Category Archives: Americana News

Not doing anything to quiet the comparisons. Carson Hocevar scored his first career NASCAR Cup Series win yesterday in the Jack Link’s 500 at Talladega Speedway. The driver of the #77 car for Spire Motorsports has been knocking on the door of his first win for a while now. He finished a then-career best 2nd at Nashville last year, and has consistently been at the front of the field over the past couple seasons. But like any young driver, Hocevar […]

The post Carson Hocevar’s Talladega Celebration Draws Comparisons To Iconic Dale Earnhardt Moment first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Guitarist, utility player and backing singer Cheyenne Dalton Meyer says she was fired from Top’s band about a month ago, and the news was unexpected. Continue reading…

 Open up the honky tonks and throw away the key, guitar slinger Dale Watson is back in town with a new album, Unwanted, which features his gruff, booming voice and his signature Ameripolitan sound. As always, Watson’s here to deliver a straight-ahead, high-octane blend of country and

Spider Bags was loud. But Reese McHenry herself was somehow louder than the entire band.

It was July 15, 2017 at The Pinhook in Durham. Amelia Riggs was at the release show for Bad Girl, the collaborative album between raucous Durham rock and rollers Spider Bags and locally beloved vocalist

It’s her actions, it’s her music, and whatever beliefs she espouses publicly that Ella Langley should be judged on. This guilt by association is irresponsible, reckless, unfounded, and potentially, outright incorrect.

The post As Predicted, Now They’re Coming for Ella Langley first appeared on Saving Country Music.

EDITOR’S NOTE: No Depression’s “Postcard From” series features dispatches from artists’ daily lives on the road, in the studio, or anywhere in between. Our next installment comes from singer-songwriter and roots-rock artist Tyler Ballgame, whose debut album For the First Time,

Including seven members of the Country Music Hall of Fame. Continue reading…

‘The Voice’ alum Dylan Carter formed a special bond with McEntire during his time on the show. Continue reading…

Carter, a talented singer and prominent member of his community, died in a car accident on Saturday (April 25.) Continue reading…

Karen Dahlstrom  Love These Days Some albums immediately reveal the hand of a mature songwriter—someone who has lived, reflected, and distilled experience into craft. Love These Days, the new release from Karen Dahlstrom, is unmistakably one of those records. Its ten songs draw on traditional Americana and folk sensibilities, arranged with understated drums and bass, […]

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