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Single Review: ‘Still Standing’ – The Roys

13 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Single Review: ‘Still Standing’ – The Roys
Songwriters: Lee Roy, Elaine Roy Sometimes life pulls the rug out from under your feet and you find yourself in a totally unexpected situation, needing to re-evaluate and re-calibrate. Be it the sudden demise of a relationship, the loss of a job, or any other big change, it has been providing songwriters with inspiration for Read More

Single Review: ‘C.O.U.N.T.R.Y.’ – LoCash Cowboys

13 years ago Liv Carter 3
Songwriters: Chris Lucas, Preston Brust, Jeffrey Steele In the last few years, radio has been battered by an onslaught of songs glorifying all things “country.” This has mostly not been a good thing. It is tempting to want to collectively toss them all into the nearest sarlacc pit, and I have pleaded guilty to this Read More

Concert Review: Scissormen and Renée Wahl – Kimbros Café – Franklin, TN – July 13, 2012

13 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Concert Review: Scissormen and Renée Wahl – Kimbros Café – Franklin, TN – July 13, 2012
In and around Nashville, you never have to search long to find a great night of local music. On Friday July 13, 2012, blues duo Scissormen entertained the friendly Franklin, TN crowd at Kimbros Café; an adorable venue (which also serves great food!) on Margin Street. The evening was opened by Americana singer-songwriter Reneé Wahl Read More

Single Review: Back – Colt Ford feat. Jake Owen

13 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Single Review: Back – Colt Ford feat. Jake Owen
Songwriters: Colt Ford, Shannon Houchins, Noah Gordon, Mike Hartnett. Like almost no one else in country music, the reaction you see when you drop Colt Ford‘s name into a conversation is either ‘love’ or ‘hate’. Very few people seem to manage ‘ambivalence’. While I do not expect this to change with new release, ‘Back,’ it Read More

Concert Review: James Taylor – Nashville, TN – July 12, 2012

13 years ago Liv Carter 2
I have a hypothesis. It goes that there could be a simple solution to many of the world’s problems. If we could gather all world leaders together at a James Taylor concert surely world peace would be mere moments away. Such seems to be the power of his voice, his songs, and his performance. More Read More

Single Review: ‘Truck Yeah’ – Tim McGraw

13 years ago Liv Carter 2
Songwriters: Preston Brust, Chris Janson, Chris Lucas, and Danny Myrick   One of the reasons for Tim McGraw‘s longevity is that he has always been exceptionally good at picking songs which perfectly fit each stage of his career. He continues this by selecting ‘Truck Yeah’ as the first release from his upcoming Big Machine label Read More

Live from CMA Fest 2012: LoCash Cowboys

13 years ago Liv Carter 6
By Sunday afternoon of CMA Fest, everyone is pretty tired. So who better to pump some energy back into the crowd than LoCash Cowboys? Their performance energized the fans packed in front of the Riverfront stage from the second they flew onto the stage with newer song ‘Bumpin’ Tailgates.’ Read More

Live from CMA Fest 2012: The Cadillac Black

13 years ago Liv Carter 1
It seems that every music festival has one total breakout act. At CMA Fest this year, it was Nashville’s newest country-rock trio who created the biggest buzz. After having delivered a truly spectacular club performance on Friday night, on Sunday afternoon, June 10, The Cadillac Black stepped onto the Hard Rock Café stage…and blew the Read More

Live from CMA Fest 2012: Laura Bell Bundy

13 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Live from CMA Fest 2012: Laura Bell Bundy
Laura Bell Bundy is one of those performers whose show I will always try to catch at events like CMA Fest. It may not be the country music I usually listen to (though I do think her 2010 release, Achin’ and Shakin’, was underrated by critics), but she is just so wonderfully entertaining to watch Read More