Category Archives: Americana News

Songwriter’s Songwriter & Performer’s Performer: Jim Lauderdale Still Leads From the Front June 20 – State College, PA There are artists whose reputations eventually outgrow their real-life performances. Jim Lauderdale isn’t one of them. By the time Jim Lauderdale walked onto the tiny Attic stage inside The State Theatre in State College, Pennsylvania on June […]

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He sounds very different than his later work. Continue reading…

In 2026, country music is Ella Langley’s world. Continue reading…

The perfect balance between familiar and accessible, and involved and thought-provoking. This is country music at an elevated level that belies Addison Johnson’s otherwise underdog status.

The post Album Review – Addison Johnson’s “The State I’m In” first appeared on Saving Country Music.

Patrick Haggerty loved to describe himself as, “a screaming Marxist bitch.” More popularly known as the artist Lavender Country, Haggerty recorded the first known queer country album in 1973 – no parodies, no homophobia, and no veiled references. That album, Lavender Country, set the template for future generations:

Over the years, releasing a live album has been a bit of a double-edged sword. Back in the day it gave bands who excelled in front of an audience a chance to show that off. Unfortunately, the sound quality coming off the sound boards back then was suspect, and sometimes just plain bad. Technology has […]

Almost 11 months in, and Rainey is already pulling herself up. Her dad, though, is still figuring out how to hold it all together. Continue reading…

Years after rumors of a feud dominated headlines, Taylor Sheridan says the original plan for Kevin Costner’s role looked very different than fans realized. Continue reading…

Michelle Pfeiffer has graced the big screen in classic films like Scarface, The Fabulous Baker Boys, and Up Close and Personal. Her leading men have included outstanding actors such as Al Pacino and the late Robert Redford. Today, Pfeiffer has a prominent role in the popular TV drama The Madison. However, back in the day […]

The post ‘The Madison’ Star Reveals One Moment Left Her Feeling “Humiliated” appeared first on Wide Open Country.

Having a case of explosive diarrhea is truly miserable enough. However, when it’s apparently caused by a parasite whose origin remains unknown, that is a baffling and dangerous mystery. Per the New York Post, it “has sickened over 140 people across multiple states — with the highest number of cases in New York.” That state reportedly […]

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