October 5, 2008 - The Old 97's may be one of the grandfathers of the alternative-country movement, but they were not mired in the past in concert. While they certainly reached back into their catalogue for favorite,...
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October 4, 2008 - The Carolina Chocolate Drops aren't much like anyone else out there today. First off, their bedrock is old time string music. A few bands have come and gone doing that style, but there are few...
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October 4, 2008 - Fresh from a slew of wins at the IBMA Awards on Thursday, reigning Entertainer of the Year duo Dailey & Vincent were clearly the favorites at Saturday night's IBMA showcase. Even a simple pre-show...
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September 30, 2008 - The Grand Ole Opry gave a nod to IBMA Week by tributing the show to the Father of Bluegrass, Bill Monroe and booking a blend of legendary performers and young hotshots on the historic stage....
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September 29, 2008 - As bluegrassers from around the globe began pouring into Music City this week, The SteelDrivers and others kicked off the International Bluegrass Music Association's World of Bluegrass conference...
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September 28, 2008 - Performers like to talk about stretching their limits, but then complain about the confinements of their record label or even the expectations of their fans to keep producing the same thing over and over....
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September 25, 2008 - Brad Paisley sticks to his guns when it comes to his style of country music. Unlike so so many of his equally successful peers, there is a lack of country music in the country music....
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September 24, 2008 - Old Crow Medicine Show appears ready to take their brand old time-styled country music to the next level. After all, life's been real good for the Nashville-based quintet this week....
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September 20, 2008 - Is Glen Campbell crossing over into hipness? First, he released a real fine covers CD, "Meet Glen Campbell," tackling songs by the Foo Fighters, U2 and Velvet Underground without coming off like...
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September 19, 2008 - Blind Alfred Reed was not all that well known a musician. He doubled as a preacher, while playing on the streets of West Virginia trying to make ends meet. But long after he died in 1956 at 75,...
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