Hayes Carll Releases Lost Highway Debut, Trouble In Mind
- Andrew Dansby of The Houston Chronicle sat down with Hayes Carll behind the Continental Club to “get some fresh air and smoke some cigarettes,” while he talked to the witty singer-songwriter about life, heroes, and his new album, Trouble In Mind.
“A lot of the songs on this album are about specific memories,” he says. “Living on the beach, capturing those places in time, those moments. You move from this place or that place and you lose track of how close you might’ve been to a person.
“So I’m trying to capture that moment. That person. That place. That’s what this record is to me.”
- Emmylou Harris plans to release All I Intended to Be — her first album of new material in almost five years — on June 10.
- Drew Kennedy has been writing a bunch of new material and hopes to be in the studio this winter to record album number tres.
- The next big hit for Trisha Yearwood isn’t anything like “She’s In Love With the Boy,” but more along the lines of Georgia Cooking in an Oklahoma Kitchen and her father’s Brunswick stew recipe. The cookbook was written with her mother and sister, Garth Brooks penned the forward, and the whole thing is dedicated to her father who passed away in September 2005.
- Taylor Swift’s collaboration with pop singer Colbie Caillat on her new album is like, uh, supposed to be really cool.
- Don’t expect a pain drenched break-up song from Carrie Underwood’s severed relationship with Chace Crawford. “We broke up over text so … it’s like ‘peace out,’” says Underwood.
- Blake Shelton released a new video for his cover of “Home.”
- The Gruene with Envy Awards were held last Sunday at Hill’s Cafe in Austin, TX and with the exception of Sunny Sweeney (Newcomer of the Year), the winners turned out to be the usual suspects. That wouldn’t be such a bad thing if there weren’t more deserving winners, but in the current format the awards seem to be nothing more than a popularity contest and in some instances with no real emphasis on quality.
- James Otto recorded “The Braves Play Here,” a song to help promote the Atlanta Braves, and he released his new Sunset Man album today.
- Emily West is excited about her first date with Mr. Opry.
- In the second part of Legacy’s Willie Nelson podcast series Willie talks about some of the early songs he wrote for Ray Price and Faron Young and the beginning stages of the outlaw movement.
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April 8, 2008 at 9:40 am Permalink
That is great news about Harris. Can’t wait.
April 8, 2008 at 9:51 am Permalink
Yeah, the GWE awards a joke. I guess if they just give in and not act like it should be awarded for that years releases or bands who actually did something new, then fine. Randy Rogers Band is great, but they didnt offer anything in 2007 in the way of a new album, same with Stoney. It’s this type of thing that illustrates my point on how “red dirt” is becoming very mainstream and mirroring the top 40 nashville scene. Sunny Sweeney getting that award isnt that great because her album has been out for a couple of years, so the “newcomer award” doesnt suit her really either….When the albums from Bingham, Edmondson and O’Toole are overlooked for albums/artists that are the same old thing is sad and very indicative of where this is all heading…
April 8, 2008 at 10:01 am Permalink
Dave – It is pretty exciting, and I like that she’s going to have “Old Five and Dimers” on there.
Kelly – They’re just begging for The 9513 to start their own awards ;) The thing that made me chuckle the most about the winners was Record of the Year. Kevin Fowler with Bring It On, seriously?
April 8, 2008 at 10:43 am Permalink
I’m just glad to hear that Sunny Sweeney is winning any kind of award! I just wish Scott Borchetta would put her out on some kind on national tour (say with Elizabeth Cook and The Wrights)….
I think the actual term Taylor Swift used to describe her duet with Colbie Caillat was “awesome”..
I’m becoming more convinced every day that Carrie Underwood is in fact an advanced cybernetic humanoid along the lines of Cameron in the “Sarah Connor Chronicles” TV series on Fox…..
And lastly, from CMT.com this exciting news blurb!
“New country artists Lady Antebellum and Ashton Shepherd will take part in the Good Morning America spring concert series on April 21 in New York City.”
I might actually have to set the DVR for that one…
April 8, 2008 at 10:57 am Permalink
Brody, Fowler winning for “Bring it on” is a joke! Beating the albums I mentioned earlier, along with the great discs from Adam Hood and Drew Kennedy and Walt Wilkins shows the narrow scope that is clearly being used. I actually like Kevin Fowler, but this current album is a retread with a bit of polish applied, nothing more.
April 8, 2008 at 12:28 pm Permalink
The 9513 Awards?
“And the winner is…. Dale Watson!”
“Which Award?
“All of them!”
Sorry guys, couldn’t resist :)
April 8, 2008 at 12:48 pm Permalink
Well we’ve already named Dale Watson “Emperor” so anythings possible….
The GWE awards were fan voted, so it was indeed a popularity contest.
Taylor Swift is making me nervous.
April 8, 2008 at 1:27 pm Permalink
I prefer Taylor Swift to Dale Watson. There, I said it.
April 8, 2008 at 1:30 pm Permalink
Chris N:
WOW, that is the lamest and most blatant attempt at starting a fight I have seen since my first marriage!!
April 8, 2008 at 2:16 pm Permalink
i prefer taylor swift to dale watson. for some things. there. i said it.
April 8, 2008 at 2:37 pm Permalink
Well MikeKY: IMHO,that is so not awesome…OMG, LOL……. ;)
April 8, 2008 at 3:20 pm Permalink
@Kelly: What can I say? Some days you just feel like starting a fight — and around here it ain’t that hard to do.
April 8, 2008 at 6:13 pm Permalink
Rick – I just became your biggest fan, someone besides me that thinks that about Carrie Underwood….
I can really start a fight —– I dont even know who Dale Watson is — I had to google him….hey I live in Ohio….
April 8, 2008 at 7:06 pm Permalink
I am also glad to see that someone is giving Miss Sweeney some recognition. Her calendar is unbelievable. Someone must like her even if her label is a little slow to notice. In addition to being very talented, she is just so darn nice!
April 9, 2008 at 9:41 am Permalink
Rick, if that is true of Ms. Underwood, where do I place my order? :)
April 9, 2008 at 9:56 am Permalink
I’ll take one of those as well, please.
April 9, 2008 at 10:20 am Permalink
at the end of the home video, does anyone know if it’s miranda lambert?
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