Reckless Kelly Celebrity Softball Jam Hits the Field Sunday
- The Reckless Kelly Celebrity Softball Jam takes place this Sunday, April 19.
- New Simmons Research data reports that bluegrass listeners increased 15 percent from 2007 to 2008, and compared to average American consumer, bluegrass fans are 89 percent more likely to eat a Cracker Barrel.
- The Gobblers Knob Awesome Song Alert: Paul Eason’s “Mountains of Nuevo Leon.”
- No Depression’s Buzz McClain declares Chuck Mead’s new album, Journeyman’s Wager, a sure bet.
- CMT needs audience members tomorrow (April 18) for the taping of Can You Duet in Nashville. The Wildhorse Saloon doors open at 5:30PM and taping begins at 8:00PM. (via press release)
- Jason Isbell joined World Cafe host David Dye for an interview and live performance of songs from his second solo album, Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit.
- As the Old Settler’s Music Festival rolls through town this week, a few acts will be putting new music on display. One of those acts is Sarah Jarosz (MySpace), who will release her debut album, Song Up In Her Head, June 16 — weeks after she graduates from high school — on Sugar Hill Records. The album will feature top bluegrass players like Jerry Douglas, Chris Thile, Stuart Duncan, Abigail Washburn, Mike Marshall, Darrell Scott, and Tim O’Brien. The Austin Chronicle’s Jim Caligiuri predicts a promising year for Jarosz.
- Drive-By Truckers leader Patterson Hood will release his second solo album, Murdering Oscar (and other love songs), on June 23.
- What artists do you hope to see in concert before it’s too late?
- Tom Russell plans to write a series of posts that deal with each song on his forthcoming album. The first, published yesterday, traced his coming of age in Nigeria during the late ’60s. The experience led to a song titled “East of Woodstock, West of Viet Nam.”
- Watch video of the Zac Brown Band performing “Georgia On My Mind.” Be sure to stick around for the glory note at the end.
- Cybergrass posted a list of recently released and forthcoming albums from Rounder Records, who will celebrate “May is Bluegrass Month” with releases from Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver and Alecia Nugent.
- Watch Keith Urban perform “Kiss a Girl,” “Sweet Thing,” “Til Summer Comes Around” and “Tonight I Wanna Cry” as part of AOL’s Sessions. (via Country Music Tattle Tale)
- I fully expect Farce the Music’s XL edition of honest album covers — featuring Martina McBride, Toby Keith and Billy Bob Thorton — to be the most visited link today.
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April 17, 2009 at 2:15 pm Permalink
Loved Keith Urban’s AOL Session!! That man sure can sing and play that guitar! He is AWESOME!!
April 17, 2009 at 5:34 pm Permalink
Trailer did another fantastic job at PhotoCrap, er I mean farce The Music today! I think I might have titled the Lost Trailers album as “Septic Tank Overflow” though…
I personally think the continued rise in the popularity of bluegrass comes from disaffected former mainstream country music fans who remember the days when that music was still mostly country. Well that and the fact of the thriving bluegrass festival scene which seems to be ever expanding and attracting the curious.
Speaking of Chuck Mead, he will be at LA’s The Mint Club on Pico on Wednesday, May 13th. They also had a listing for a Billy Block’s Western Beat Show in May but that has sadly disappeared.
April 17, 2009 at 7:04 pm Permalink
Rick’s Random TidBits: Strange things are happening at the Grand Ole Opry! The artist listing for this coming Saturday Night’s Oprys list just TWO acts for most of the half hour segments! Historically the Friday and Saturday Night Opry’s featured three acts per half hour segment and sometimes four. The lone exception has been the Tuesday Night Opry’s that usually feature two acts per half hour. First they shortened the Friday and Saturday Night Oprys from 2 and a half hours to two hours and now the number of artists is reduced! What is going on here? Do any of you Nashville based 9513er’s know what’s up? Hmm…
April 17, 2009 at 7:19 pm Permalink
WAY too much crowd noise on the Zac Brown video. Too bad.
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