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Blues music has always bridged the generation gap.
The genre’s democratic forms help. Its calls cry out for response, within songs and down successive generations. The conventional 12-bar provides a sturdy, collective structure to which all can add personal expression without overpowering the whole.
Blues also
Editor’s Note: John R. Miller, whose new LP titled The Great Unknowing came out July 17 via Rounder Records, is No Depression’s Spotlight Artist for July 2026. Read more about Miller’s fifth album here and watch
Before Martin Luther King, Jr., rose to deliver his now-iconic speech at the end of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963, Mahalia Jackson riveted the quarter million attendees congregated on the Washington Mall with her stirring performances of “I’ve Been
Has there ever been a league more determined to run off its fans? The WNBA has experienced a surge in popularity over the past few years, thanks in large part to the arrival of Caitlin Clark with the Indiana Fever back in 2024. Clark’s popularity has elevated the league to new heights, with has obviously benefited everybody, from the league to the players. A rising tide lifts all boats, right? But it seems like the league has no interest in […]
The post WNBA Team Apologizes After Co-Owner Calls Teen Sophie Cunningham Supporters “F—ing Insane” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.
After finally re-emerging to play some shows recently, and releasing a tribute to Blaze Foley called “Jukebox Blues” in March, Ian Noe has announced the release of a new 16-song concept album called “Canyon Falls Trailer Band.”
The post Ian Noe Re-Emerges to Announces New Double Concept Album first appeared on Saving Country Music.
In response to Buc-ee’s numerous lawsuits over its beaver logo, this late night host introduced merch designed to get the lawyers involved.
The post TV Host Dares Buc-ee’s to Sue Him Over New Merch Line appeared first on Wide Open Country.
The shocking deaths of Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Reiner in December are still reverberating like an earthquake throughout the entertainment community and far beyond its borders. Their son, Nick, 32, was charged with their murders and pleaded not guilty. He is presently in jail in the Twin Towers Correctional Facility in Los Angeles. […]
The post Nick Reiner Was Penalized for Alleged “Hostile” Behavior in Jail appeared first on Wide Open Country.
In a post to fans on Instagram today, the singer shared that he is three days sober after a golf cart accident led to his relapse.
The post Country Singer Relapses After Freak Golf Cart Accident appeared first on Wide Open Country.