Category Archives: Americana News

Charley Crockett’s Age of the Ram arrives as the third and final entry in his Sagebrush Trilogy, a 20-song, 45-minute set built around the outlaw figure Billy McLane and cut again with Shooter Jennings in Los Angeles. The obvious move would be to compare it to some other modern revivalist country record, but Crockett is aiming farther back than that. This album is trying to turn country songs into a movie, or maybe into the memory of one, and that points straight to Marty Robbins’ Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs, the 1959 western cornerstone that helped teach later songwriters how to make myth feel personal.

‘Tonight, what I lack in mobility I’m gonna make up in passion,’ Eric Church joked with the crowd as he explained the story behind his broken foot. Continue reading…

Sadie Robertson Huff is grateful for God and her knowledge of CPR after her infant daughter, Kit, suffered a terrifying choking incident at home. Continue reading…

The “Choosin’ Texas” singer revealed that a quick haircut before a show didn’t go how she planned — but it ended up sticking in a big way. Continue reading…

Jenn Grinels “Always on the Run” (photo by Rebecca Boyd) Jenn Grinels has a new album coming out later this year with some Western influences and beautiful West Coast imagery, Western Heart. Ahead of the album’s release, Jenn has just released a new song “Always on the Run” with thoughtful lines: “Cobblestones and empty streets, […]

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I think Chief is ready for a break. Eric Church is wrapping up his 46-date Free the Machine Tour tonight, and he’s already limping to the finish line thanks to a broken foot that he suffered earlier this week after losing a fight with a suitcase. But tonight, on the last show of the tour at Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, Florida, Church walked out on stage with another noticeable difference: He wasn’t wearing his signature shades. Church is well known for […]

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Darius Rucker knew that it wasn’t going to take long for Luke Combs to go from opener to headliner. The country music star hailing from North Carolina burst onto the scene after his debut single, “Hurricane,” rocketed up the charts in 2016. It quickly reached No. 1 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart, and stayed there for multiple weeks. The song, now 12x platinum, basically announced to the world that Luke Combs was here. Not only did “Hurricane” connect with […]

The post Darius Rucker Knew Early On That Luke Combs Was Destined For Greatness: “Your Life Is About To Change” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Kevin Bacon is an Ella Fella. Ella Langley just released her highly anticipated sophomore record, Dandelion, this week, and it’s exceeding expectations. Starting with the heartfelt intro of “Froggy Went A Cortin’,” to her duet with Miranda Lambert, “Butterfly Season,” which touches on embracing change, everything about this record feels personal. The shift from the tough rock-and-roll exterior Langley has been sporting shows fans a much softer, tender, and profound individual who is thankful for all that has come her […]

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