The Country Ties of Ian McLagan & Bobby Keys
In the fall of 2012 when Ronnie Dunn (of Brooks & Dunn) was looking to write and record material for his upcoming album, he reached out to Texas music songwriting guru Ray Wylie Hubbard after...
View ArticleAlbums To Look Forward To In 2015
Who will be releasing new albums in 2015? What are some of the most-anticipated projects? What are the rumors swirling out there about new albums that may be coming down the pike? Here's a rundown of...
View ArticleCountry Music Star Doesn’t Have an Opinion on ‘American Sniper’
Everywhere you turn, the new movie about American Navy Seal Chris Kyle called American Sniper has been causing a political stir amongst movie goers and beyond. But one country star, Jimmy Michael...
View ArticleAlbum Review – James McMurtry’s “Complicated Game”
As a quality, not quantity kind of songwriter, James McMurtry, waiting six years to release this newest album Complicated Game, made it well worth the aching wait. McMurtry has been quoted as saying he...
View ArticleThe Best Country Albums of 2015 So Far
So we're close enough to the half way pole in 2015 to start thinking about what the best has been so far, and to get ready for what is sure to be a pretty exciting second half of 2015 for album...
View ArticleThe Best Country Songs of 2015 So Far
Being willing to see where a song takes you is at the heart of every music lover, and in this spirit I present eleven hand selected songs released in the first half of 2015 that will hopefully take you...
View Article2015 Nominees for Saving Country Music’s Album of the Year
2015's Album of the Year candidates might constitute the most wide open field of contenders since this exercise has been in practice. There's no clear front runners, anyone could win, and each...
View Article2015 Nominees for Saving Country Music’s Song of the Year
Being willing to go where a song takes you is the challenge in the heart of every music lover. Hopefully one of these songs released in 2015 will take you some place you want to be, or somewhere you’ve...
View ArticleSaving Country Music’s 2015 Album of the Year
Too often in music we tend to focus on the here and now, the young and the new. Who are the hot names that are rising up in the ranks? Who's going to make a big splash in music in the coming months and...
View Article“Dreamer” Kent Finlay to be Honored with New Book / Tribute Album
We've all heard of the "Class of '89" in country music, right? That was the year that Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson, Clint Black, Travis Tritt, and others came to power. Well have you ever heard of the...
View ArticleJason Isbell Announces New Dates for Winter Tour
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit just started an incredible six-night sold out stint at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on Monday (10-9), and after a tour in Europe this fall, Isbell & Co. will be...
View ArticleJason Isbell Releases New Tour Dates for Spring 2018
Jason Isbell has just added a slew of brand new tour dates for the spring to go on top of an already-packed winter touring schedule. The new dates now take Jason Isbell's touring schedule well into...
View Article“Live Forever” Book on Billy Joe Shaver’s Life & Songs On The Way
An oral history on the life of songwriting legend Billy Joe Shaver is on the way. Called 'Live Forever: The Songwriting Legacy of Billy Joe Shaver,' it will be about Shaver's life and songs told...
View ArticleThis New Shooter Jennings’“XXX” Genre
A while back it was brought to my attention that industrial rocker Shooter Jennings, along with No Depression blogger Adam Sheets had crafted the idea of starting a new genre of music, or more...
View ArticleJason Isbell Van & Gear Stolen in Dallas Update
Jason Isbell, former member of The Drive By Truckers and current solo artist had his van, trailer, and all contents stolen in Dallas, TX on Saturday afternoon. Jason and his band, The 400 Unit, were in...
View ArticleThe 6 “Other” Country Music Archetypes
Alright, so we all had a good chuckle poking fun at the 6 Pop Country Archetypes, now let's see what happens when I turn the poison pen towards the folks much more likely to frequent Saving Country...
View ArticleFred Eaglesmith Teaches A Lesson On “Johnny Cash”
Fred Eaglesmith puts fresh-faced country music interlopers riding a popularity wave in their place in "Johnny Cash," a song off of his 2012 release 6 Volts, and whose new video was just released this...
View ArticleJames McMurtry to Release First Album in Six Years
Fans of elite folk/Americana songwriter James McMurtry have been waiting a long time for new music from the famous son and fixture of Austin's Continental Club. McMurtry released his last studio record...
View ArticleThe Country Ties of Ian McLagan & Bobby Keys
In the fall of 2012 when Ronnie Dunn (of Brooks & Dunn) was looking to write and record material for his upcoming album, he reached out to Texas music songwriting guru Ray Wylie Hubbard after...
View ArticleAlbums To Look Forward To In 2015
Who will be releasing new albums in 2015? What are some of the most-anticipated projects? What are the rumors swirling out there about new albums that may be coming down the pike? Here's a rundown of...
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