to take note… Bad Bunny running the ball more in 10 minutes than they have the entire game 😭 pic.twitter.com/dsp06jQFPO — Jess🐐 (@JessGOAT) February 9, 2026 And look, I know nuance is a lost art in this internet economy, I know […]

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