Bryan and the Haggards: Still Alive and Kickin' Down the Walls (2011)
By DAN MCCLENAGHAN, Dan McClenaghan Senior Contributor since 2002 A lover of sounds, and the way they fit together. Recent articles (795 total) Lost Tapes: The German Recordings 1952-1955 Time Stands...
View ArticleHaggard, Kristofferson make things unforgettable
Without any introduction, Kris Kristofferson waltzed onstage Sunday at the sold-out Mystic Lake Casino and started singing. One line into "Shipwrecked in the Eighties" and -- uh oh -- he sounded like...
View ArticleJim Beal Jr.: Honky-tonk outlaw rules
We have, for your post-Halloween listening pleasure, a country legend, cool pop-rock from Chicago and Russian turbo-roots rock. Merle Merle Haggard is a country-music legend, an original outlaw, a...
View ArticleRewind: The Marty Stuart Interview
In a 1992 interview, producer Tony Brown, then executive vice president and head of A&R for MCA Records Nashville, remarked that Marty Stuart was “on the verge [of breaking through the top ranks]...
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 ArticleHonky tonkin' in the city
Chicago has long been a twang-heavy town, from the beginning of the National Barn Dance in the 1920s to the inception of the insurgent-country label Bloodshot Records in the 1990s. On any night of the...
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 ArticleThe best rock picks, Aug. 3
DANIEL MAURER - ASSOCIATED PRESS Jason Schaff, right, and Lee Loughnane of the band Chicago, which will play Walnut Creek on Sunday. Email Print Order Reprint Share This Text tool name tool goes here...
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 ArticleOur 1,000th New Band of the Day: Hot Horizons
Pop those champagne corks for our 1,000th new band. But who to choose for this historic occasion? A bunch of Leicester lads specialising in lush Americana with a dub inflection ... The anti-Kasabian...
View ArticleBrokedown in Bakersfield has twang in the tank
Pedal steel guitar is a powerful motivator. Dan Lebowitz, guitarist for Bay Area jam band ALO, began playing pedal steel a few years ago, to further broaden his musically adventurous band's sound. "It...
View ArticleSaving Abel Guitarists Jason Null & Scott Bartlett on Songwriting and...
Guitarists Jason Null and Scott Bartlett have no shortage of words when talking about Saving Abel. The Corinth, Mississippi, group began as an acoustic duo with Null and vocalist Jared Weeks. Their...
View Article10 of Austin's best songs
KUT Austin radio's David Brown on the songs that soundtrack this cosmopolitan college town – from Cold Shot by local legend Stevie Ray Vaughn to Lost Coastlines by the darlings of the Red River music...
View ArticleWhat I learned at my first Bob Pace show
I had the privilege of attending my first Bob Pace show Saturday, October 1 at Down under Bar & Grill (8350 Hickman Road in Clive). For those of you have never seen the Bob Pace Band play, let me...
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 ArticleChuck Berry Rocks Cleveland Tribute Concert
"I'm 86 years old," Chuck Berry said after playing a short, raw set at Cleveland's State Theatre late last night. "And I'm happy to be anywhere!" The crowd was equally ecstatic. Berry traveled to...
View ArticleConcerts announced Monday include Steve Winwood, Merle Haggard, Lunatic Luau
It's been a happy Monday when it comes to concert announcements. It's starting to look like a logjam has been broken. Live Nation and WNOR-FM (98.7) said that the Lunatic Luau hard rock festival will...
View ArticleThe Fabulous Bakersfield Boys
By JIM FUSILLI Nashville Merle Haggard and Buck Owens are the standard-bearers for the stream of California country known as the Bakersfield Sound. Rightfully so: The 74-year-old Mr. Haggard is a...
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 ArticleMerle Haggard brings classic country to Harrah's Atlantic City
Merle Haggard brings his classic country style to the Concert Venue at Harrah's Resort Atlantic City on Saturday, April 21, 2012. Merle Ronald Haggard has been around for a long, long time. He's known...
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