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Back to back river derbs in the Bassmaster Elite Series, and while this one allowed forward facing sonar, the Arkansas River proved to be a heavy cover special. As with any large river system, anglers had to consider how far they wanted to run from the tournament’s host city, Muskogee, Oklahoma (shoutout Merle Haggard), at the chance for better bass conditions. Of course, running up or down the river, and locking, dealing with barge traffic… it can really take away […]

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Conventionally, there is no place, no plan, no path for a band like this. But The Red Clay Strays defy all of these conventions to the point where they’re now one of the biggest bands in all of roots music.

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Some records announce themselves with a bang. Vincent Neil Emerson’s Blue Stars does something tougher. It settles in, tells the truth, and lets the weight of the songs do the heavy lifting. That makes it a natural fit beside Guy Clark’s Old No. 1, a record that helped define how Texas songwriting could be plain, precise, and quietly devastating. Beyond sound or geography, the connection is a shared belief that the smallest details often carry the biggest truths.

The wild trend sees TikTokers storming Scientology church buildings in order to go as deep in them as possible. People are even making maps.

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