Americana Music News–Dwight Yoakam’s 3 Pears remains in the top slot in this week’s American Music Association airplay chart, followed by Wreck & Ruin from Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson and Mystic Pinball by John Hiatt. Aside from a leap from number 21 to 6 for Buddy and Jim, the new Buddy Miller and Jim Lauderdale collaboration, the chart was…
Review: Brittany Spriggs’ “Brand New”
By Paul T. Mueller–Brand New is billed as the debut album of Nashville singer Brittany Spriggs. At five tracks some would call it an EP, but maybe that’s just semantics. Either way it’s fair to call it a radio-friendly first outing for an up-and-coming country artist. Country by the current Nashville definition, that is – glossy pop with a bit…
Charting: Buddy Miller and Jim Lauderdale’s “Buddy and Jim”
Americana Music News — The hottest album in Americana music this week is Buddy and Jim, the New West release from Buddy Miller and Jim Lauderdale, due Dec. 11. These guys are among the most fervent supporters and popular performers in Americana Music, and both have been highly visible and oft-honored at the annual Americana Music Festival. Little wonder, then,…
Review: Darrell Scott live in Conroe, Texas
By Paul T. Mueller — It’s always a joy to get to see a great artist perform. It’s even better to witness such a performance in a quiet, intimate setting, surrounded by an audience of real fans who are there to listen. The 75 or so who came to see Darrell Scott in the Houston suburb of Conroe, Texas, on…