Daily Archives: July 23, 2026

Could have been Beyoncé’s first country song. It seems like the pop superstar’s time in country music is pretty much over, after she made quite the splash in 2024 (how has it already been two years?) with the release of her “country-inspired” album Cowboy Carter. Of course there was a lot of conversation about whether the album should be considered country (Beyoncé herself said it wasn’t, for the record) and how she was treated by the country music industry. But […]

The post You’ll Never Guess Which Legendary Country Song Inspired Beyoncé’s Hit “Irreplaceable” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Have you recently discovered a new country artist? And now you can’t get enough of them? If so, you aren’t alone. It’s that very conversation that’s being explored over Those are the questions that are currently being explored over on the r/countrymusicstuff page of the online forum known as Reddit. Reddit is a wonderful place to share opinions. It’s really just an online soundboard (often referred to as the “Front Page of the Internet”) where you can get unbiased and often […]

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Two of the best in the business. There’s no doubt that the alternative country scene is not only the most popular that it’s ever been, but also arguably the most talented as well. While it seems as if the likes of Zach Bryan, Tyler Childers and Sturgill Simpson have risen to the top in popularity, countless other acts have proven time and time again that they deserve to be put into these conversations as well. Of course, you can look […]

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Cole Hauser is man enough to admit that not having Taylor Sheridan there to help with Season 1 of Dutton Ranch ended up being more of a challenge than they might have imagined. The Beth Dutton and Rip Wheeler-focused series has already aired the entirety of its first season, and while most fans see it as the closest thing to the continuation of Yellowstone, there were some viewers out there that could tell something was different. It makes sense that it […]

The post Cole Hauser Says Not Having Taylor Sheridan For Season 1 Of ‘Dutton Ranch’ Was A Struggle: “Everything Had Changed” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Back in the middle of the 20th century, the San Francisco Chronicle newspaper had a legendary columnist, Herb Caen, who wrote about the issues of the day affecting the working and middle class families that called the City home. To make sure he didn’t veer off into pedantic topics of interest only to insiders or […]

Miles Hewitt Vainglory The video for “Fortune and Her Orchestra,” the first single from Miles Hewitt’s second album, Vainglory, contains one of my favorite tropes – Sad-Guy Walking. And, because it’s a seven-minute video, he does a LOT of walking. But Hewitt has given himself (and us) a lot to think about on that walk. […]

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Maya de Vitry – All My Faith This is a creative-sounding singer-songwriter effort with little in the way of being totally different or innovative. But, & that’s a big but,…Ms. de Vitry is a practitioner of following her own muse & sculpts a sound derived from many past sources while being ebullient & creative. Much […]

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Lance Cowan – The Air That You Breathe I’ve reviewed the critically acclaimed Nashville-based singer-songwriter Lance Cowan’s work in the past but always try to assess the newest with a fresh look. This is Mr. Cowan’s latest 11-track 3rd solo set, The Air That You Breathe (Drops July 24/Patio Records/Lantzapalooza Muzik/40:03), which boasts some fine […]

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Patrick McCormic – Crisis of Confidence It’s always a pleasure to hear a set of songs begin with a singer with a diversified voice who doesn’t sound like dozens of other singers & wannabes. Patrick has a cool-effecting vocal that begins with the title track Crisis of Confidence (Drops July 24/Independent/41:43) produced by Jim Reilley. […]

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This record and the songs on it are so good, you’re a little mad about it. You’re not mad that theses songs are finally seeing the light of day. You’re ecstatic about that. You’re angry that it took so long. But there’s no looking this gift horse in the mouth.

The post Album Review – Brad Paisley’s “Tacklebox (Disc 1)” first appeared on Saving Country Music.