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One of the strengths that Miranda Lambert, Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley, the trio known as Pistol Annies, have in their arsenal is a blend of impeccable, often spine-chilling harmony. And rarely is that more potently evident than when the three perform acoustically, as in the above clip for “Best …

Whitey Morgan is not really thinking clearly. “I’ve been drinking margaritas for three fucking days,” he says, calling from outside the Airbnb in Pensacola, Florida, that he rented for a few rest days on tour. He and his band, the 78’s, have been hanging out there grilling, consuming alcohol and …

Beto O’Rourke’s final Get Out the Vote concert before the midterm elections will have a distinctly country flavor, with a handful of renowned Texas singer-songwriters joining the El Paso congressman’s October 30th event in Irving, outside Dallas. Among those performers are Ryan Bingham and Hayes Carll, both of whom are …

Lucinda Williams, John Prine and Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash. Which one of these things is not like the other? Or how about Lee Ann Womack, Grateful Dead legend Bob Weir and comedian Marc Maron? Those acts and others shared the bill at this weekend’s Across the Great Divide charity …

The jump from figure skating to country singer is a rare one, but Ruston Kelly uses skills from his competitive skating days to dramatic effect in the beautiful new music video for his song “Son of a Highway Daughter.” Kelly and a female companion, both of whom are dressed in …

Last October, during the final encore of Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit’s annual residency at the Ryman Auditorium, Amanda Shires traded solos with dobro master Jerry Douglas during a Celtic-influenced cover of Tom Petty‘s “You Got Lucky.” Twelve months later, she’s covering the song once again, this time as …

Although normally focused on Americana-leaning country music, Chris Shiflett‘s Walking the Floor podcast goes full-on mainstream with this week’s episode. Justin Moore is the special guest, talking with his host about songwriting on Music Row, adolescence in rural Arkansas and the challenges of touring as a family man. Here are …

Rascal Flatts return with a lilting song of devotion in “Back to Life,” a new single that follows the trio’s most recent studio album, Back to Us. Penned by Cary Barlowe, Niko Moon, Shay Mooney (of Dan + Shay) and Fred Wilhelm, “Back to Life” glides on a gently swinging …

Red Dirt singer-songwriter Charlie Robison has announced his retirement from performing, citing complications from surgery earlier this year via a post on his Facebook page Monday night. “[A]t the beginning of this year I underwent a surgical procedure that because of complications left me with the permanent inability to sing. …

As fans sang along to Dawes’ anthemic heartstring-tuggers “When My Time Comes” and “All Your Favorite Bands” — the big finish of the band’s main-stage set late Saturday afternoon —they were blissfully unaware that it was the de facto finale to this year’s Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival, which was …