Album Review – The Kentucky Struts “Year of the Horse”
Well here it is, the end of December. The last few moments of 2011 are counting down, and yet completely unbeknown to us, right under our noses, one of the most expansive, imaginative, engaging, and...
View ArticleJD Wilkes Will Always Be A Blues Player
The leader of Th' Legendary Shack Shakers recently extruded a new musical tentacle into the creative world in the form of The Dirt Daubers, an old-time mountain string band of sorts that he fronts with...
View ArticleThe Origins & Epicenters of Underground “Muddy” Roots
From the outside looking in, one may look at the lineup of The Muddy Roots Festival for example, and wonder how all these bands could all be booked right beside each other and it work seamlessly. This...
View ArticleVintage Album Review – Roger Wallace’s ‘Hillbilly Heights’
Amongst all the bustle and big names in 1999, another superlative Austin talent released a debut album a little more quietly. The idea that there's an amazing, world-class music talent on every corner...
View ArticleThe Greatest Underground Country Albums of All Time
By request, here is my list of the greatest underground country albums of all time. The underground country movement started roughly in the mid 90's on lower Broadway in Nashville that at the time was...
View ArticleThe Tillers Take You Back with “Hand On The Plow” (Album Stream)
The Tiller's latest album and 5th overall entitled Hand On The Plow is the inaugural issuance from the newly-formed Muddy Roots Records, and features 11 tantalizing tracks and an appearance by...
View ArticleLarry & His Flask Guide The Yearning Soul “By The Lamplight”
Larry & His Flask is an interesting music specimen. The biggest advice I could give to an underground roots band right now would be, "Get away from underground roots if you want to grow," and Larry...
View ArticleSouth By Southwest 2014 In Pictures
Saving Country Music was out and about Austin, TX and its outskirts over the past week or so as part of the annual South By Southwest (SXSW) gathering, pounding the pavement and looking for the next...
View ArticleTh’ Legendary Shack Shakers are BACK!
Th' Legendary Shack Shakers are like a force of nature and couldn't stay gone for long. After their nearly three-year hiatus, they are about to embark on a big tour starting at the Muddy Roots Festival...
View ArticleLegendary Shack Shakers Sign to Alternative Tentacles — To Release “Southern...
Amidst their 20th Anniversary as a band, Th' Legendary Shack Shakers have announced they have signed to legendary punk label Alternative Tentacles, and will be releasing their first album in five years...
View ArticleNew Horton Heat Includes Hank III & Shack Shakers
We don’t talk nearly enough about The Reverend Horton Heat around here, but since it’s been about five years since he released an album, there hasn’t been much reason to. But the Rev. has a new project...
View ArticleAgridustrial & Free Music from the Shack Shakers
For years Th’ Legendary Shack Shakers and their fans have used the term “Agridustrial” to describe their unique rock/country/punk/blues sound, and now they have decided to etch the term on their latest...
View ArticleNew Dates & New Downloads (Get Some!)
Alright so recently we’ve had a ton of new concert dates released, as well as albums that people have been wondering when they will go digital, go digital, as well as other interesting album news and...
View ArticleBob Wayne’s Big Push & Century Media
Last October, I stepped onto Joe Buck’s legendary motorhome for an interview, and during our conversation he dropped the bomb that he’d signed to Century Media and was going to be working on a record...
View ArticleBob Wayne Release Date Delayed / New Band Lineup
Today was going to be the release date for Bob Wayne's new album Outlaw Carnie, but despite a big press push the last few days, it will not come out until January 25, 2011. Wayne had originally been...
View ArticleLiz Sloan Story Defines Deep Themes in Country Landscape
When reviews and videos began to surface from Bob Wayne's recent tour with Th' Legendary Shack Shakers, the big buzz was about Bob's new fiddle player named Liz Sloan. Not that Bob hasn't had great...
View ArticleWorld Premier of Joe Buck EPK “Piss & Vinegar”
Joe Buck is the nexus of where punk and country meet. Former bass player for Hank III, former everything for Th' Legendary Shack Shakers, Joe Buck is now a one man wrecking crew, hell bent on pounding...
View ArticleEssential Albums For 2010
Following is my list for the essential albums for 2010, broken down into a few of categories.This is meant to compliment the Album of the Year candidates in this super-packed year for stellar music....
View ArticleTop 10 Country Albums of the Decade (2001-2010)
About this time last year, every website and periodical that regularly does these type of things put out their "Best of the Decade" lists. Problem is, they were all wrong. All of them. And not just for...
View ArticleBrothers That Bring The Roots
Even though T Model is solidly blues, like so many other roots-based independent artists, he has turned to the same underground resources that many independent country acts use to get their music to...
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