Initially formed in 1993, it took only a few years for BR5-49 to catch on with the Nashville locals at Robert’s Western Wear, score a major label deal with Arista, and find themselves touring the world. This set of country […]
Initially formed in 1993, it took only a few years for BR5-49 to catch on with the Nashville locals at Robert’s Western Wear, score a major label deal with Arista, and find themselves touring the world. This set of country […]
You knew a band as seasoned as BR549 would recover from another lineup change without missing a beat, and sure enough, Dog Days, produced by John Keane, picks up where 2004’s Tangled In The Pines left off despite the departure […]
Don’t let the title fool you. On its first release with a new lineup, BR549 is connected as strongly as ever with the honky-tonk sound of yesteryear. The three originals and two covers that make up this EP showcase the […]
On May 17, the day of its grand reopening in a stunning new building, I toured the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, Tennessee. There’s much to quibble with inside regarding omissions and emphases, but maybe that’s […]
By now you’ve probably seen the hype about this Nashville band, everywhere from CMJ (College Music Journal) to JCM (Journal Of Country Music). When I heard Live At Robert’s, an EP the band released earlier this year, I was a […]
All kinds of ink has been spilled recently heralding this Nashville combo as a welcome return to a time when country music could be found in its rawest and purest form — and totally line-dance free. And after listening to […]
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