Fruit Bats – The Landfill I admit, after listening to countless singers through the years, what grabs my ear the tightest is a distinctive voice. Eric D. Johnson (guitars/piano/synth/lap steel) has a thin, finely rendered voice, but his delivery is early Dylan on “The Saddest Part of the Song” without the gruffness & harshness. Just […]
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The warm tones on Isle of Hope, the latest album from Duane Betts (son of Dickey Betts of Allman Brothers fame), hit with an emotional resonance that transports listeners through shadows into light. On his second album, the guitarist, songwriter, and singer navigates loss and embraces hope in and songs
Sun of Amen, the debut album from Alex Amen, is what happens when a young man in 2026 has spent his formative years worshipping a lovingly worn stack of his parents’ vinyl, modeling his sound after a different generation’s heroes. The clear-throated moan of early-career
In the hurried pace of life, days often rush past us in a blur as we move among the many busy and little things in our world. Before we know it years have passed, and we’ve settled into familiar patterns, friendships have ended, and we have lost loved ones. On their warmly intimate seventh studio album ‘These Are the Days That Turn in to Years,’ Pharis & Jason Romero reflect on what happens when we slow down and embrace the daily moments in our lives that might otherwise fly by us.
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Arguably nobody had a more recognizable voice in country music over the last 30+ years who wasn’t a singer himself. He might have not penned the tunes that send shivers down our spine, or sing them with grand eloquence…
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People love their cameras. Amateur shutterbugs use them to take snaps at family get-togethers, at community events, and simply for fun with pals. However, for a professional photojournalist, their camera and equipment can be indispensable pieces of gear. Without them, they cannot do their job. So just imagine the distress of a photojournalist named Angelina […]
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Songwriting showcase The Hook was founded in hopes of giving up-and-coming songwriters with the stuff to blow up big time some of their very first opportunities at a national audience. multiple artists came forth who very well might fulfill that.
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Better late than never. Lainey Wilson had all-circle moment this past week at CMA Fest, as she finally got to meet her hero, Tim McGraw. She has spoken before about how she wrote him a letter as a young girl, who grew up in Louisiana just like McGraw, and it was on display at the Country Music Hall of Fame, and in a YouTube video which documented this whole full-circle moment, Lainey read the opening line of the letter, which was […]
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