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A march toward devastation pushes Gilkyson’s new song “In America” from mournful assessment of the national situation to the realization that there is only one thing to do: hold your ground for what is right and prove that the American Dream deserved to exist and applies to everyone. Small ask. The song is cinematic and anthemic and Gilkyson’s clear voice and lyrical imagery deliver the message clearly and with resolve.

The post Song Premiere: Eliza Gilkyson’s “In America” appeared first on Folk Alley.

Wonderlick Loves You – Self-Titled Despite the duo’s band name, the music is a cross between alternative country, bluegrass spiked with punk brandy & ‘70s new wave vocal relevance. A nice, surprising mix unfailingly melodious. The fiddles, banjos & slight touch of Irish jig in “Come Get On My Cloud” (a follow up dig at […]

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Certainly seems like the White House is trolling Kacey Musgraves with this one… Though she’s from Texas, the “Dry Spell” singer has never been shy about voicing her left-leaning political opinions. The state is currently in the middle of a heated Senate election between current Republican attorney general Ken Paxton and Democrat member of the state’s House of Representatives James Talarico, and over the weekend Musgraves invited Talarico to her concert in Dallas while expressing her support for his campaign. […]

The post The White House Trolls Kacey Musgraves By Using Her Song “Mexico Honey” In New Video Highlighting ICE Deportations first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Alternative hitmaker Brandon Flowers – The Killers frontman – went solo earlier this year and released his very own country music album. The story behind why he did so? Funny enough… storytelling. Artists from all different walks of the music industry have traded in their regular form of music making to try their hand at country music. Post Malone, Beyoncé, and Lana Del Ray are probably the most famous names… and you can throw former Beatles member Ringo Starr in […]

The post Brandon Flowers Doubles Down On Pivot To Country Music: “We Made Two Records In Nashville” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Wheeler Walker Jr. is thrilled to be playing his last ever show of Pullin’ Out: The Farewell Tour – and his career – at the Mother Church. The “F**k This Job” singer stopped by the Whiskey Riff Raff podcast and broke down why now is the right time for him to retire (with all of the AI and algorithms running rampant and what not) and release Pullin’ Out, why he wouldn’t mind having his own bar on Broadway just to […]

The post Wheeler Walker Jr. Explains Why His Final Show Ever Had To Be At The Ryman first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

When the bison get to fighting in Yellowstone National Park, everyone should yield and stay out of the way. Tourists heading out west to one of our nation’s most famous national parks often wish to see something memorable while they are there. For anyone in the vicinity of this bison feud, that wish was granted. It’s not everyday that you see two massive beasts get in a battle that sends them quite literally flying across a roadway. And fortunately for […]

The post Two Massive Bison Smash Heads Across Yellowstone National Park Roadway first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

‘Live Heart: My Bluegrass Heart at the Ryman’ captures an anointed night of picking, singing, and strumming; it’s a celebration of musical genius.

The post Album Review: Béla Fleck, ‘Live Heart: My Bluegrass Heart at the Ryman’ appeared first on Folk Alley.

A list dominated by Garth Brooks. It’s safe to say it’s been a massive decade so far for country music. With the genre being the biggest (and arguably best) it’s ever been, the demand for country has seemingly grown exponentially. Thanks to this, the genre has seen nothing short of an explosion in streaming numbers from its biggest stars such as Ella Langley, Morgan Wallen, Luke Combs, Zach Bryan and more. As we all know, numbers aren’t everything when it […]

The post What Are The Highest-Selling Country Albums Of All Time? first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Sylvester Stallone has a “dream scenario” in his head of how his hit series Tulsa King will come to an end. The incredibly and highly underrated Stallone-led show is heading into its fourth season. It debuts on Friday, October 16 on Paramount+, and if it seems a little different (or similar to Season 1) when it hits your television screen, that’s because there was a little bit of a showrunner shakeup. Season 3’s showrunner, Dave Erickson, left the show and […]

The post Sylvester Stallone Details When & How He Wants ‘Tulsa King’ To End first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Given all that Paul McCartney has accomplished over his long career, one would think he wouldn’t be nervous working with anyone.

The post The One Artist Paul McCartney Is ‘Too Nervous’ to Work With appeared first on Wide Open Country.