“’Remedy’ may well be the group's farthest-reaching, most ingratiating record yet.” – NPR Music O ld Crow Medicine Show will be performing at Blue Hills Bank Pavilion in Boston, MA on Friday, August 21st . Willie Nelson & Family will co-headline the show, which starts at 7:30 PM . Old Crow Medicine Show is touring in support of their recently released album Remedy on ATO Records. Remedy's release marked the band's highest debut on the Billboard Top 200 (#15) in the band's 16 year career, and also won the Grammy for Best Folk Album at this year’s awards. The press has unanimously embraced Remedy. NPR Music premiered the album via First Listen followed by an in depth interview for NPR’s Morning Edition. (Click HERE to listen.) The album has also received coverage in the form of positive reviews and features via Rolling Stone...
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Lance Stinson comes to Boston!
Lance Stinson is gearing up for a string of Massachusetts tour dates. Stinson will be playing Lucky Dog Music Hall in Worcester, MA on Thursday, July 2 nd and following that with back to-back shows at Loretta’s Last Call in Boston the 3 rd and 4 th . Ahead of his Boston dates, Stinson will have an acoustic set with his guitar player at Judge Roy Bean Saloon in Bristol, RI on Wednesday night. When we spoke, Stinson was coming off of chat with students of Wentworth College Mass Communication class about social media. He was impressed nearly all of the students were fans of country music. Stinson is active on social media and says, " It helps build your fan base to where it's more of a grass roots kind of thing. It gives you the opportunity to interact with people that like your music." Stinson has a distinctly rocking country sound. Of his sound, Stinson says, "It's a kind of country wi...
Road Trip Files: Will Hoge rocks Hilton Head, SC
On Sunday night, Will Hoge and his band helped Wild Wings Cafe celebrate their 25th birthday. The set included tracks off of Hoge's 10th studio album, Small Town Dreams , released in April, as well as old favorites like "Baby Girl", "Daddy is a Gambling Man", "When I Can Afford to Lose", "The Highway's Home", and his number one hit from his album Wreckage, " Even If It Breaks Your Heart " recorded by the Eli Young Band. Hoge's soulful voice, energy, harmonica, and masterful lyrics shine through live. Hoge's set concluded a weekend of fun activities featuring local acts, lawn games, and even a wing eating contest. The highlight of the show for me was to hear some of the tracks off of Small Town Dreams which is easily one of my favorite albums this year with beautiful storytelling of life in 'Middle America'. Oddly enough, the album reminds me of a Youtube video my brother showed me of Kanye We...
Road Trip Files: Taste of Country Music Festival draws over 50,000 fans!
A record 50,000 enthusiastic country music fans turned out over three days to attend the 3rd Annual Taste of Country Music Festival, held June 12-14, 2015 at Hunter Mountain Resort in the Catskills of New York State. The star-packed lineup for this year’s festival was headlined by Tim McGraw, Keith Urban, and Toby Keith; and included Billy Currington, Eli Young Band, Jerrod Niemann, Sara Evans, Easton Corbin, Chase Bryant, Colt Ford, Josh Abbott Band, Tracy Lawrence, LOCASH, Logan Mize, Katie Armiger, Western Underground, Amanda Watkins, Rachel Lipsky, Sasha McVeigh, Nikki Briar, Jandee Lee Porter and Jackson Michelson. Here's what one attendee, Brianna, had to say: "This was my first year going to ToC Fest and I can honestly say it was the best weekend of my life! I did not see a single person that looked unhappy while at the festival. Everyone was dressed in "country outfits." Lots of cowboy hats and boots, flannels, and of course camo and American...
Oklahoma Songwriter John Moreland at Atwood's Tavern Sunday Night
Oklahoma Songwriter John Moreland released his newest album, High on Tulsa Heat on April 21st. Moreland’s songwriting shines through throughout the 10 tracks, emphasized by his stunning vocals. The album, produced in Moreland’s home studio in Oklahoma, hooks the listener from the first light strums of the guitar, with a haunting sadness and lyrics like, “Hang me in the Tulsa county stars.” Not to say that the album is all sad. “White Flag” confesses a helpless love. The title track, “High On Tulsa Heat” is again a plea to a love, “You're the place I miss when my heart gets heavy / Trouble my tomb stone mind”. Through striking lyrics and a distinct voice, Moreland is able to make you feel his own broken heart. Pick up your tickets John Moreland for Sunday, June 14th at Atwood’s Tavern at 877 Cambridge Street Cambridge, MA. JUNE 14 Boston, MA @ Atwood's Tavern 10:00 PM JULY 23 Portsmouth, NH @ The Music Hal...
JB and the Moonshine Band release new single, "Shotgun, Rifle, and a .45"
JB and the Moonshine Band will release their third studio album, Mixtape , on June 30, and lead off single, “Shotgun, Rifle, and a .45” will be available for download and hit Texas radio on May 26. Check out the teaser for the video below and pick it up in iTunes . This year, the band will play the 1000 th live performance of their career, and will tour the U.S. in their Ole Smoky Tennessee Moonshine co-branded tour bus they have affectionately named “Ole Smoky.” The band continues to average 175 live tour dates per year, which they’ve done for the last two years in markets spanning across 40 states. Hailing from East Texas, JB and the Moonshine Band’s story can only be explained as ‘fate.’ Comprised of drummer Gabe Guevara, guitarist Hayden McMullen, bassist Chris Flores and lead singer and guitarist JB Patterson, JB and the Moonshine Band was formed in 2009 when JB decided to give up his advertising career and start a band. When JB coordinated an open ...
