Category Archives: Americana News

Sometimes the jokes write themselves, and the latest example is the George Bulldogs football program becoming sponsored by… Progressive Insurance. We’re currently living through an interesting time for college athletics. The advent of NIL seemingly changed the college game forever, and most will say that it transformed the amateur sport into a semi-professional one. Is it for better or for worse? Well, that depends on who you ask. The college athletes raking in millions of dollars now would probably say […]

The post Georgia Bulldogs Announce Ironic On-Field Sponsor For Upcoming College Football Season first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Fans are clamoring for any information they can get about the circumstances surrounding her tragic passing. Continue reading…

Hickerson was there when Hayden Panettiere died on Sunday (Aug. 16.) Continue reading…

For those holding out hope that the long rumored Yellowstone spinoff – 6666 – would still come to fruition, Taylor Sheridan delivered some not-so-great news on that front in a recent interview. Ever since the flagship series took the world by storm, the Yellowstone universe has slowly expanded (both into the past and into the future). One spinoff that has been talked about ever since the western series started branching off was 6666, which was first teased in February of 2021. An […]

The post Taylor Sheridan Says This Long Rumored ‘Yellowstone’ Spinoff Is No Longer Happening: “Never Going To Be One” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

To hear Charley tell it, he fired Twin Temple over something simple — and the band, the media and Jack White all exploited the situation for personal gain. Continue reading…

There’s worse offenses for sure. Nobody should be looking to “cancel” Miranda Lambert over this issue. Artists deserve to get paid. But is it a bad look? It kind of is. She could have passed it to someone else.

The post On Miranda Lambert Opening Controversial New LiveNation Venue “The Truth” first appeared on Saving Country Music.

The country category is a who’s who of Nashville! Continue reading…

A lot has happened on the vinyl front since the last update nearly three months ago. Not only have we been treated to definitive reissues (reviewed below) of albums by Joni Mitchell, Crosby, Stills & Nash, and blues legends Skip James and Albert King, but also albums by two underserved

Keb’ Mo’ – The Breakdown Years ago, I was impressed with some early Taj Mahal albums. I’d been overdosing on progressive rock, mainstream pop, country rock, singer-songwriters, & all kinds of rehashed blues. But Taj Mahal was an oasis. Something rural, fresh, front porch, free & easy. After a good few years of Taj, I […]

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Carly Pearce says her new album goes deeper than heartbreak. This time, she’s letting fans into parts of her life she’s never shared before. Continue reading…