Monthly Archives: February 2026

In what was reportedly a brutal crime, Kurt Van Dyke, 66, a legendary surfer and hotel owner in Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, was allegedly murdered over the weekend during a robbery in his Costa Rica home, per the New York Post. His girlfriend was bound with zip ties and robbed but fortunately survived the attack. […]

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Lainey Wilson gave a young fan a moment she’ll never forget.  While touring in Australia, the “Somewhere Over Laredo” singer met a young fan named Tessa. She was diagnosed with stage 4 high-risk neuroblastoma in late 2023. It tragically returned last year.  Wilson shared Tessa’s inspirational story at a recent show. We have all the […]

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The late, great Robert Duvall was iconic in everything that he did. This past weekend, the Academy Award-winning actor passed away at the age of 95. Duvall was known for the countless films and television shows he starred in during his career that got started in 1960. Some might know him from classic movies like The Godfather, Days of Thunder and Apocalypse Now. Others might remember him for his more comedic roles in Kicking and Screaming and Four Christmases. He’s […]

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“Country Nowadays” does NOT represent actual country music these days at all. It represents one man’s over-ripened perspective as he overextends himself by feverishly grasping for attention for his dying career.

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Carly went through so much just to make it to the show. Continue reading…

Erik Vincent Huey – Fort Defiance Album Release w/Starbelly and Eric Ambel at Pearl Street Warehouse in Washington DC February 13, 2026 The Friday the 13th before Valentine’s Day 2026 was about three years since now-Austin-based Erik Huey performed at Pearl Street Warehouse in DC in support of his first solo album Appalachian Gothic. His […]

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Country singer Tanner Usrey says he received death threats from someone who said he might ‘end up [like] Charlie Kirk’ if he played a scheduled show in South Dakota. Continue reading…

The Sky Chiefs – self-titled  This 14-song set was originally recorded at Shiva Sound (Sound of Music) in Richmond, VA, circa 1999 & was the Virginia-based duo’s debut LP. Stephen McCarthy (The Long Ryders/The Jayhawks — vocals/guitars/pedal steel/banjo/bass/keys/drums/bass harp/tambourine) & Kevin Pittman (The Dads – vocals/guitars/keys/harp) became, in the early ‘90s, a duo known as […]

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These smoke detectors are supposed to send out an alert when a fire might be happening, but there’s a major problem in the factory settings. Continue reading…

Clay Street Unit – Sin & Squalor 11 songs weigh in on this debut collection by Clay Street Unit’s Sin & Squalor (Dropped Feb 13/Leo33/40:00) as produced by Chris Pandolfi (The Infamous Stringdusters). The music is back porch-certified, dancehall-approved, & with homegrown slices of apple pie. The opening tune (“Nothing Else Matters”), while nothing special, […]

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