Tag : Nashville

AMERICANA MUSIC FEST 2022 FESTIVALS

WILLIE WATSON AT STATION INN FOR AMERICANAFEST

Nancy Posey
Under the Americana banner of folk music, Willie Watson appeared at Music City’s historic Station Inn on Thursday of the AmericanaFest. Watson, one of the original members of Old Crow Medicine Show, frequently appearing with the Dave Rawlings Band and other Americana troubadours, played a set with his new band:......
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JOSHUA DYLAN BALIS: WE’RE ON FIRE

Nancy Posey
When Joshua Dylan Balis’ released “Stories,” the first single from his latest album We’re on Fire, he intended it as a gift to the friends and family he left behind in Texas when he left Texas for Nashville in September of 2019, but it was also the song he could......
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CASI JOY: EVERYTHING’S FINE

Nancy Posey
The title of Casi Joy’s newest single “Everything’s Fine” may be an understatement right now for the singer/songwriter and The Voice alum. This new release, which she co-wrote with Lauryn Tauber and Justin Klump, coincides with her signing with Vere Music. After dropping her dogs with the sitter back home......
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TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND: NASHVILLE’S RYMAN AUDITORIUM

Nancy Posey
By the time the Tedeschi Trucks Band cranked up “Joyful Noise” Tuesday night at the first show of their Ryman residency, the audience knew that was a perfect description of the experience. Husband and wife Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks know how to fill a stage. With dual drummers Tyler......
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MEGAN KNIGHT: MY DRAMA

Nancy Posey
Megan Knight may seem young to be an old pro, but at twenty-four, the Williamsport, New Jersey native has been in the music business since she was thirteen. She found her way to Muscle Shoals unexpectedly after playing a backyard benefit party. Someone there mentioned having a friend in Alabama......
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CHARLIE PARR: MERCY LOUNGE

Nancy Posey
Charlie Parr doesn’t take himself too seriously. He lets his music speak for itself. At his Nashville show at Mercy Lounge Thursday, the Minnesota singer-songwriter was working the merch table by himself until time to go on stage. He opened with “Walking Back from Willmar” from his newest release Last......
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CURTIS BRALY: “THAT SHOULD BE ME”

Nancy Posey
For Curtis Braly, the axiom “It takes a village. . .” rings true. Growing up in Humble, Texas, a Houston suburb with a small-town feel, he appreciates the influence of a place where people were helpful and community oriented, where you could go to a local restaurant and run into......