It’s been another great year for music all around.  Here’s our version of a year end, best of list.  These are the records, songs, acts...

**I had a December column all written and tied up with a nice bow to publish today and then the news of Scott Weiland’s passing came...

This year, we  once again continue our annual November tradition of surveying people across the Texas/Red Dirt/Americana genres about a...

Preface: I’m not a journalist & I’m not pretending to be one. I barely consider myself a writer. Maybe late at night, a couple whiskeys...

Chris Stapleton’s big night at the CMA’s was a vindication for honest, hard-working, authentic musicians everywhere of every genre.  The...

Maren Morris has delivered a collection of songs with her latest EP that makes a statement. She’s not catering to any format or...

Last month, country music writer Grady Smith posted some astonishing sales numbers with regard to critically acclaimed artists, of which...

Kevin Russel has been astounding audiences for decades. First with The Gourds and now with his Shinyribs project and alter ego. Shinyribs...

It’s exciting when a new artist comes along and delivers a transcendent statement with their debut record.  The manner with which K...

**Our good friend Dan Adams Band has a very thoughtful rant about Bobby Bones being a “co-writer” in Nashville. Music industry rant –...

Kayla Ray was born and raised in Texas. She was brought up on the music of greats such as Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, Tammy Wynette, Tanya...

The compass of a music fan is an ever expanding enterprise.  It generally begins with hearing nursery rhymes or songs on Sesame Street...

Esteemed country music journalist Grady Smith released some truly staggering sales numbers on Twitter last night.  There was no source...

Dan Adams has been one of our favorite discoveries of the past couple years.  DA has a cool project going on right now.  His old college...

This month’s ramble was inspired by this message board post I saw some months back: “Texas country is just as bad, its the same thing as...

Turnpike Troubadours are on the verge of releasing their latest, long-awaited album (out September 18th). Evan Felker and the gang have...

A child has no greater hero than their father.  He’s a superhero in real life.  You see his feats up close.  He teaches many things, but...

The late summer sun is setting on the southeast Texas peninsula beach getaway known as Crystal Beach.  Famously detailed in Hayes Carll’s...

Stewart Mann and his brother Garrett have been fronting the southern rock outfit Statesboro Revue for a number of years now.  Stewart’s...

The past 6 months have inundated us with so many good records that it is easy to let some slip through the cracks.  By removing labels...