Rust Belt troubadour AUSTIN LUCAS, who released his lauded album Immortal Americans in August 2018, is an official showcase artist at AmericanaFest UK 2019. The festival begins on Janaury 29, after which Lucas will embark on a string of European shows in Italy, Austria, and Switzerland. On March 5, in Cincinnati, he will begin a co-headlining six-show tour with Vandoliers, and on April 13, will perform at the Annual Lucero Family Block Party in at Minglewood Hall in Memphis, Tennessee, sharing stages with Blackberry Smoke, Will Hoge, and of course, Lucero. See below for tour dates and ticket links.
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Announces new tour dates for 2019 anuary 17, 2019 - Nashville, TN - Radney Foster is not good at sitting still. The last fifteen months saw the release of For You To See The Stars, a full-length album and companion book filled with short stories to accompany each track. Austin Chronicle called the book a “touching read that confirms Foster's master storytelling.” Fans will now be able to hear Radney in full storyteller mode, self-narrating his tales on a newly released unabridged audiobook, available here. The deluxe version of the 5-disc audiobook also contains the album’s eleven songs, each paired with their respective story. Radney Foster has also announced a slew of 2019 tour dates including Los Angeles’s famed Hotel Cafe, City Winery in Nashville, and perennial fan-favorite, Merlefest, as well as a number home-state shows in Port Aransas, Austin, Plano, San Antonio, Houston, and Tomball, Texas. See a full list of Radney’s upcoming tour dates below. Country newcomer Garrett Biggs is gearing up to release his brand new single Break Up on February 15, 2019. His new single is available for pre-order on all digital platforms now. Break Up will be Biggs’ first release since moving to Nashville in July 2018. He began working with producer, Colt Capperrune, as soon as he got to town to prepare for his first release in nearly two years. “Words can’t explain how stoked I am to be releasing Break Up as the first single from this run of songs. Honestly, this is the conclusion to my last single Then Came A Girl. I fell in love, it didn’t work out, and now here I am, releasing the second half of the story. Break Up is my story front to back of the last year of my life, and I think the fans will feel that emotion when they hear the song.” Be on the lookout for Biggs’ upcoming single Break Up on February 15th, 2019. January 22, 2019, Fort Worth, TX...Robert Earl Keen was inducted into The Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame, on January 17, 2019, during a festive ceremony which included dinner and drinks at the World’s Largest Honky-Tonk, Billy Bob’s Texas. The Hall of Fame honored Keen at the sold-out event for his prolific music career and charitable acts, presenting him with The Rick Smith “Spirit of Texas Award.” Celebrating the achievements and uniqueness of Texans, the award is dedicated to the memory of Rick Smith, a Texas visionary that left an unforgettable legacy through his concerts, music and the “Live at Billy Bob’s” recordings. Robert Earl Keen joins a prestigious list of other Hall of Fame members which includes Willie Nelson, George Strait, Lyle Lovett, Tommy Lee Jones, Red Steagall, Tuff Hedeman, Pat Green, The Gatlin Brothers, and Clay Walker. A permanent display featuring personal memorabilia (selected by Keen) from throughout his career is on exhibit at the museum. The Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame is located at 2515 Rodeo Plaza, Fort Worth, TX. For more information visit texascowboyhalloffame.org. Nashville, TN-(January 16, 2019)-New Braunfels, Texas artist Austin Meade is a child of the Millennium, yet his guitar style is descendant from the 70’s classic rock age with notes that writhe like exposed nerves. On March 1st Meade will deliver a nostalgic ride through the time honored sounds of rock mixed with Americana on his new album “Waves.” Listen to Blue Yonder on Mountain Stage https://www.mountainstage.org/archives/Pages/playlist.aspx?playlistid=152 “A mix of virtuoso musicianship and original songwriting that plays as well in a hipster coffeehouse as it does in a small town concert hall.” –Larry Groce, Mountain Stage Charleston, WV: Deftly navigating classic Country blues, hard-driving Western swing, toe-tapping Rockabilly, and rueful Appalachia with equal aplomb, acoustic honky-tonk trio Blue Yonder have announced a “Winter Windswept” tour with shows in Asheville, Knoxville, Nashville, Johnson City, Maryville and Charleston. As a special guest at their Isis Music Hall show in Asheville, they'll be joined by drummer Tony Creasman known for his work with Willie Nelson, Alison Krauss, Waylon Jennings, and Emmylou Harris. Led by singer/lyricist John Lilly, renown for starring in the Hank Williams production, The Lost Show, which has run annually in Charleston for the past 18 years, Blue Yonder’s original material and kinetic musicianship flashes echoes of Williams, Jimmie Rodgers, Bob Willis, Asleep At The Wheel and early 70s Grateful Dead. Rounding out the core trio are two-time national flat-picking champion Robert Shafer and upright bassist Will Carter, who has played with numerous bluegrass and old-time bands, and is the founder of the “Clifftop” festival, an annual global summit of old-time musicians in West Virginia. NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Ahead of joining Blake Shelton on his "Friends & Heroes 2019" tour, non-stop international duo Bellamy Brothers announce their new album, Over The Moon, set for release February 15. To pre-order Over The Moon, click HERE. Between filming season two of their hit reality series, "Honky Tonk Ranch," and gearing up for Blake Shelton's arena tour, the brothers found time to record fourteen all-new tracks for Over The Moon, produced by David and Howard Bellamy along with Randy Hiebert, and recorded at Bellamy Brothers Studio in Darby, Florida.
