Welcome to The Boot’s News Roundup, a morning rundown of the news country music fans need to know. Read on to learn more about the latest goings-on in the country, Americana, bluegrass and folk genres. Read More
Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz and Aoife O’Donovan have voices like angels, but the three talented musicians that make up the band I’m With Her offer up a tracklist on their debut album, See You Around, that belies Read More
Even the best lyricists write a dud every so often. Jason Isbell is generally known as one of the finest songwriters in Americana music, but he admits that he doesn’t hit it out of the park every Read More
The new year has brought with it new music videos from up-and-comer Morgan Evans, Texas band Mike and the Moonpies and more country and Americana artists. Read on to watch ’em! Morgan Evans, “Kiss Somebody” If Read More
In 2017, Vince Gill took home Grammy Awards‘ Best American Roots Song trophy, for his group the Time Jumpers‘ “Kid Sister.” This year, the lineup of nominated songs includes a track by late, great Gregg Allman, as well Read More
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Muscle Shoals, Ala., wouldn’t be famous for its musical influences without FAME Studios — and FAME Studios wouldn’t have become what it is without Rick Hall. Hall — born Roe Erister Hall on Jan. 31, Read More
No matter who you are, a new year often brings with it a renewed sense of hope, promise and resolve, personally and professionally. The new year could be the year for any number of up-and-coming artists — but Read More
Music fans who don’t listen to much country still likely heard a thing or two this year about some of the genre’s big names: Jason. Sam. Carrie. Chris. Blake … Margo. Sturgill. Jason. In 2017, Read More
“Country music is earnest. It’s all about the songs.” We’re sitting with Beau Patrick Bedford, bandleader and producer for the Texas Gentlemen, somewhere in East Nashville, enjoying a cup of coffee. He and his fellow Read More
Tony Lucca is rounding out 2017 with an appropriately timed Guest Room Sessions performance. Readers can press play above to watch Lucca cover the classic holiday tune “Blue Christmas.” Lucca recorded this Guest Room Sessions clip Read More
It seems as though country music’s sub-genres are getting their much-deserved recognition as of late. Jason Isbell and the Secret Sisters, among others, received nods at the 2018 Grammy Awards. Tyler Childers‘ Purgatory debuted at No. 1 on Read More
During a recent interview with NPR’s Terry Gross, Margo Price shared an as-yet-unreleased tune called “1-800-JESUS.” Readers can press play below and move to the 40-minute mark of the interview to hear Price play the tune. In Read More
The past few years have brought about a resurgence of the Americana, bluegrass, folk and alt-country genres, and 2017 was a year in which fans saw the fruits of that labor. With newcomers such as Whitney Read More
After some media outlets picked up Sturgill Simpson‘s quotes about Luke Bryan from a recent New York Times Magazine piece, Simpson is speaking out to provide more context around his words. On Sunday (Dec. 10), the singer Read More
Americana duo Blue Honey are premiering the music video for their song “Angels Come Home” exclusively for readers of The Boot. Press play above to watch. A pulsing, tear-jerking love song, “Angels Come Home” was written by Read More
Sitting inside Beer Culture on 45th Street in the middle of New York City, the boys of the Ghost of Paul Revere seem right at home. It might be pouring rain outside, but inside, alternative rock Read More
In December’s first installment of The Boot’s Guest Room Sessions, singer-songwriter Eliot Bronson performs his song “Rollin’ Down a Line” while literally rolling down the street. Press play above to watch the video, filmed as Read More
Is there anything better than a really great concert? (Answer: No.) Whether you’re having your heartstrings tugged by a striking ballad or feeling energized by a holler-along encore, nothing beats the experience of live music. Read More
Chris Janson, Carly Pearce and more singers have released new singles to radio in the recent weeks. Read on to learn more about the new songs country and Americana fans will be hearing. Chris Janson, Read More
There is no question that 2017 was a heck of a year for music: Fans got their hands on two new albums from Chris Stapleton, Colt Ford celebrated the release of his sixth studio album, Love Hope Faith, Read More
Nominees for the 2018 Grammy Awards will be announced on Tuesday morning (Nov 28). Singer-songwriter Andra Day will appear on CBS This Morning to do the honors. On CBS This Morning, Day will reveal the nominees in the Grammy Awards’ four all-genre categories: Read More
