Americana pioneer Bill Kirchen headlines Carrboro's Fourth of July show
Bill Kirchen has forgotten more music than most people ever know, and he still remembers plenty. Thats on ample display on Hot Rod Lincoln, the hopped-up centerpiece track to Kirchens new album...
View ArticleBill Kirchen Band (USA)
Beaverwood Club Real Music Live, Chislehurst Tue 16th July 2013 'TITAN OF THE TELECASTER' Grammy nominated guitarist, singer and songwriter Bill Kirchen is one of the fortunate few who can step onto...
View ArticleChuck Berry Tribute is a strong show that races to an anti-climax
Related topics Rock and Roll Hall of FameChuck BerryState TheatrePlayhouseSquare Rating for Chuck Berry Tribute 5 Advertisement Having had to cope with power outages and crashing computers through...
View ArticleRed Meat develops raw country sound
When the country band Red Meat came together in April 1993, they performed with punk bands, rock bands and whatever showcases would have them on the bill. The audiences embraced the band and the...
View ArticleMichael J. and Leticia: 'Americana Made'
Related topics slideshow Advertisement If you’ve never had the chance to see Johnny Cash and June Carter perform live then cheer up, folks. Michael J. (Smith) and Leticia (Blumette) are working hard...
View ArticleBehind the Bakersfield Sound: Take Buck Owens Boulevard and Merle Haggard...
BAKERSFIELD The streets here are called Owens and Haggard, named after men with ache in their voices and enough talent to help shape a city's legacy. Buck Owens Boulevard and Merle Haggard Drive...
View ArticleConcerts for July 20-26
POP/ROCK There are plenty of surf-rock revivalists floating around these days, but few featuring a grimy sheen like Portland, Ore.'s Guantanamo Baywatch. The campy, reverb-washed trio trades in...
View ArticleAn interview with 'Titan of the Telecaster' Bill Kirchen
Rather than embracing the vacuity and barefaced narcissism of 2013’s reality television generation, he maintains an old-school attitude predicated on supporting his family, writing killer tunes, and...
View ArticleMerle Haggard is one of us -- that's his beauty
Merle Haggard has always been an iconoclast and a contradiction. He is a hipster and a working-class hero, a restless traveler who sings yearningly of home, a deep romantic who rues love lost. He has...
View ArticleBill Kirchen at Ocean County Library on Saturday
Bill Kirchen has never received the credit he deserves for crafting consistent and at times, brilliant country-rock. So it wasn't a bad idea to surround the Telecaster wizard with an array of...
View ArticleHigh Notes: Bill Kirchen
Legendary Americana and roots-rock guitar ace Kirchen returns with a new...
View Article>Music Review: Bill Kirchen - 'Seeds and Stems'
Bill Kirchen first learned his musical chops in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he was a founding member of Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen. From 1967-1976, his lead guitar sound helped the band...
View Article>Vince Gill, Paul Franklin revisit Bakersfield era
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Vince Gill, country music's modern ambassador, and Paul Franklin, Nashville's most sought after steel guitar player, are bringing the twang back to country with a new...
View ArticleVince Gill, Paul Franklin revisit Bakersfield era
Vince Gill, country music's modern ambassador, and Paul Franklin, Nashville's most sought after steel guitar player, are bringing the twang back to country with a new collection of songs from the...
View ArticleBill Kirchen makes return trip to the Blue Door
Known as “A Titan of the Telecaster,” Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter/guitarist Bill Kirchen is still best known for driving a souped-up cover of ‘Hot Rod Lincoln' into the Billboard Top 10 with...
View ArticleAlbum review: Bill Kirchen "Seeds and Stems"
LeadPhotoID --> 0 A version of this album review appears in Friday’s Weekend Life section of The Oklahoman. To read my interview with Bill Kirchen, click here. Americana Bill Kirchen “Seeds and...
View ArticleAlbum review: Bill Kirchen “Seeds and Stems”
The hard-touring roots-rock pioneer revisits many of the favorite songs from his famously high-energy live shows with “Seeds and Stems.” By Brandy McDonnell Modified: August 1, 2013 at 2:58 pm •...
View ArticleInterview and video: Bill Kirchen releases retrospective album "Seeds and...
