“Nobody’s Gonna Hand It To You”: Cody Johnson Delivers Emotional Speech During Record-Breaking Rodeo Houston Show
What a moment for CoJo. After featuring the likes of Koe Wetzel, Riley Green, Chris Stapleton, Cross Canadian Ragweed, The Red Clay Strays and more over the past few weeks, Texas’ largest rodeo, Rodeo Houston, came to a close for the year with a bang last night, featuring none other than the local legend himself, Cody Johnson. Johnson, who is no stranger to the world of rodeo himself, pulled out all the stops on the final night. Along with openers, […]
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Iron and Wine at Hawaii Theatre, Honolulu, Hawaii – March 17 On St. Patrick’s Day, the streets of Chinatown in Honolulu were alive with a festive chaos, green shirts, plastic shamrocks, and the carefree celebration that grows louder as the night goes on. Just a few blocks away, however, inside the elegant walls of the […]
Luke Winslow-King is a charismatic and engaging Americana guitarist, singer, songwriter, and producer, hailing from Cadillac, Michigan, and currently residing in Spain. His ninth album, Coast of Light, a musically expansive and brilliant collection of songs for him that should broaden his audience, will be released on March 27th. Recently, Luke spoke with us about […]
Corb Lund at Ramona Mainstage with Branson Anderson opening Corb Lund and his band played a powerfully spirited set to a capacity crowd at the historic Mainstage in Ramona, CA. Corb is from Saskatchewan, Canada and many of his songs reflect just that. This was evident in many of the songs in the band’s setlist, […]
John Hollier & The Reverie – Rainmaker This album got off to a rousing start right out of the gate. “Gonna Love You,” followed by the rollicking “If She’s Lonely,” made it 2 songs that aren’t necessarily country rock but pure backwoods rock hooch with Americana as a chaser. John Hollier (vocals/guitar/producer) is originally from […]