Category Archives: Americana News

Of course… If you’re a sports fan, you’re probably familiar with Jemele Hill from her time at ESPN. She served as the evening host of SportsCenter in 2017, and in her 10-plus years at the network hosted various shows like Numbers Never Lie and His & Hers. Her time at the “Worldwide Leader in Sports” wasn’t without controversy though. In 2008, she was suspended during the NBA playoffs for making a Hitler reference when criticizing the Boston Celtics, and in 2017 she drew criticism […]

The post Former ESPN Host Says Black Atlanta Falcons Fans Don’t Like Their New White Coach Because Of How He Treated Shedeur Sanders first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

The slow winter months in the crowdfunding landscape provide fewer artists for me to choose who gets featured here. I usually try to theme each month’s column, picking three artists who have a similar style, type of perk, etc. that tells a story about the world of crowdfunding.

You can be assured that Dale Watson’s new album called “Unwanted” will be twangy, hard-charging, and true to itself when it’s released on April 24th via Forty Below Records. The twelve tracks all self-produced and written by Dale.

The post Dale Watson Announces New Album, Pays Tribute to Willie and Waylon first appeared on Saving Country Music.

Get ready for a convenience store experience like no other—Buc-ee’s is going big in Florida, and it’s not just about gas. Continue reading…

Langhorne Slim – The Dreamin’ Kind This set by Nashville transplant Langhorne Slim invigorates the aging R&R genre with enthusiastic songs. Power chords? Absolutely. ‘70s style riffs? Of course. Layered arrangements? Skillfully. Slim spreads a more explorative version of rock by spreading the brown powdered sugar of soul, the white-grained fructose of folk & the […]

The post REVIEW: Langhorne Slim “The Dreamin’ Kind” appeared first on Americana Highways.

Of the contemporary men, Tim McGraw and Keith Urban would seemingly be closest, but what about Clint Black? Continue reading…

Fort Worth-bred singer-songwriter Alex Lambert visited us at The Red Building on Nashville’s Music Row during AMERICANAFEST 2025 to share three new songs in their most basic form, just vocals and acoustic guitars. The stripped down arrangement naturally put Lambert’s soulful rasp front and center in

The 38th annual Folk Alliance International (FAI) conference and festival is still taking place through this weekend, with thousands of participants descending on the already musical city of New Orleans. On Wednesday night, FAI hosted its International Folk Music Awards during a two-hour, star-studded presentation. The categories and nominees are

Julian Lage is a ceaselessly inventive composer and one of the best guitarists playing today. On Scenes from Above, produced by Joe Henry, he joins forces with keyboardist John Medeski, bassist Jorge Roeder, and drummer Kenny Wollesen in a new quartet to deliver stunning new tunes that move among blues,

Pat McAfee live from the White House? That’s going to be must-watch TV. President Donald Trump is obviously familiar with The Pat McAfee Show. On Veteran’s Day last year, the president called into the show for a wide-ranging conversation that touched on everything from the VA to fixing NIL and Trump’s hatred for the new NFL kickoff rules. Until this week though, the popular ESPN personality and host of College GameDay had never met Trump in person…but when he finally got his opportunity, he […]

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