Thirteen years ago, on a Saturday morning just 10 days before Christmas, my cousin Kerry was killed while driving to Austin from the small West Texas town of Albany. His truck crossed over the median and slammed into an 18-wheeler on U.S. 183 South; police later said he apparently had a seizure and passed out […]
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Matthew Ryan – A Little Imperfect This is modern-day troubadour stuff in the tradition of Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, with a dash of Hamilton Camp, the late Australian Gary Shearston, & a pinch of Bill Morrissey. Cape May, New Jersey’s Matthew Ryan has his say, but he’s not a radical singer-songwriter. He’s not as politically assimilated […]
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Brooke Ashton The Love of Song For Brooke Ashton, songwriting has always been less about churning out another song than connecting with music itself. Her new album, The Love of Song, feels like an album that arrived when it was ready. It wasn’t rushed or released before its time. This album reveals a patient process. […]
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Better Than Ezra (with Nine Days) at Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center on March 27 2026 Better Than Ezra, the New Orleans quartet consisting of Kevin Griffin (lead vocals, guitar), Tom Drummond (bass, backing vocals), Michael Jerome (drums, backing vocals), and James Arthur Payne Jr. (guitar, backing vocals) is still going strong, as they proved Friday […]
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Hole in the Wall in Austin, TX near the University of Texas campus comes with a songwriting history few other venues can rival. Townes Van Zandt and Blaze Foley not only held court on Hole in the Wall’s stage…
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Adam Klein “Faithful Brigade” Americana Highways is hosting this premiere of Adam Klein’s song “Faithful Brigade” from his forthcoming album Live at Leesta Vall Sound Recordings, which is set for release on on April 3rd on his Cowboy Angel Music label. The album was recorded live to lathe-cut vinyl on July 20th, 2019, at Leesta […]
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THROUGH THE LENS: Big Ears 2026 Was a Homecoming Article Source Author: Amos Perrine
Curiosity about his ancestry has led songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Son Little on a journey throughout the American South that has resulted in his new album, simply titled CITYFOLK. The West Coast-born, Northeast-bred musician fine-tunes his craft here and speaks for those enduring tribulations about finding their place in the world.
She’s truly an angel on earth. In February, it was announced that East Tennessee Children’s Hospital in Knoxville would officially be renamed Dolly Parton Children’s Hospital in honor of the country music legend and her history of giving back to the Tennessee community. Thanks to her long history of support for various children’s hospitals over the years, most notably the recent star-studded re-release of her 1977 hit, “Light of a Clear Blue Morning,” which saw all proceeds from the song […]
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