Tribeca Records recording artist Gina Zollman is celebrating her new release “Heartstrings”, a country hit that promises to become the cornerstone of this artist’s career. Gina’s songs are mostly a study in […]
Nobody would argue that the 1980s was a classic era for country music – the genre was filled with middle of the road soft dreck and popsickle production values. John Anderson embodied the hard country aesthetic at the beginning of the ‘80s and Randy Travis carried the banner at the decade’s end. Steve Earle and Rosanne Cash helped us through the tough times
“It is my unfortunate responsibility to inform you that “May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose” by Little Jimmy Dickens did not make this list…” so says Crawford before going all country on us…
George Strait? 20 minutes from the heart of Manhattan at the Prudential Center? That is a biggie. Strait is the biggest country star alive (Vince is the best, but that’s a different subject). And while I have heard that Strait is a moody cuss on stage who doesn’t speak to the audience or indeed acknowledge the audience at all, he is still a classic country star.
He separated himself from the Nashville assembly line crowd by writing and performing not just traditional hard country music (which was a pretty daring artistic statement in 1980), but also by incorporating elements of rock and bluegrass
His die was caste. Bar rooms and heartbreak, loneliness and whiskey
Popdoses Ken Shane wrote “Now that George is gone, Vince has the most beautiful voice in country music” and if you don’t think that’s high praise may I remind you George Strait is still alive
Jones imparted gravitas to everything he sang. Knowing sin and salvation, he could effortlessly convey anguish, hope, and humor. He stuck to his knitting
Everybody from Elvis C. to Emo rock owes their vocabulary of pain to the great man and nobody around today or yesterday for that matter can compare. Even Ray Charles loved him.
It’s been nearly fifteen years since Brad broke through, eight years since “The World” and the man needs a rest. Enough of these too clever by half albums
Those shit kicking white trash Dixie whistling gay hating race baiting country god fearing truck driving fuck faces from way down South sure have their moments music wise
The hits hit good, “Big Green Tractor” is masterful and “Dirt Road Anthem” a major singalong, than he does the impossible and doesn’t embarrasses himself dueting with a video taped Kelly Clarkson on “Won’t You Say”.. He saves “Night Train” and “1994” from the latest album. And is a capable and smart band leader.
A thoroughly entertaining set by country pros introducing a very good album and having a lot of fun doing it, with a small but magical band to help them along.
Memo to Blake. It may be that people aren’t nostalgic for their grandpa’s country music. They may be nostalgic for country music with heart and substance.
She had everyone up and dancing throughout the 2 hours. It was an amazing night with an amazing performer!
The setlist has remained largely the same since he had his last Top Ten country hit in 1994. Multi-instrumentalist Joe Spivey has played with Anderson for years and his mandolin performance on “An Occasional Eagle” and his frenetic fiddle sawing on “The Orange Blossom Special” were two of the highlights of the evening. Spivey and drummer Tommy Rivelli locked into a viciously wonderful boot stomping groove on “Wild and Blue.”
Meteorology, geography, and earth science subjects. Mountains, rain, earth, the sky, the road, snow, rivers, waves, trains, raindrops, rainbows, highways, Dallas, Texarkana, Juarez, and Carlsbad Caverns all received their due mention. The Flatlanders are standing on terra firma yet reaching for the cosmos.
Over a decade later, III has fulfilled his contract with Curb who have gone to the well of outtakes for an eigth time on a six album deal, and culled odds and sods from the outtakes off his first two albums.
Elvis doesn’t improve on the originals, ever. And the Hank Williams cover is awful. BUT, I had never heard these songs before and for me… it just blew me away. Imagine hearing “Color Of The Blues” “Brown To Blue” “Good Year For The Roses” FOR THE FIRST TIME.
Whether seductively unbuttoning his shirt, careening through his history, trading guitar licks with his son, cracking jokes, laughing, dancing, playing guitar solo after solo and just plain having so much fun we could share in it, Glen brought an early Spring to the middle of this winter. A giant. He’ll be missed
I was buying a ticket at the Bottom Line in June 1999 when the guy behind the box office wised me up that tix for June Cash Carter had just gone on sell… did I want to? Darn tootin’. Press On had just been released and I loved it.
Adam Brand is a good ol’ boy from Australia, playing some of that country-pop and, along with three other acoustic guitarists and a washboard, he performed a pretty good 20 minute set that didn’t come close to wearing out its welcome.
yeoman showman taking care of business country albums
“…usually I’m intoxicated and I’m slurring, ‘We need to sing a song!’ at her
seems to have her sense of self in preciise proportion to the world about her.
the hits just kept on coming
"de de de de de, de de de de dum…" Oh, sorry, didn't see you there… When last heard from we were pushing up Dolly's awesome Better Day by dissing her previous
remarkable vocal performance at the behest of simply great songs
She is playing three times more off the newbie than Fearless.
At the third Muse And Music program, we went country
Booksmart songwriter Joe Maynard and his band will inform and entertain at the third installment of the General Society’s music and discussion series.
I would rather lick the hinges of a Tupelo brothel than listen to this crap
he takes off his folkie with an agenda hat and sticks on his stetson.
the new ones sounded completely in his folk alt-country style
the potential to be of the greatest songwriters of her generation, and f you are serious about modern popular music, you must see her
you cant buy a proper sex toy for under $50 but you can slow dance with Hannah Montana for pocket change
