Country and/or Western

Country and/or Western Hip Hop Rock Southern Rock 

The Devil and El Demonio

March 12, 2026March 12, 2026 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2026, Born A Suspect, El Demonio, Kevin Smith, Krayzie Bone, Lil Wayne, Snoop Dogg, Urban Outlaw Country

Catching up with the godfather of urban outlaw country

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Country and/or Western Pub Rock Remembrance Rock 

Joe Ely: Feb. 9, 1947 – Dec. 15, 2025

December 18, 2025December 19, 2025 Tim Sommer 0 Comments Bo Diddley, Eddie Cochran, Elvis Presley, Gene Vincent, Joe Ely, Saint Vitus, Stereolab, Texas

Paying tribute to the spirit of a rock ‘n’ roll outlaw

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Country and/or Western Remembrance Rock 

Remembering Raul Malo

December 12, 2025 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Elvis Presley, Hank Williams, Miami, Raul Malo, RIP, Roy Orbison, The Mavericks, The Mavericks En Espanol

Thoughts from a friend on the passing of The Mavericks’ frontman

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Country and/or Western Punk Rock 

LISTEN: Justin Webb & The Noise Share ‘Thief in the Night’

September 18, 2025September 18, 2025 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2025, Chicken Ranch Records, Husker Du, Jason and the Scorchers, Justin Webb, Justin Webb & The Noise, Nashville, Tennessee, The Replacements

New single out now on Chicken Ranch Records

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Country and/or Western Heavy Metal Rock 

Alex Williams Puts the Pedal (Steel) to the Metal on New Album

July 31, 2025August 4, 2025 Ron Hart 0 Comments Alex Williams, Black Sabbath, Cinderella, Guns 'N' Roses, Mötley Crüe, Motörhead, Ozzy Osbourne, Poison, Space Brain, Tesla

Space Brain features country covers of classics by Ozzy, Crüe, Ratt, Priest and more

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Country and/or Western Rock 

LISTEN: Cole Chaney Shares ‘The Unsatisfied’

July 23, 2025July 23, 2025 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2025, Alice in Chains, Cole Chaney, In the Shadow of the Mountain, Kentucky, Ralph Stanley, Soundgarden, Stone Temple Pilots

New LP, In the Shadow of the Mountain, out Sept. 19

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Country and/or Western Indie Rock Punk 

We (Still) ❤️ Mekons

July 18, 2025July 19, 2025 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Boston, City Winery, Dave Trumfio, Gang of Four, Jon Langford, Rico Bell, Sally Timms, Susie Honeyman, The Mekons, Tom Greenhalgh

Catching up with Jon Langford in Boston as the country-punk legends tour behind Horror

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Country and/or Western Rock 

Haystack Slim & The Broken Arrow Share Whiskey Rainbow

June 29, 2025June 29, 2025 Ron Hart 0 Comments Bad Livers, BR5-49, Don Farwell, Haystack Slim, Haystack Slim and the Broken Arrow, Seattle, Studio Litho, The Old 97's

Listen to the Pacific Northwest band’s full-length debut now

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Country and/or Western North Americana Rock 

WATCH: Buick Audra Shares ‘It All Belonged to Me’

May 22, 2025May 22, 2025 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2025, Adult Child, Buick Audra, Converge, It All Belonged To Me, Kurt Ballou, Miami, Nashville

New album. Adult Child, out June 13

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Country and/or Western 

VIDEO: Dominique and the Diamonds Share ‘For A Fool’

April 18, 2025April 18, 2025 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2025, Dominique and the Diamonds, Dominique Gomez, For A Fool, Linda Ronstadt, Patsy Cline

Debut EP from LA country group out June 13th

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Country and/or Western Remembrance 

Highwayman: Remembering Kris Kristofferson

October 1, 2024October 1, 2024 Lee Zimmerman 1 Comment Barbra Streisand, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, RIP, The Highwaymen, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson

The film and music legend was 88

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Country and/or Western North Americana Pop Rock 

LISTEN: 3 Pairs of Boots Share New Single “Tempt My Fate”

August 5, 2024August 7, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2024, 3 Pairs of Boots, Andrew Stern, Boot Scootin', Dark Country Music, Fleetwood Mac, Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash, Laura Arias, Tempt My Fate

New album from California duo, Boot Scootin’, out September 27th

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Country and/or Western North Americana 

Jeff Hanna Serves Up the Dirt

July 1, 2024July 1, 2024 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 2024, Dirt Does Dylan, Doc Watson, Earl Scruggs, Jeff Hanna, Mother Maybelle Carter, NGDB Records, Norman Blake, Poco, Roy Acuff, The Byrds, The Eagles, The Flying Burrito Brothers, The Grateful Dead, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band singer looks back on his group’s remarkable career

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Alternative Rock Country and/or Western Pub Rock Punk Rock 

Shine on Brightly: A Chat with Jon Langford

June 21, 2024June 21, 2024 Ryan Maffei 0 Comments Jon Langford, Jon Langford and Skull Orchard, Jon Langford and the Bright Shiners, Mekons, Men of Gwent, Pine Valley Cosmonauts, The Mekons, The Waco Brothers, Where It Really Starts

The Mekon, Waco Brother and Man of Gwent on old friends, new music and the surprise favorite of his albums 

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Country and/or Western Folk 

Drive On: Johnny Cash’s American Recordings Turns 30

April 26, 2024April 26, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1994, 30th Anniversary, American Recordings, Anthony DeCurtis, Glenn Danzig, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Leonard Cohen, Nick Lowe, Rick Rubin, Tom Waits

Looking back on the album that reintroduced the Man in Black

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