Author Archives: Echoes Staff

A big year ahead for the Texas rocker. The last two years have been a whirlwind for Koe Wetzel. He’s still riding high from his last LP, 9 Lives, in 2024, which led to his first-career #1 hit on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart with “High Road” featuring Jessie Murph. In terms of his personal life, Koe also welcomed his first child, Woods Madison Wetzel, with longtime girlfriend Bailey Fisher on May 23, 2025, marking a year full of changes for him. And […]

The post Koe Wetzel Says He’s Sitting On Piles & Piles Of New Music: “We’re Really Excited About It” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Yeah, this would drive me crazy. Dollywood, the theme park owned by Dolly Parton in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, is gearing up for the 2026 season by testing out some changes they’ll be making for visitors to the park. And one change in particular doesn’t seem to be popular… The park is rolling out new “Scan Pour Go” drink machines that will require guests to scan a QR code on their cup before filling up. The machines then give guests a […]

The post Dollywood Visitors Are NOT Happy About The Theme Park’s New QR Code Drink System: “No Way My Dolly Approved This” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

It’s always best to just leave the moose be. If I’ve learned anything perusing internet videos that focus on the outdoors, it’s that morons and wildlife don’t mix. Fortunately, a lot of encounters end up being harmless, and just make for scary-but-funny, what-not-to-do examples of humans and wild animals coexisting. This older video out of Breckenridge, Colorado involving a moose and a “touron” (that’s a tourist that’s a moron) is exactly that. In case you didn’t know, moose are the […]

The post Tourist In Breckenridge, Colorado Nearly Pays The Price After Trying To Guide Moose Across The Street first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

This country singer lost his dad and had to fight cancer all in one year. Read more about what he learned during these challenging times.

The post Country Singer Reflects on His Battle With Cancer During Challenging Year: “25 You Nearly Got Me” appeared first on Wide Open Country.

If you’ve ever been to Yellowstone National Park, you know that it can be the kind of experience that stays with you forever. For many of us, myself included, it’s the first time you see a thermal spring, or a monstrous geyser. Maybe it’s your first encounter with American wildlife… wolves, bears, elk, moose. But for many, it’s that unforgettable sight of a bison herd, grazing in the Lamar Valley. These creatures are more than just animals—they are icons, a […]

The post Young Bison Has The Time Of Its Life Playing In The Snow At Yellowstone National Park first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

A football game almost went horribly wrong when a parachutist took a bad fall and got caught on a wire. The incident was caught on camera.

The post Skydiver Plummets to the Ground in Scary Accident at the Armed Forces Bowl appeared first on Wide Open Country.

Sabrina Carpenter reached a lot of milestones this year, but I’m betting setting fire to her bathroom wasn’t one of them.

The post Sabrina Carpenter Admits to Setting Her Bathroom on Fire Earlier This Year appeared first on Wide Open Country.

Maren Morris got vulnerable with her Instagram followers this week. Read about her latest performance and her decision to transition into pop.

The post Maren Morris Reveals She Suffered From Sinus Infection Scare Right Before ‘Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’ Performance appeared first on Wide Open Country.

It’s the ever-present shame of actual country music fans out there who must witness what passes for “country music” in the minds of corporate stooges when it’s featured on a national stage.

The post Man That CBS Country Music New Years Show Was Bad This Year first appeared on Saving Country Music.

This week on Folk Alley, join Cindy Howes for our first show of 2026, featuring music to welcome the new year from Over the Rhine, Al Petteway, and Arny Margaret. We’ll also spotlight exciting new debut albums from Mon Rovia and Kat Wallace, then take a deep dive into the vibrant Greenwich Village folk scene as it blossomed in the early 1960s. Enjoy debut and early recordings by artists who would go on to become folk icons—Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Fred Neil, Karen Dalton, Phil Ochs, Tom Paxton, Eric Andersen, Judy Collins, Koerner, Ray & Glover, and much more.

The post Folk Alley Radio Show #260101 appeared first on Folk Alley.