Nashville’s indie rock band, Future Thieves, are thrilled to share their new dreamy single “Always Something.”
The lead singer Elliot says, “’Always Something’ is a song that was written from the perspective of someone who pushes people out of their life unintentionally...mostly by just little things they say or do. I've known a few people like that in my life, and I always want so badly for them to stop and realize what they're doing. This person also has a problem with only speaking his or her mind while intoxicated. I've also known this to be the case. I've loved these people and respected them. If only they knew what they were doing. Maybe this song could help others be aware of their actions and maybe they can improve on them. It's a sad song yes, but it's meant to carry a helpful message.” Be on the look out for all new music this year. Future Thieves is planning on releasing a new single each month. In support of the new music the band will be doing some US tour dates and hitting up SXSW. Future Thieves Tour Dates February 21 – Knoxville, TN – The Outpost February 27 – Atlanta, GA – Vinyl February 28 – Charlotte, NC – Neighborhood Theatre March 2 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle March 3 – Lexington, KY – The Burl March 7 – New Orleans, LA – Santos Bar March 8 – Plano, TX – Box Garden At Legacy Hall March 11 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall LINKS: http://futurethievesmusic.com https://www.facebook.com/futurethieves https://twitter.com/future_thieves https://www.instagram.com/futurethievesmusic/ Austin American-Statesman premiered a track: https://atxne.ws/2DjtTq1 AUSTIN, Texas — There was a time, and not that long ago in the grand scheme of things, when Gurf Morlix didn't really think of himself as a songwriter. A guitar player, sure — armed from the get-go with the dead-aim chops and cool-handed confidence of a natural-born gunslinger. Later on, he took on the mantle of producer, too, parlaying his myriad strengths as an ace sideman into an equally lauded career helping a veritable who's who of the most formidable poets in Americana find their "growl" and cut their deepest grooves on record. But songwriter? That handle took him a bit longer to fully embrace. "I was always writing songs, since I was a teen, but I probably wrote 200 songs before I wrote a really good one," Morlix insists. "For me, it was a tough code to crack." Never mind the fact that his perspective on the matter was inevitably skewed by his years of working with such grading-curve-blowing talents as Blaze Foley, Lucinda Williams, Butch Hancock, Robert Earl Keen, Mary Gauthier, and Ray Wylie Hubbard: a high bar is a high bar, and Morlix, for all of his famed minimalist aesthetic both onstage and in the studio, has never been one to cut corners when it comes to quality. So by the time he finally did feel ready to step out with 2000's Toad of Titicaca, there was no mistaking his debut for the work of an artist content to make due with just good enough. Renee Wahl is set to release her new LP Cut To The Bone on Friday, March 15th. The 9-track set, produced by Stuart Mathis (The Wallflowers, Lucinda Williams) and recorded in Nashville, is a self-exploration of discovery, awareness, and finding the beauty in spite of something painful. She writes from her heart, occasionally changing names “to protect the innocent.” These songs are her darkest, rawest yet, as Wahl opens herself up more than ever before. Previously, The Boot premiered the album's moody lead single "To The Bone." "Inspired by vintage hucksters and con artists of old, Wahl explores the age-old issue of knowing who to trust — especially with your heart," says The Boot of the song. “Wahl makes it clear that she's not falling for anyone's tricks.” "It's about relying on people to fix your life when they really don't have your best interest at heart," Wahl adds, "those people willing to take advantage of another for their own gain." |
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