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DIY Spotlight: Rick Elliot
If you want to make it in the music business, especially on your own, you need drive. Well, Rick Elliot is showing some serious determination ... -
Album Review: Boz Scaggs - "A Fool to Care" (9/10)
Nearly 40 years after his Silk Degrees heyday, Scaggs remains a vital interpretive link to classic American music forms, from rock and R&B to jazz, ... -
International Songwriting Competition Finalists
The International Songwriting Competition (ISC) has announced its finalists for the 2014 competition. Selected from over 18,000 entries from 118 countries all around the globe, ... -
Album Review: Anna Wilson - Jazzbird/Songbird (Score: 8/10)
A few years after her lively duets concept album Countrypolitan, jazz vocalist and renowned country/jazz songwriter Anna Wilson takes the graceful, intimate route on Jazzbird/Songbird, ... -
Album Review: Risa Binder - Nashville (Score: 8/10)
This is a strong cross-section of contempo- rary country that embraces traditional roots as well. A native of Maryland—by way of N.Y.C.—vocalist Risa Binder claims ... -
Live Review: Mark Mackay at West Hollywood House of Blues
Material: Storytelling is intrinsic to country music, and Mark Mackay’s tunes revolve around autobiographical tales. The staccato banjos, twangy Fender Telecaster tone and a deep ... -
Martina McBride Signs with Nash Icon Music
Martina McBride exclusively announced that she has signed a new record deal with Nash Icon Music, a joint venture label between the Big Machine Label Group ... -
Album Review: Jim White vs. Packway Handle Band – Take it Like a Man (Score: ...
Jim White is a southern-born poet, philosopher, singer-songwriter and now, producer. White has a dry and somewhat acerbic wit that he often pens in a ... -
Live Reviews - Glitter Rose at the House of Blues
Material: Imagine Joan Jett replacing Bon Jovi during his Young Guns phase. Glitter Rose is a contemporary rock/country hybrid that should appeal to fans of ... -
Levi Hummon Joins Valory Music
The Valory Music Co. announced the signing of Levi Hummon to its artist roster, which includes superstar Reba, chart-topping stars Justin Moore, Brantley Gilbert, Thomas Rhett as well as ...