Yearly Archives: 2026

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Mike Farris at Jammin’ Java earlier this year, photo by Melissa Clarke Mike Farris- The Tennessee Soul Man at Princess Theater in Decatur Alabama   I recently had the good fortune to attend Mike Farris’ solo acoustic show in the Singer- Songwriter Listening Room inside the beautiful and historic Princess Theater in Decatur Alabama. Mike is […]

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The Garrett Boys It Runs Deep “It’s a funny thing about humility,” songwriter T-Bone Burnett once wrote. “As soon as you know you’re being humble, you’re no longer humble.” The same is true for authenticity. Essential to great roots music, it works best when it’s felt rather than announced—like hot sauce in a pot of […]

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Jelly Roll just revealed 11 new tour dates for this spring and summer. Continue reading…

Tulsa’s Cain’s Ballroom played host once again to this year’s Bob Dylan Center’s musical tribute to its namesake with its “Sooner or Later” event on Friday, February 20, 2026. This year’s event was a special one-night-only tribute concert celebrating the 60th anniversary of Bob Dylan’s landmark 1966 double album Blonde on Blonde. Sixty years? Where […]

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Ben Sollee’s latest album, Time On Hold (streaming release on Feb. 27), was recorded last summer in Fort Collins, Colorado, and not at home in Louisville, Kentucky. Sollee’s notes say it draws inspiration from the country soul of ’70s singer-songwriters like James Taylor and Phoebe

Imagine writing a song in your home gym, thinking it’s just a joke, and then it becomes a hit. Aaron Tippin’s story is a wild ride. Continue reading…

Cloud 9 is more pop than country in total, and includes a few full-blown pop songs. But the country influences here are inescapable, almost curious in frequency—and for actual country fans, refreshingly welcome.

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Last week Erik Vincent Huey took over Lucinda’s in NYC’s East Village to celebrate the release of Fort Defiance, his latest album — and by “took over,” we mean he owned every inch of it. Backed by Baltimore rock band Starbelly and album producer Eric Ambel, the night turned into a glorious, screaming rock show. […]

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