Yearly Archives: 2026

‘We talked it through,’ Nate Smith says. ‘…He’s a very forgiving person.’ Continue reading…

Steve Forbert’s 2015 album, Compromised, has recently been remastered and reissued with a new title, a new mix, a new bonus track, and a few musical embellishments. Now called The Things That I See, the set features strong material and complementary backup from a talented quartet that includes NRBQ co-founder Joey Spampinato (bass) and Spampinato’s […]

The post Music Reviews: Steve Forbert, Andy Hedges, Dwight + Nicole, a Rockabilly Anthology, and George Usher appeared first on Americana Highways.

Don’t be daunted by the ludicrous amount of songs and albums being released all the time. Let Saving Country Music be your helpful musical Sherpa, sifting through it all to find the best stuff and present it in one place.

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Wondering what’s going on with the third ‘Hocus Pocus’ movie? So are the stars of the original 1993 film. Continue reading…

You never know what people are listening to in their own homes. I’m not sure why this is, but it’s always shocking to learn that an artist is a big fan of another artist outside their respective genre. It’s like Morgan Wallen has admitted he’s a big rap fan. Something about it feels shocking, even though it shouldn’t. Personally, I know I listen to a lot of country music, and I mean a LOT, but I also fancy house, indie, […]

The post “Grown Up Stuff” – The Internet Is Shocked To Learn Nick Jonas Is A Whiskey Myers Fan first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

A week with new VNE is a good week in my books. We are less than a month away from Vincent Neil Emerson blessing us with a brand-new record. Last month, he announced that he was gearing up to share Blue Stars, a collection of songs he wrote: “on front porches, in hotel rooms, and underneath trees.” Slated for an April 17 release via La Honda Records, after penning these tunes, he took them to Music City. He recorded the […]

The post Vincent Neil Emerson Releases New Bob Dylan Inspired Tune “Livin’ In The Past” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Third times the charm, right? Well, it certainly seems that way for The Wilson Springs Hotel. The Richmond, Virginia-based bluegrass and indie-folk outfit just dropped their third record, and it’s their best project yet. The band’s first two records – 2021’s self-titled The Wilson Springs Hotel and 2023’s Old Thoughts and Memories – are full of impressive lyricism, but more importantly, boast a unique string-fueled rock and roll sound that resembles the dynamic nature of the band’s high-energy live performances. Generally […]

The post The Wilson Springs Hotel Release Thoughtfully-Penned New Record, ‘The Day The Bloodroot Bloomed’ first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

‘It was like, ‘Okay, I’m gonna make a stand for how I feel.’ Never in my wildest dreams did I think that would hurt somebody,’ Smith admits. Continue reading…

Live Forever is a live album, but it also feels like a check-in from the road, a way of hearing Hurray For The Riff Raff’s songs in a shared space. Alynda Segarra has long written with one foot in folk tradition and the other in a tougher, more restless world, where memory, loss, survival, and movement blur together. That makes Car Wheels on a Gravel Road a useful earlier marker, not because the records sound alike in every respect, but because Lucinda Williams showed how roots music could carry intimate detail, regional texture, and emotional wear without losing its bite.

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

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