Tag : Nashville Music

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Darkfighter Comes Alive: Rival Sons’ Enthralling Performance at Marathon Music Works, Nashville

Nathan Leslie
Words by Nathan Leslie Touring in support of the forthcoming album Darkfighter, Rival Sons midweek stop at Nashville’s Marathon Music Works gave fans a sampling for what’s to come.  With the upcoming release set for June 2nd, the band focused heavily on the newer tracks, making up nearly a third......
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Queensryche Reigns Supreme in Nashville Metal Scene

Alma Reed
The Brooklyn Bowl in Nashville was a den of iniquity on the night of April 14th, 2023. The air was thick with the scent of sweat, beer, and something altogether more illicit. I had come to see Queensryche, the legendary heavy metal band, and what I witnessed that night will......
INTERVIEWS

JACK SCHNEIDER RELEASES BEST BE ON MY WAY

Nancy Posey
The simplicity of the songs that found their way to Jack Schneider’s debut album Best Be on My Way may be deceptive. The factors that brought Schneider to this point in his music career have been years in the making. He admits his first advantage was having parents in the......
AMERICANA MUSIC FEST 2022 LIVE MUSIC REVIEW

NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND @ RYMAN AUDITORIUM

Nancy Posey
Whether members of the audience at Nashville’s iconic Roman Auditorium came to hear Nitty Gritty Dirt Band play from their extensive lineup of hits or Bob Dylan tunes from their most recent album, Dirt Does Dylan, no one left the Mother Church disappointed on Friday night of Americana Music Festival.......
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STEVE MOAKLER: MAKE A LITTLE ROOM RELEASE TOUR

Nancy Posey
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Nashville songwriter and Country/Americana artist Steve Moakler has announced his upcoming tour in correlation with the release of his highly anticipated 7th studio album. The six-stop Make a Little Room Release Tour kicks off August 5 in Warrendale, Pennsylvania, hitting D.C., New York City, and concluding in......
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ICONIC SONGWRITER PAUL OVERSTREET ALBUMS REISSUED

Nancy Posey
Paul Overstreet was bitten early by the songwriting bug. He recalls the impact of watching Your Cheating Heart, the movie about Hank Williams, and being drawn into a different world. “Something about it nailed me,” he said, “and I thought, ‘That’s what I want to do.’” At the time, he......
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THE CACTUS BLOSSOMS: 3rd & Lindsley

Nancy Posey
The comparison of The Cactus Blossoms to The Everly Brothers may be a little too easy. Brothers Jack Torrey and Page Burkum certainly share the blood harmony, and their songs often have a timeless quality that would play in any decade. The Minneapolis-based moves easily between folk, indie rock, and......