William Matheny — That Grand, Old Feeling
When I started this blog eleven years ago, I thought I had it mostly figured it out. I had the career stuff down, I was making good money for a 22-year-old, and I was doing what I’d always wanted to…
HEY! LISTEN: Stefanie Joyce Is Reborn on Rollicking “Resurrection Day”
Murder has always been a part of country music, but on Stefanie Joyce’s “Resurrection Day,” sometimes the person you need to murder is yourself. Joyce, who hails from the Pacific Northwest, throws joyful classic country touches into this song of…
PREMIERE: Kevin Jaggers Gets It All Out on “Gettin’ Good at Gettin’ By”
Kevin Jaggers is doing the Nashville thing — scoring songwriting credits and gigging around. But that hard work is paying off on the new acoustic version of his song “Gettin’ Good at Gettin’ By.” The son of Sonora, KY, Jaggers…
INTERVIEW: Amanda Stewart Blazes New Trails on “Venom”
Amanda Stewart comes by the natural imagery in her country music honestly. Stewart grew up in the Montana mountains on her grandparents’ ranch, and she brings that sense of isolated grandeur to her music. Venom, her upcoming album due out…
PREMIERE: Hooks and the Huckleberries Foresee the End on “Jemez”
You know when you fall in love and you think it might be one-sided, and the thrill of your day is just getting a glimpse of that person? That’s how I’ve felt about Hooks and the Huckleberries since I reviewed…
Sara Petite — The Empress
Sara Petite is absolutely transcendent on her recent album The Empress. The guitar slinger nonchalantly ducks and weaves between outlaw country, rock’n’roll, and folk gracefully. She ties it all together with her rich storytelling, ricocheting from trailer parks to dive…
PREMIERE: Katie Callahan Befriends Her “Magnificent Beast”
We’ve got plenty of reasons to run from our demons — and a plethora of Americana songs that deal with that theme literally and figuratively. But what if we make friends with them instead? Katie Callahan’s new song “Magnificent Beast…
HEY! LISTEN: Caitlin Quisenberry Wants to Go “Wild West With You”
Caitlin Quisenberry hits the open road on “Wild West With You.” Originally from Colorado, Quisenberry’s set down roots in Music City after traveling the world in pursuit of music. Her latest song, “Wild West You,” celebrates diving into the unknown…