REVIEW: The HillBenders “Live at the Grand Ole Opry Vol. 1”
The HillBenders Live at the Grand Ole Opry Vol. 1 Short is sweet, they say — and with Live at the Grand Ole Opry Vol. 1, The HillBenders prove that brevity can still leave a strong impression. Across just three tracks, they offer the first glimpse of their upcoming BeatleGrass project, and it’s an enticing […]
The post REVIEW: The HillBenders “Live at the Grand Ole Opry Vol. 1” appeared first on Americana Highways.



Bentley’s Bandstand: July 2026 Albert Castiglia, GRITS & GLORY. When it’s time to throw it all against the wall and get funky through the night, Albert Castiglia has the right idea. Take the whole gang to the Abbey Road studio in London and go for broke. And that’s exactly what Castiglia and his hopped-up crew […]
River Shook (Sarah Shook & the Disarmers) Finds a New Path on Solo Debut For much of the last decade, River Shook made country-rock that felt like it had been kicked down a flight of stairs and come up swinging. As the frontperson for Sarah Shook & the Disarmers, they wrote songs of bad decisions, […]
SusAF The Great Divider On The Great Divider, SusAF turns anger, grief, and political fatigue into three quick blasts of roots rock protest. The EP runs only about eight minutes, but each song lands with an impact. SusAF is the alias of a two-time Grammy-winning songwriter and guitarist with more than 25 million records sold. […]
