Category Archives: Americana News

I feel like they’re playing fast and loose with the term “southern hospitality” after that… Over the weekend, Whiskey Myers and The Black Crowes played a show in Tampa, Florida at MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre during a stop on their co-headlining Southern Hospitality tour. But at some point during the show, right before The Black Crowes started playing the fan-favorite “She Talks to Angels,” a visual came on a screen that showed the band’s Black Crowe character dressed as Uncle […]

The post “I Don’t Know What You Have To Be So Proud Of” — Black Crowes Get Booed After Going Off On Florida Fans For Chanting “U.S.A.” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

It’s difficult to imagine anyone but Harrison Ford wearing Indiana Jones’ iconic fedora, but Tom Selleck almost had the part.

The post Director Explains Why Tom Selleck Wasn’t Cast as Indiana Jones appeared first on Wide Open Country.

The stampede took place on Friday night in Rome, Italy, during a late-night rehearsal for the country’s annual Republic Day parade. 

The post Cop Accused of Causing Massive Horse Stampede that Injured Officers appeared first on Wide Open Country.

There’s a long history of social activism by folk musicians dating back at least 100 years and most probably a lot longer than that. In many cases the participation is in events organized by others. With Iowan David G. Smith, however, he puts the active in activism. He schedules about 20% of his gigs in […]

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An Oklahoma youth baseball coach who allegedly instructed his 12-year-old son to throw into the opposing dugout has received a lifetime ban from the United States Specialty Sports Association (USSSA), which sanctioned the tournament in which the incident occurred. Tensions flared between the 11-and-under teams from Oklahoma and Nebraska during a game in Kansas City over […]

The post Youth Baseball Coach Draws Lifetime Ban For Allegedly Instructing Son to Throw Ball at Dugout appeared first on Wide Open Country.

Jimmy Kimmel believes his days on late-night are numbered and that the late-night talk show format is coming to an end.

The post Jimmy Kimmel Is Considering Retiring appeared first on Wide Open Country.

May was another amazing month for country music. In just the past few weeks, there have been so many amazing album and single releases, and it’s impossible for us at Whiskey Riff to cover every single song that deserves to be heard upon its release. But in my opinion, that is a great problem to have, and it speaks to the strength of the country music scene today as opposed to a decade ago or so. So, in an effort […]

The post 30 New Country Songs That Need To Be On Your Radar – June 2026 first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

This should be interesting. Love or hate her, there’s simply no denying that Taylor Swift has a special and unique place in country music history. Before she became the pop megastar that she is today, she had a LOT of success in the genre. Simply put, she took the genre by storm as a teenager with the release of her self-titled debut album in 2006. Throughout her limited time in the genre, which mainly spanned four albums and six years in […]

The post Taylor Swift Returning To Country Music With New Song, “I Knew It, I Knew You” For ‘Toy Story 5’ first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Who all are we going to see in Myrtle Beach this week? It’s hard to believe summer’s already here, but with Memorial Day weekend behind us it’s finally time to start gearing up for days on the water, festival season, fun and the sun, and everything else that makes this the best time of year. To kick off summer the right way, we’re headed to beautiful Myrtle Beach, South Carolina later this week for Carolina Country Music Fest, four days […]

The post 5 Things To Do While You’re In Myrtle Beach For Carolina Country Music Fest first appeared on Whiskey Riff.