Monthly Archives: October 2026

Jamey Johnson, Jackson Dean and The Skeeters at Sand Mountain AmphitheaterSeptember 25th, 2026 Thanks to Sand Mountain Amphitheater and The Percy and Face Podcast, I had the opportunity to attend Jamey Johnson’s show at the amphitheater last Friday night. It was a perfect night for a concert- not too hot, not too cold. North Alabama […]

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This week the column travels to the Ohana Festival (September 25-27, 2026) at Doheny State Beach in Dana Point, California.

Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder founded the fest in 2016, which is still held at Doheny Beach where Vedder, a surfing enthusiast, rode his first wave. Proceeds from

Christopher Wyze & The Tellers – Naptown Blues Some albums arrive in clever packaging; this is one. It appears as an old 78 rpm record & packaged in the late ‘20s. Appropriate for the music on the ambitious Naptown Blues (Dropped Oct 2/Big Radio Records/40:06) recorded in Indianapolis & produced by Jim Reilley. Conjured up […]

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Toxic lovers. Phony friends. Unreliable narrators. The Talking Hearts’ vibrant Memory Lane is populated by a rogues’ gallery of shifty characters. On its second album, this engaging Boston sextet puts a breezy spin on human failings, telling tales of bad behavior with a flippant verve that makes poor

Flint, Michigan–born singer-songwriter Miko Marks takes us inside Redtone Records, the red-walled basement studio where she rehearses, in a house tied to the founding of East Palo Alto. She also recalls her first gig, a second-grade show with a $25 fee she never saw, and talks about the day job she still holds as social director at a tennis club.

Ray Bonneville “Love That Never Was” Americana Highways is hosting this premiere of Ray Bonneville’s song “Love That Never Was,” from his forthcoming self-titled album set for release next year. This song will be available on October 9. It was recorded in Austin, Texas at King Electric Recording with Justin Douglass engineering. “Love That Never […]

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Tucker was asked point-blank about his rumored relationship with the “Choosin’ Texas” singer during a fan Q&A. His response? Two words. Continue reading…

Jim Bakker spent decades in Christian television, building a massive ministry before a federal fraud conviction sent his career in another direction. Continue reading…

Putting new music into the world can feel unusually personal for Miranda Lambert. She explains what makes album release time so emotional — and why this one felt different. Continue reading…

Sure, Wheeler Walker Jr. is riding off into the sunset with his latest project – Pullin’ Out – but he wouldn’t mind a parting gift in the form of his own Broadway bar. The “F**k This Job” singer recently sat down on the Whiskey Riff Raff podcast and broke down why now is the right time for him to retire (with all of the AI and algorithms running rampant and what not), how he views his music as truth telling […]

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