Long before anyone came up with the concept of alt-country, whatever that is, there was country-rock, whatever that was. A quarter-century ago, country-rock meant long-haired hippiebilly boys reconnecting with the honky-tonk/bluegrass half of the original rock ‘n’ roll equation. And […]
“I don’t want to say that I don’t feel pretty,” says Rosie Flores, in her mid-40s after more than a quarter-century in show business — though, as she will tell you, it feels a lot longer on both counts. “It’s […]
Ronnie Dawson may be celebrating his 60th birthday on August 11, but don’t think for a minute he’s slowing down. The Dallas rock ‘n’ roller just released More Bad Habits, a project on Yep Roc Records that contains his first […]
Almost all of them arise out of nothing, these unlikely collectives we call rock ‘n’ roll bands. Rarely are they set in motion with some grand master scheme finessed over weeks of research and planning; rather, it starts with two […]
“With all of my songwriting — from the Wagoneers to yesterday — my heart is firmly painted on my sleeve,” says Monte Warden. “I leave to nothing to irony or conjecture; you know exactly what my songs are about.” From […]
Although most storytellers understand that one of the first principles of writing is to write about what you know, putting that dictum into practice can be a tricky proposition. When conveying a sense of place, it often helps to get […]
If there were more lawyers out there like William Morgan, all those lawyer jokes that inevitably make the rounds wouldn’t be necessary. Morgan, you see, is a bluegrass fan, and that makes all the difference in the world. In what […]
Last October, Sire Records threw a party 30 miles outside Nashville to showcase Mandy Barnett’s nearly completed album, I’ve Got A Right To Cry. The event took place at Bradley’s Barn, the renowned recording studio of the project’s producer, the […]
It’s tough, gritty, heavily influenced by displaced Appalachia, and never takes itself too seriously. The music of Johnny Smoke is a lot like the city of Dayton. The band has been around Dayton in various incarnations since 1995. The current […]
I’m proud to say I’m a bluegrass singing man For it’s a lonesome sound, and the music of our land I’ve worked that hard road, played a lot of shows I sung many a song with Mr. Bill Monroe I’m […]
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