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Erin Rae Goes Deep on 'Lighten Up' LP

In early 2019, Rae and a fellow singer-songwriter friend, Louise Hayat-Camard of The Dove and The Wolf, made a pact to write a song each day and send it to each other. For Rae, it was about developing...

Cillea Houghton

Kelly Jean Caldwell Returns to the Outer Limits Stage to Celebrate Birdie LP

Kelly Jean Caldwell is not dead. The singer, songwriter, and owner-operator of Hamtramck’s Outer Limits Bar and record label laughs as she tells me a rumor of her death has been swirling around town. “The other day, someone at the bar was asking what’s the next show coming up,” she explains, “and...

Sara Barron

Americana duo Ida Mae Mythologize the Touring Life with "Road to Avalon"

Comprised of husband and wife Christopher and Stephanie Jean Turpin, the duo traversed across the pond from their native London to Nashville where they’ve released two spectacular projects in the...

Cillea Houghton

Esther Rose Dances Away the Heartbreak on Third LP How Many Times

Lacy Strong

Denise Hylands Introduces Listeners To The Dark Side of Country on 3RRR's Twang

Denise Hylands with musician Joshua Hedley. Every Saturday afternoon, driving home from teaching a Pilates class, I'd hit the freeway right as the theme song for Twang introduced Denise Hylands' regular 2-hour country music show on 3RRR. I have to admit, I've never been a fan of country music, but...

Cat Woods

‘Regifted’ was a Beacon of Light For Ty Herndon

When Ty Herndon recorded a collection of holiday classics nearly 20 years ago, he could have never imagined the time in which they’d resurface. On his new holiday album Regifted, Herndon breathes new life into his 2003 album Not So Silent Night, a project that's taken on multiple forms over the...

Cillea Houghton

four members of Massachusetts folk band Ruby Mack

Ruby Mack Premieres "Jane," a Love Letter to the LGBTQ Community

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Annie White

5 Thought-Provoking Songs on Forthcoming Ruston Kelly LP Shape and Destroy

Kelly has crafted a thoughtful and meaningful sophomore album that extends his reign as an alt-country...

Cillea Houghton

Colbie Caillat Goes Country with Gone West, on Their Expansive Debut ‘Canyons’

Country’s musical threads have long been tattered, torn, and intertwined. The vastness of the genre ─ from bluesy front porch pickin’ to the pristine pop-country of Patsy Cline and Eddy Arnold to today’s hip-hop filtered stride ─ relies heavily on its music-makers and a willingness to remember the...

Bee Scott

ONLY NOISEThe Women of Country Music Offer Wisdom in Times of Crisis

Loretta Lynn's alcohol-soaked pity party for herself in "Somebody, Somewhere" echoes quite a lot of our newly solo Saturday nights. Dolly Parton reminds us all that wealth is a state of being, rather than the (declining) value of our bank accounts. Lucinda Williams asks the simple, but potentially...

Cat Woods

Tessy Lou Williams Confronts Vice and Heartache with Classic Country Single 'One More Night'

” As the daughter of Kenny and Claudia Williams of the band Montana Rose, Williams was born with music in her DNA. After years of working as a songwriter and live performer, Williams is...

Cillea Houghton

Caitlyn Smith is a Force of Nature on 'Supernova'

Calling it Supernova, Smith wants you to feel the same chills...

Cillea Houghton