Author Archives: Echoes Staff

Patterson Hood and John Moreland at the Ram’s Head in Annapolis Patterson Hood and John Moreland write very different kinds of songs. Hood looks outward, telling stories about the world around him, while Moreland looks inward, tracing the quiet fault lines of his own life. Sunday’s double-bill at Ram’s Head On Stage in Annapolis demonstrated […]

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Melody Guy Train to Dreamland Melody Guy has a newly released album this year of 15 piercing songs with a whole cast of talent in her backing band in Train to Dreamland. This record is a resolute pursuit of honesty and self-scrutiny in undertaking to clear the path to the ultimate “dreamland.” Along the way […]

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Dwight + Nicole – Day or Night This Vermont-based duo has smooth vocal skills — splendid through R&B, soul, vintage rock & blues with whatever genre may arise between those genres. Dwight Ritscher (tenor/bass/ guitar/keys) & Nicole Nelson (4-octave vocalist/bass) have varied themes that work remarkably well with their vocal collages. 12 tunes constitute Day […]

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Just a couple of miles from the Atlantic Ocean, the third iteration of the Vero Beach Blues Festival was held on the 139-acre Indian River County Fairgrounds in Vero, Florida on February 28-March 1, 2026. Following weeks of snow and frigid temperatures that covered most of the country, even some

Nashville’s John Hollier explains why he changes guitar strings after every show and why he disgrees with a mentor’s advice.

Brock Davis “I’ll Be Your Alibi” Americana Highways is hosting this video premiere of Brock Davis’ song “I’ll Be Your Alibi” from his recently released album Nothing Lasts Forever. The album was produced by Brock Davis, engineered and mixed by Zach Allen, recorded at Pentavarit in Nashville, TN; and mastered by Alex McCollough (True East […]

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Slack messages between two Live Nation employees illustrate the kind of callous and egregious perspective the company seems to have for everyday consumers, especially when it comes to the company’s fees.

The post Shocking Employee Messages are Reason Live Nation Trial Must Proceed first appeared on Saving Country Music.

For years, rumors swirled about a a smoldering feud between Miranda Lambert and Kacey Musgraves, though there was never any hard and fast confirmations. Both women are from small town East Texas.

The post Miranda Lambert, Kacey Musgraves End Long Feud Via New Song first appeared on Saving Country Music.

If there’s beef between Zach Bryan and Brantley Gilbert, it’s one-sided. Of course these days it’s becoming hard to find artists that Zach Bryan hasn’t found himself at odds with. Just within the past couple years he’s had beef with his former duet partner John Moreland, been shaded by Drayton Farley, and most notably, found himself in a feud with Gavin Adcock that resulted in the “Something in the Orange” singer jumping a fence at Born & Raised Fest in […]

The post Brantley Gilbert Gives A Classy Response When Asked About Zach Bryan’s “Dirt Road Anthem” Parody first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

The project has ballooned into a 10 part, 11-hour series. Consider it like the Ken Burns Country Music documentary that ran on PBS back in 2019, but dedicated to the Outlaw country movement.

The post New Documentary Series “The Called Us Outlaws” Premiers in Austin first appeared on Saving Country Music.