Award shows never pick nominees and winners that satisfy everyone. My favorite awards, the AMA show, have for the first time disappointed me. More to the point the membership choices for nominees disappoint me.
This year is heavy with on Steve Earle and Mary Gauthier nominations. While I dig what they’ve […]

Two years ago an album arrived on my doorstep from an artist I had only heard about through a friend’s recommendation. As I peeled away the plastic wrap a small package of seeds fell to the floor. I picked them up and heard the familiar rattle of a spring’s planting just as I […]

While cruising channels today my morbid curiousity forced me to stop at CMT to watch the Top 20 countdown. With great trepidation I watched for a few minutes until Shooter Jennings showed up and introduced the number 10 song: his own “Fourth of July.” The rest of the countdown was pretty much crap […]

As you know Kristofferson recently was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame at which Todd Snider performed “Me and Bobby McGee.” Of course a tribute album is in the plans and Todd will be involved.
I got a preview of his contribution to that album courtesy of some of my finer friends which […]

Breaking into the Texas music circuit is tricky. Making it on the tour is just plain hard. Breaking out of Texas is nearly impossible. That’s the task facing the guys from the Eli Young Band as their new release Level begins hitting the airwaves.
Steeped in Texan musical lore and burnished by rock […]

A little birdy just told me that Todd Snider and Mary Gauthier are hosting this year’s edition of the Americana Music Association Awards Nomination Party on June 16th.
I’ve been told that both artists will be performing so pack your bags and get ready for what is sure to be an exciting awards season!