LeadPhotoID --> 0 Bill Kirchen A version of this feature appears in Friday’s Weekend Life section of The Oklahoman. To read my “Seeds and Stems” review, click here. Bill Kirchen makes return trip...
View ArticleTop Tickets: Country fans, don’t miss Bill Kirchen
FRIDAY Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun With special guest Austin de Lone This Telecaster wrangler, from Austin, Texas, via Maryland’s Western Shore via Ann Arbor, Mich., is a roots music treasure. His...
View ArticleWhat to do in Oklahoma on Aug. 8, 2013: Listen to Bill Kirchen at the ...
LeadPhotoID --> 0 Bill Kirchen Today’s featured event: Hear Grammy-nominated “Titan of the Telecaster” Bill Kirchen at 8 tonight at the Blue Door, 2805 N McKinley. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. The...
View ArticleBlues, bluegrass at Bugle Boy
Take the bluesiest blues man in Texas. Add in the talents of Texas Music Hall of Fame member and Texas Steel Guitar Hall of fame member Cindy Cashdollar and you have the recipe for a night to be...
View ArticleTelecaster Master Bill Kirchen Is Down to Seeds and Stems Again
Bill Kirchen, the warhorse guitar virtuoso behind some of the most familiar licks on the planet, comes to Mucky Duck Tuesday to preview his latest album, Seeds and Stems, which...
View ArticleBill Kirchen: The Entertainer Rocks On
The internet legend is now just another internet myth. No, Bill Kirchen, “The Titan of the Telecaster,” did not pick up his 1959 Fender in a trade with a stranger on a bus. “That story is an internet...
View ArticleBest country picks, September 6
By any other name, Bill Kirchen and Too Much Fun will leave you smiling long after...
View ArticleHaggard offers a flowing, flawless set
After his fourth song in front of a packed Kleinhans Music Hall on Friday night, black-clad country legend Merle Haggard stood at center stage, frustrated. Because of two replacement amps that were...
View ArticleAsleep At The Wheel's Ray Benson steps out with second solo album
He’s led Western swing's venerable Asleep At The Wheel band for so long that people forget what a great singer-songwriter-performer Ray Benson is on his own. But with his just-released second solo...
View ArticleThe Best Concerts In Houston This Week: John Egan, Bill Kirchen, Mike...
John Egan The Big Easy, February 3 Solo bluesman John Egan sings in a tone that suggests someone is constantly walking over his grave, and his lyrics are loaded with bad mojo like nature gone haywire...
View ArticleThe Mighty Cash Cats rock the LAB
Related topics slideshow Advertisement The Mighty Cash Cats once again rocked The Lab Brewing Company in Agoura Hills, CA on Saturday, Nov 10 with their tuneful Tribute to Johnny Cash and June Carter....
View ArticleDuffy Kane to play Bethesda Blues & Jazz Club Sunday
Duffy Kane and his band The Freedom Train bring their genre mixing sound to the Bethesda Blues & Jazz Club on Sunday, November 24, 2013. $10 is an affordable cover to see one of the regions better...
View Article>Music Review: Suzy Bogguss - 'Lucky'
Although all the tunes were written (or co-written) by Merle Haggard, Suzy Bogguss didn't set out to mimic or imitate the great man on Lucky. Instead, she set out to highlight the universal emotional...
View ArticleReview | Merle Haggard
Mark Humphrey Merle Haggard, who performed earlier this year at Nashville's All for the Hall benefit, showed a Thursday night crowd at Knuckleheads how it's done. This was about as perfect as a night...
View Article>Music Review: Commander Cody and His Modern Day Airmen - Live from the Island
In the early '70s, Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen had a different style than other country-influenced groups. Much of their material channeled Western swing (Bob Wills and the Texas...
View ArticleNight After Night, Sept. 6, 2012
More suggested shows from our music writers, who don't know the meaning of “holiday weekend”: THURSDAY Nightmare River Band at 502 Bar. Before you get the idea that New York City is no place for a...
View Article10 Songs: We asked those in country music for their iconic list of must-haves
If you don’t know the words to at least one Johnny Cash song, can you really consider yourself a country music fan? We asked a bunch of people in the country music business to send us their lists of...
View Article>Interview: Rock Pioneer Commander Cody
During the period of rock creativity that was the early '70s, Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen was different than most bands. While there were many country-influenced groups, the Airmen had a...
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