For several years, guitar-wielding singer-songwriter Charlie Worsham has featured a song in his live shows which he says fits into the relatively sparse category of “stoner gospel.” Written with Ashley Monroe, “I Hope I’m Stoned (When Jesus Takes Me Home)” is an ode to the earthly, yet otherworldly delights of …
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For several years running, Kalie Shorr has been one of country music’s most promising new artists — for how she melds an appreciation of the genre’s roots with an unabashed love for emo and pop, for her cutting songwriting, and for how she’s made her feminism a vital part of …
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After struggling to stand out from the retro-dressed songwriters and singers in East Nashville, Cale Tyson ditched his hat, sold his stuff, and relocated west to Los Angeles. It’s a move that, so far, has done the Texas native good. His new song “Fade Me Away” is a pleasant mix …
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Bluegrass group Nefesh Mountain highlight the grandeur of northern California in their new music video for “A Mighty Roar.” Fittingly, the lyrics of the track, off the album Beneath the Open Sky, are shot through with references to nature, as vocalist Eric Lindberg sings about the skies, the oceans, and …
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Miranda Lambert has released the new song “It All Comes Out in the Wash,” the lead single from the CMA Award-winning performer’s upcoming seventh studio album. Brighter and more upbeat than the bulk of Lambert’s 2016 double album The Weight of These Wings, “It All Comes Out in the Wash” …
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Country music and the Fourth of July go together like a firecracker and a match. This year, a number of Nashville stars are performing at concerts and displays around the country, including the biggies in New York City and Washington, D.C. Here’s how to watch four of the U.S.’s most …
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Aaron Watson isn’t changing his tune anytime soon. The West Texas native has been nothing if not persistent in his 20-year climb to country music hit-maker, a fact that began to pay off when 2015’s The Underdog made him the first solo male performer since the dawn of the Nielsen …
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Opening with a slashing guitar riff and the wail of singer Cody Cannon, Whiskey Myers’ new song “Die Rockin’” is a blast of potent rock & roll with a Southern flavor. “I’m gonna rock until I die/I’m gonna die rockin’,” Cannon sings, letting you know exactly where he lands on …
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In May 1977, New York City was on the brink. A serial killer calling himself “Son of Sam” evaded capture and taunted authorities, while the city faced financial ruin and a growing reputation as a lawless, concrete jungle. Two months later, the situation would reach fever pitch, amid a sweltering …
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Musicians on Call, the nonprofit organization that has for two decades delivered live performances and recorded music to the bedsides of patients in healthcare facilities across the country, will usher in its 20th anniversary with a special Nashville concert featuring headliner Blake Shelton. The show is set for Friday, May …
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