Anderson East is back with the follow-up project to his 2015 debut album, and his sophomore project is aptly named Encore. The 11-track record features songwriting collaborations with Summer 2017 tourmate Chris Stapleton and industry great Dave Cobb, among Read More
Brent Cobb will launch a headlining tour in early 2018. The singer-songwriter’s 2018 Ain’t a Road Too Long Tour is scheduled to begin on Feb. 16 in Memphis, Tenn. Cobb will make his way around the South Read More
Sam Outlaw might not spend a lot of time on the streets of Nashville, but his “SoCal country” sound seems to be right at home in Music City. The Los Angeles native recently spoke to Read More
On Wednesday night (Nov. 8), while the 2017 CMA Awards were going on inside Bridgestone Arena, Sturgill Simpson grabbed a guitar, his Grammy Awards Best Country Album trophy and his phone and headed into downtown Nashville. Read More
Amanda Shires didn’t have to say a thing at the 2017 CMA Awards to get her point across. The singer-songwriter and fiddler, who is married to 2017 CMA Awards Album of the Year nominee Jason Read More
On Tuesday (Nov. 7), U.S. citizens in various parts of the country will be at the polls voting for their state’s governor (Virginia, New Jersey), their city’s major (New York City) and more. To mark Read More
Scott Miller takes a break from farming to chat about his brand-new album — his first in four years — ‘Ladies Auxiliary’. Continue reading… This Article Was Originally Posted at www.TheBoot.com http://theboot.com/scott-miller-ladies-auxiliary-interview-2017/
Robert Earl Keen will be out on the road this winter, in between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve, for a series of shows in the South and Northeast, and The Boot is giving readers a chance Read More
When he announced his latest solo effort, Love Rides a Dark Horse, Gill Landry was brutally honest about the meaning behind the record. “I’d like to believe love always wins coming down the stretch—it just Read More
He might have earned a nomination for Album of the Year at the 2017 CMA Awards, but Jason Isbell says he won’t be at the ceremony on Nov. 8. The artist tells Rolling Stone that Read More
Americana powers, unite! James McMurtry is joining Jason Isbell on tour in 2018. Isbell and his band the 400 Unit, along with Murtry, will launch a two-month tour in January of 2018. As reported by Read More
New Orleans-based band the Deslondes released their sophomore album, Hurry Home, in June of this year. During a recent event, the group’s Sam Doores spoke with The Boot about how the band’s fans have responded to the Read More
Colter Wall is currently winding his way around North America for a series of shows that, on Friday night (Oct. 27), brought him to Atwood’s Tavern, a hole-in-the-wall establishment in Cambridge, Mass. Kentucky-based band the Local Read More
Marty Stuart, Dan Tyminski and the Mavericks are among the Americana and alt-country artists who released new music videos recently. Keep reading to learn more about each of the new clips. Marty Stuart, “Time Don’t Read More
Photo by Greg Giannukos, courtesy of Missing Piece Group The Band of Heathens fans can look forward to new music in 2018. Band co-founders Ed Jurdi and Gordy Quist tell The Boot that there’s something Read More
During their recent concerts, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit have been sharing tributes to the late Tom Petty. At a Saturday (Oct. 7) show in Memphis, Tenn., Isbell and his band performed two of Petty’s tunes, Read More
The Avett Brothers offered up a cover of Tom Petty‘s “You Don’t Know How It Feels” at their concert in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on Oct. 5. Readers can press play above to watch the live Read More
Americana duo Violet Bell are premiering the music video for their song “Dream the Wheel” exclusively for readers of The Boot. Readers can press play above to watch. The title track for Violet Bell’s most recent Read More
Erika Goldring, Getty Images The phrase “patience is a virtue” certainly applies to Lucinda Williams‘ career. The Louisiana native released her first album in 1979 (Ramblin’), but she didn’t find widespread success until she released Read More
Singer-songwriter Becky Warren is premiering the music video for her song “Full of Bourbon” exclusively for readers of The Boot. Press play above to watch. “When I’m full of bourbon, I’m a non-stop rock ‘n’ Read More
Courtesy of Press Here Publicity Los Angeles based singer-songwriter JT Roach is premiering his song “Tipsy Love” exclusively for readers of The Boot. Readers can press play below to listen. Roach wrote “Tipsy Love” during Read More
Photo by Stacie Huckeba, courtesy of Rock Ridge Music Jay Nash and Josh Day — together known as the Contenders — have a new album dropping in early November, and in advance of its release, Read More
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