Yearly Archives: 2026

Bill Kirchen On Connecting, Collaborating, and Cat Out of the Bag Guitarist, songwriter, and touring musician Bill Kirchen is releasing his new album, Cat Out of the Bag, on May 22nd, and has plenty of tour dates lined up which will feature the new album. If you’re lucky enough to be in the region of […]

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Thomas Dollbaum “Birds of Paradise” I lived in South Carolina for three years as a young-ish adult (and then in Richmond, Virginia for another eight), but I can’t say that I “get” the South – not truly. But I did grow up in rural America (Upstate New York), with a full view of have-somes and […]

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The second installment of the songwriting showcase The Hook transpired in Austin on Sunday, May 10th at Sagebrush, and it was a doozy. Special guest performer and panelist Susan Gibson started the show off.

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At a time of uncertainty in mainstream country music—and in the nation at large—the arrival of Thomas Csorba’s third solo release, Tender Country, is a welcome return to the traditional country sound once embraced by Nashville. Fittingly, the album cover features Csorba resembling a

Singer Ryan Upchurch has to pay up after a jury ruled against him in a defamation lawsuit centered on the death of a 16-year-old girl. Continue reading…

Three days into 2025, Ben Chapman’s life changed. He and his partner, fellow singer-songwriter Meg McRee, discovered they were going to be parents. They married a few months later and welcomed their son that fall. In less than a year, the “Georgia Dreamin’” artist became

FINN “River Running Through” Americana Highways brings you this premiere of FINN’s song “River Running Through” from their forthcoming, and tenth, album Control, which is set for release on August 7. Control was recorded at Woodstock Studios in Melbourne, Australia; produced and engineered by Terry Hart; and mastered by Gavin Lurssen of Lurssen Mastering. “River […]

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The longest living, and longest serving original member of the country rock band Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show (later known simply as Dr. Hook) has died. Dennis Locorriere joined the band as the bass player.

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Did Zach Bryan have a hard time getting Matthew McConaughey to star in his “Nine Ball” music video? From how he tells the story… it doesn’t sound like it. The country music superstar is currently out on his With Heaven On Tour in support of his With Heaven On Top album that he released earlier this year. Bryan most recently played in Cleveland, Ohio at Huntington Bank Field, and is about to head to San Sebastian, Spain to kick off […]

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Texas singer-songwriter Thomas Csorba talks about what he does to keep busy in the sometimes-boring greenrooms far from home, a fan-favorite EP that can no longer be found, and experience gained working as a talent buyer for a Texas venue owner / promoter.