Author Archives: Echoes Staff

Can we just abolish the IRS already? Now, I’m not trying to get political, but I think everybody can agree that the IRS is an absolutely terrible organization. Obviously nobody likes paying taxes, but thanks to the IRS (and our tax code that’s absolutely impossible for anyone to figure out), the whole thing is way more difficult than it should be and the whole organization just makes things way more complicated and frustrating than it should be. And one Tennessee […]

The post IRS Threatens To Take Tennessee Farmer’s Property After Mistakenly Sending Him $20,000 first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Maya de Vitry is a giant of songwriting from The Stray Birds to her solo output. We invited five of Maya’s favorite writers to dig into her new album. Ana Egge, Caitlin Canty, John Craigie, Kristin Andreassen, and Oliver Wood (and ofc Maya) are on the show talking about these wonderful new songs. Link in bio or where you listen.

The post Basic Folk – Episode 348 – MAYAFEST: Songwriters on Maya de Vitry appeared first on Folk Alley.

When it comes to social media rants, Charley Crockett never lets up. The “Hallelujah Trail” singer released two albums in 2025 (Lonesome Drifter and Dollar A Day), and another two in 2o26 (Age of the Ram and Clovis). The latter of 2026, along with it’s delay and then return, had a lot of fans talking… as did his recent spat with the satanic Twin Temple. But funny enough, what keeps the Grammy-nominee in the headlines – and now the memes – again and […]

The post “Nobody Influenced The Sound of Country Music More”: Charley Crockett Demands Waylon Jennings’ Induction Into The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

You’re over the moon to hear that country traditionalist Mo Pitney has a new album in the offing. After all, it’s been six years since his last one. But in typical Curb Records fashion, you’re gonna have to wait a long time.

The post Mo Pitney and Curb Finally Slate New Album … For 2027 first appeared on Saving Country Music.

Could have been Beyoncé’s first country song. It seems like the pop superstar’s time in country music is pretty much over, after she made quite the splash in 2024 (how has it already been two years?) with the release of her “country-inspired” album Cowboy Carter. Of course there was a lot of conversation about whether the album should be considered country (Beyoncé herself said it wasn’t, for the record) and how she was treated by the country music industry. But […]

The post You’ll Never Guess Which Legendary Country Song Inspired Beyoncé’s Hit “Irreplaceable” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Have you recently discovered a new country artist? And now you can’t get enough of them? If so, you aren’t alone. It’s that very conversation that’s being explored over Those are the questions that are currently being explored over on the r/countrymusicstuff page of the online forum known as Reddit. Reddit is a wonderful place to share opinions. It’s really just an online soundboard (often referred to as the “Front Page of the Internet”) where you can get unbiased and often […]

The post From Charles Wesley Godwin To Stephen Wilson Jr.: Country Fans Reveal Their New Favorite Artist Discoveries first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Two of the best in the business. There’s no doubt that the alternative country scene is not only the most popular that it’s ever been, but also arguably the most talented as well. While it seems as if the likes of Zach Bryan, Tyler Childers and Sturgill Simpson have risen to the top in popularity, countless other acts have proven time and time again that they deserve to be put into these conversations as well. Of course, you can look […]

The post Watch Muscadine Bloodline Join Turnpike Troubadours For Stellar Performance Of “Gin, Smoke, Lies” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Cole Hauser is man enough to admit that not having Taylor Sheridan there to help with Season 1 of Dutton Ranch ended up being more of a challenge than they might have imagined. The Beth Dutton and Rip Wheeler-focused series has already aired the entirety of its first season, and while most fans see it as the closest thing to the continuation of Yellowstone, there were some viewers out there that could tell something was different. It makes sense that it […]

The post Cole Hauser Says Not Having Taylor Sheridan For Season 1 Of ‘Dutton Ranch’ Was A Struggle: “Everything Had Changed” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Back in the middle of the 20th century, the San Francisco Chronicle newspaper had a legendary columnist, Herb Caen, who wrote about the issues of the day affecting the working and middle class families that called the City home. To make sure he didn’t veer off into pedantic topics of interest only to insiders or […]

Miles Hewitt Vainglory The video for “Fortune and Her Orchestra,” the first single from Miles Hewitt’s second album, Vainglory, contains one of my favorite tropes – Sad-Guy Walking. And, because it’s a seven-minute video, he does a LOT of walking. But Hewitt has given himself (and us) a lot to think about on that walk. […]

The post REVIEW: Miles Hewitt “Vainglory” appeared first on Americana Highways.