On any given Sunday, if you’re looking for Dale Watson, you won’t find him in church. If he’s not out on the road demonstrating his Ameripolitan music, most likely he’ll be down the road a smidgen from his North Austin […]
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For the second time in this column, I’m taking you to Sydney, Australia, to learn about Eddie White — a veteran DJ who is the first person I’ve interviewed who’s to bring up “Ameripolitan” music, which is a little less “whatever […]
This past weekend was my first Stagecoach. I approached it not knowing quite what to expect, but with an open mind. As I arrived on Friday afternoon I had some time to take in my surroundings, and really breathe in […]
On December 4, Nick Lowe brought his 2nd Annual Quality Holiday Revue to one of Atlanta’s finest venues the Variety Playhouse. St. Nick treated an adoring full house to not only an amazing performance backed by surf music champions Los Straitjackets but he also […]
Over the course of a long and controversial career, Dale Watson has been called a lot of things. But nobody but him would dare to invite fans and critics to label him as he did for his latest release, Call […]
Does Dale Watson realize how important he and his music really are? The man upholds and advances traditional country music — the genuine, real people kind that reflects the aspirations, heartaches, and end-of-work-week, shout-and-stomp barroom release that a million corporate […]
It’s been a particularly interesting week to live in Nashville and be someone who writes about music. This week, a mashup of six top country songs went viral. The songs were virtually identical besides not being very good. It was […]
For die-hard honky-tonk fans, few things make life worth living more than Dale Watson crooning about how life isnt worth living. On The Little Darlin Sessions, Watson re-creates vintage tears-n-beers numbers from Nashvilles Little Darlin label, with label founder Aubrey […]
After years of tilting at windmills, Dale Watson has rechristened his brand of country as “Ameripolitan” — but it’s not a musical change, just a doubling-down on the directness, intimacy, fiddle, steel, guitar and shuffle beats for which he’s known. […]
The word “crazy” and the idea of a person being driven insane by love has been used frequently in country music songs, but Dale Watson’s powerful “I Wish I Was Crazy Again” has a special resonance. “They say I went […]
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