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Tuesday Music News – December 31, 2013

10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Tuesday Music News – December 31, 2013
* The new Buck Owens biography was written based on voice recordings Owens made with the intent of turning them into a book. He never got the chance but author Randy Poe has now completed the task with the release of Buck ‘Em! The Autobiography of Buck Owens. * U2 is returning to Island Read More

2013 in Review – Billboard Top Bluegrass Albums: Steve Martin & Edie Brickell, Alan Jackson, Steven Curtis Chapman

10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on 2013 in Review – Billboard Top Bluegrass Albums: Steve Martin & Edie Brickell, Alan Jackson, Steven Curtis Chapman
With their hopefully not just one-time collaboration, Love Has Come for You, Steve Martin and Edie Brickell have the best-selling bluegrass album of 2013. Alan Jackson has found chart success in this genre with the simply titled, The Bluegrass Album, and lands at #2. The loyalty of bluegrass fans is evidenced by the fact that Read More

New Video: ‘Movement and Location’ – Punch Brothers

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on New Video: ‘Movement and Location’ – Punch Brothers
When I say ‘bluegrass,’ few will think ‘Brooklyn, NY,’ but progressive bluegrass band, Punch Brothers is all about breaking stereotypes. They have a new video for ‘Movement and Location,’ and if you have not discovered them yet, this is a fine place to start.   Movement and Location – Punch Brothers – Punch Brothers Videos Read More

Concert Review: The Roys – The Station Inn, Nashville, TN – Oct 11, 2012

12 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Concert Review: The Roys – The Station Inn, Nashville, TN – Oct 11, 2012
“If you’re having a good time, we’re The Roys…and if not, we’re Dailey & Vincent.” Blending modern bluegrass, traditional country music, and good-natured humor, sibling duo The Roys entertained at legendary venue The Station Inn, Thursday, October 11, 2012. Those foregoing the bombast of the Tennessee Titans game got an intimate evening of exquisite music. Read More

Americana Music Association Announces 2012 Americana Honors & Awards Winners

12 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Americana Music Association Announces 2012 Americana Honors & Awards Winners
Earlier this evening, September 12, 2012, the Americana Honors & Awards were handed out during a celebration of roots music at the historical Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN. Alabama Shakes, Jason Isbell, Guy Clark, Gillian Welch, Bonnie Raitt, Booker T Jones, and David Rawlings were among the winners. “Tonight was a perfect example of why Read More

Americana Association Announces First Round of Performers for 2012 Conference

12 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Americana Association Announces First Round of Performers for 2012 Conference
The Americana Music Association has announced the first round of performers for the upcoming Americana Music Festival & Conference and it’s a very impressive list! It includes John Hiatt, Rodney Crowell, Billy Joe Shaver, Punch Brothers and Brandi Carlile. Read More

Jake Owen, Lionel Richie, Dailey & Vincent Top the Billboard ‘Leader Board’

12 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Jake Owen, Lionel Richie, Dailey & Vincent Top the Billboard ‘Leader Board’
Before we all start staring at a different sort of leader board (Ok, so maybe not all of us, but I will. Go McIlroy!), let’s take a look at the Billboard music charts for this week. Jake Owen‘s ‘Alone with You’ is the singer’s newest solid hit song as it climbs to #1 on the Read More