Yearly Archives: 2026

Texas music has always had a loose gate policy. Country can walk in with muddy boots, blues can grab the good chair, and somebody will eventually find an accordion. Ryan Bingham & The Texas Gentlemen’s They Call Us The Lucky Onesfits the house-party tradition: a road-worn singer stepping into a band that knows when to lean hard and when to let the dust hang in the air. Its clearest ancestor is Doug Sahm’s 1973 solo debut Doug Sahm and Band, the big-hearted Atlantic Records record that treated Texas roots music like a borderless language. 

Worthington didn’t share exactly what was going on, but said that hard living was taking a toll. Continue reading…

Before breaking out in country music, Kaitlin Butts came up with a hilarious — and surprisingly effective — way to get more people through the door at her shows. Continue reading…

Check out this week’s best new folk, roots, and Americana music in rotation at Folk Alley!

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A UK dad endured seven years of “traumatic” treatments after being falsely diagnosed with cancer. Now, he’s suing the hospital.

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At least 90 people have died after an accidental gas explosion at a coal mine in north China. The death toll could be much higher.

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A reality star has opened up about when the FBI raided her home when she was pregnant. She wasn’t aware of what her boyfriend was up to.

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One of the wildest “show must go on” stories you’ll ever hear. Tanner Horton (lead guitar, vocals) and Ashton Bowling (cajon) recently sat down with us on the Whiskey Riff Raff podcast and talked about their former jobs before they started to take off, how they found out that Luke Combs is a big fan of theirs, and why they often find themselves dealing with imposter syndrome. Horton and Bowling also discussed how they handled getting stuck in Nashville during […]

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She got it from her mama. It’s well known, and well-documented, that Dolly Parton grew up very poor (well, money-wise), in the mountains of east Tennessee. She’s become an icon because she’s obviously an incredible talent in the music world, but I think it’s safe to say that what most people admire about her is what an amazing person she is. Through philanthropic efforts like her Imagination Library Foundation, giving back is always at the top of her to-do list. She famously grew […]

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