Lucky Tomblin Band at Cheatham Street tonight
The Lucky Tomblin Band (www.luckytomblinband.com), made up of some of the best musicians in Texas, and maybe the world, will be playing Cheatham Street Warehouse (www.cheathamstreet.com) tonight. The...
View ArticleTurnstile Junkpile + Scott Dennis + Simon Stanley Ward listings
Dogfishtrombone presents a night of country and Americana including the UK debut of American artist Scott Dennis. Free Scott Dennis CDs to first 25! Date: Sunday 3rd July 2011 Venue: 12 Bar Club »...
View ArticleMerle Haggard and Kris Kristofferson - The Greek Theatre - October 7, 2011
Randall Michelson/Greek TheatreMerle Haggard and Kris Kristofferson The Greek Theatre October 7, 2011 Better than...Elton John and Billy Joel. What does Stetson cologne smell like? I've never actually...
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 ArticleReview: Merle Haggard brought out his classics
The story: Legendary country music outlaw Merle Haggard & The Strangers at Majestic Theatre on Wednesday. Attendance: About 2,200 First take: Haggard delivered a playful, even...
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 ArticleMerle Haggard takes a trip down memory lane _ and makes a few new ones too _...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — In a lot of ways, Merle Haggard has always moved to a country music soundtrack. The music he loved changed his life repeatedly. He was born in the perfect place to become a star —...
View ArticleBryan and the Haggards: Still Alive and Kickin' Down the Walls (2011)
Still Alive and Kickin' Down the Walls is the second foray into an unlikely marriage of free jazz and the Bakersfield, California, country sound of the legendary Merle Haggard, a follow-up to the...
View ArticleBryan 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 ArticleBryan and the Haggards: Still Alive and Kickin' Down the Walls (2011)
Still Alive and Kickin' Down the Walls is the second foray into an unlikely marriage of free jazz and the Bakersfield, California, country sound of the legendary Merle Haggard, a follow-up to the...
View ArticleMerle Haggard takes a trip down memory lane _ and makes a few new ones too _...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — In a lot of ways, Merle Haggard has always moved to a country music soundtrack. The music he loved changed his life repeatedly. He was born in the perfect place to become a star —...
View ArticleVince Gill, Paul Franklin update historic period with ‘Bakersfield,’ tribute...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — 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...
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 Article