Category Archives: Americana News

Singing contest TV shows like American Idol and The Voice can be frustrating. When you watch every week to cheer someone on and then they get eliminated, it’s disappointing. Maybe Michael Buble, a coach on The Voice, was feeling that way after the season 28 finale. The victor was Aiden Ross. He was “Niall Horan’s […]

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It isn’t lost on Travis Kelce that when the Kansas City Chiefs take on the Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium this Sunday, there won’t be anything to play for.  That’s right. For the first time in more than a decade, the Red and Gold will take the field with nothing at stake: no playoff ranking, […]

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The Country Music Hall of Fame and others might be reluctant to tell his story, but Clint Black isn’t. He’s planning to release his memoir, “KILLIN’ TIME: My Life and Music” via Harper Influence.

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Find albums from Dolly Parton, Carrie Underwood, Eric Church and Willie Nelson, plus more contemporary covers from Old Dominion, Zac Brown Band and more. Continue reading…

Favorite Albums of 2025 – Editor’s Pick What defines a great album? When you’re several songs in and your mind is still exploding, you’re still groovin’, or turning it up and leaning in to listen closer? Lots of albums have that one incredibly great song, or two, or three. But for a favorite album you’ll […]

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Lilly Hiatt at The Attic at The State Theatre, State College, PA (December 13th, 2025) In my house, we had an old Mason jar where we put all the spare bits and left over pieces of Lego sets, the small little cubes of hard plastic landmines that we stepped on in the middle of the […]

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Greg Freeman at Globe Hall in Denver I’ve written a lot – some might say a little too much – about indie country this year. What I’ve called “the slightly disheveled city cousin to Americana’s country mouse” has provided some of the best songwriting in both the indie and country spheres in 2025. But there’s […]

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Corey Ledet Zydeco on The Black Magic Band and Capturing Live In Alaska Corey Ledet Zydeco recently rolled out a new logo, updated name for the band, and new instrument, as Corey Ledet Zydeco & Black Magic. With it comes an energetic, refreshed shine that well suits the release of his first ever live album, […]

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There’s something inherently haunting about the last song an artist ever performs live before they die. Continue reading…

Though Q Division Studios has moved through several locations over the years, it’s remained one of Boston’s most storied rooms—an independent hub where big ideas and bigger sounds have been captured for decades. In this interview, we talk with co-founder Jon Lupfer about the studio’s evolution, the people who shaped its identity, and what it […]