Billy Strings Broke His Leg Right Before The Encore Of Night 2 In Charlottesville, Virginia

Billy Strings Broke His Leg Right Before The Encore Of Night 2 In Charlottesville, Virginia

Not a way you want to end a show. As an artist, there is no denying that embarrassing things will happen to you while on stage. It might happen early in your career, or you could go years and years unscathed by shameful moments, but it’s bound to happen at some point. Most of these unfortunate events can be laughed off as a trip or a minor fall, but on rare occasions, they can lead to serious injury. Billy Strings […]

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WATCH: Turkey Hunter Has Heart-Pounding Close Call With Curious Bobcat

WATCH: Turkey Hunter Has Heart-Pounding Close Call With Curious Bobcat

When the hunter becomes the hunted. It’s springtime, which means that turkey season has come in across most of the United States. The hunting season typically starts in mid-April, and runs into the month of May. In some places like Texas, it even starts as early as March. Regardless of when it begins, avid turkey hunters are always ready to get out in the woods to try and bag themselves a gobbler. And sometimes, like in this video below, they […]

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The Great Dan Penn (and Why You’ve Probably Never Heard of Him)

Dan Penn—Smoke Filled RoomsYou’ve likely never heard of Dan Penn and, if that’s the case, one reason is probably that you’re not the sort of person who reads songwriting credits. If you were, you’d know this Alabama native from the many popular songs he has written or co-written—the Box Tops’ “Cry Like a Baby,” Janis Joplin’s “A Woman […]

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Now & Then: Fantastic Cat’s Cat Out of Hell and the reach of Stage Fright

Fantastic Cat’s Cat Out of Hell arrives with the band’s usual grin intact, but beneath the loose charm is a sturdier kind of record: one built on shared voices, accumulated mileage, and the small existential leaks that start showing up in adult life. That makes it a good candidate for a look backward, not to some obvious alt-country touchstone, but to The Band’s Stage Fright, another ensemble album where group chemistry sweetens songs about unease, pressure, and trying to keep your balance while the room keeps moving.