Love me some Jimi Hendrix. The stupid talented Billy Strings was in Redmond, Washington, over the weekend, performing at Marymoor Park right outside of Seattle. And with Saturday being the 51st anniversary of the death of guitar legend Jimi Hendrix, as well as Hendrix being from Seattle, it was only right that Billy pay tribute
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Mickey Guyton and Darius Rucker are among the all-star list of artists who contributed to Metallica’s recently released The Metallica Blacklist, an expansive project celebrating the metal band’s influence. Both country artists offered covers of “Nothing Else Matters,” each putting their own spin on the song. Guyton’s “Nothing Else Matters” beautifully showcases the lower register of her voice
George Strait, the man’s still got it. I assumed The King was only playing two shows at the end of this year in Vegas, but sheesh, I assumed wrong. He’s already announced that he’ll be playing a show in Evansville, Indiana on November 7th with special guest, Asleep At The Wheel, as well as a
Gabby Barrett‘s ”Footprints on the Moon” music video is an inspiration and autobiographical look at her new single. Directed by Gus Black, the video brings to life the song’s encouraging message that no dream is too big or small to become a reality. It opens with a younger, wide-eyed Barrett peering out of the window as
The trifecta. Brothers Osborne were on the bill for stupid good lineup at the Grand Ole Opry last night. I mean, if you love some good guitar work, seeing Vince Gill, Charlie Worsham and John Osborne take the same stage on the same night is a dream come true. And while all three took the
A HUGE congratulations are in order for Lainey Wilson. The Louisiana native just scored her first career #1 at country radio with her awesome song “Things A Man Oughta Know”. She took to Twitter to acknowledge the accomplishment and thank everyone who helped her get this point: “‘Things A Man Oughta Know’ is number one,
Country Music has had no shortage of characters throughout its long and storied history. From Merle Haggard and his impressions and prison escaping skills, to Willie Nelson’s acrobatic abilities, to George Jones shooting at a songwriting buddy, so many legends of the genre have made a name by being both unique in their music style and
Nothing like a little Chris Stapleton on a lovely Saturday afternoon. Chris and company stopped by CBS Saturday Morning today (figuratively speaking, of course) with a few performances for their Saturday Sessions series. Treating fans to the swampy rocker “Arkansas,” as well as the title track of his most recent album, Starting Over, they also delivered a
The Dive Bar Tour is BACK. If you remember back to the summer of 2019, Garth Brooks launched a rather epic Dive Bar Tour, hitting up a number of different venues across the country. Joe’s Bar here in Chicago, the Crystal Palace in Bakersfield, Gruene Hall In Texas… okay, not exactly dive bars per se, but
Mickey Guyton‘s “Love My Hair” offers a message of self-acceptance while putting forth a narrative that’s underrepresented in country music: the specific perspective of Black women. The singer recently released the song ahead of the arrival of her debut album, Remember Her Name. Guyton begins “Love My Hair” by describing an experience many Black women struggle with
Picture this… Koe and the boys are chillin. They got beer, whiskey, tequila, a little green smoke, probably a Marlboro or two and they’re tossing around ideas for a lyric video for one of, if not the, saddest songs Koe’s put out. They’ve already made an absolute crusher of a music video, and want to
Eric Church is kicking off his Gather Again Tour THIS WEEKEND. After nearly two years at home, he’s hitting the road on a massive 55-city headlining tour that will run through the spring of 2022. As someone who has been extremely sad without live music for much of the last year and a half or
You never quite know what G is really thinking. He loves crying, he had (still kind of has) an insane alter ego, doesn’t quite get how to use social media, and may or may not have a large number of bodies buried in his yard. But I think the best way to understand more about a
The yeehaw agenda is in full swing: Look no further than the new song from Tanya Tucker and drag superstar RuPaul. It’s a country-rap ode to self-empowerment appropriately titled “This Is Our Country.” The song, which references classic hits by Patsy Cline and Johnny Cash, features Tucker and RuPaul trading boasts over a skittering beat, overlaid with plenty of twang. “This is
If it doesn’t sound like a 90’s country jam, I don’t want it. Hailey Whitters and Trisha Yearwood teamed up earlier this year on Hailey’s deluxe album, The Dream for a fantastic little song called “How Far Can It Go?”. Written by Hailey, Nicolle Galyon and Hillary Lindsey, it sounds like it’s straight outta 1995, and
New country duo FINMAR are in perfect harmony in a new, acoustic performance of their song ”If It Weren’t for You.” The clip is premiering exclusively via The Boot; press play below to watch. In the song, the pair are grateful to their significant others, who have turned them from partying bachelors to the kind of people who
Código 1530 and King George are at it again. Announced today, the King’s tequila company has unveiled a special edition, double barrel Rosa-Reposado. The new project has been aged in un-charred French Oak wine barrels for three months, and finished in Spanish Sherry casks. Needless to say, the country music legend is ecstatic for the release:
Prior to releasing “Never Wanted to Be That Girl,” Carly Pearce‘s career was white-hot. Her tortured ballad with Ashley McBryde does nothing to dampen her flame. The two women represent a wife and mistress, both done wrong by a cheating man. Much like Reba McEntire and Linda Davis‘ “Does He Love You” from 1993, the hook of
The King is staying busy this year. George Strait is hitting the road once more, already announcing a number of dates near the end of this year, as well as the early part of next year. He has four Las Vegas shows on the books as part of his Strait To Vegas Tour, as well
Erin Enderlin and Terri Clark are queens of the barroom in their new song “If There Weren’t So Many Damn Songs.” In the spirit of classics such as Waylon Jennings’ “The Wurlitzer Prize (I Don’t Want to Get Over You),” the song is a fiddle-and-steel-heavy weeper that makes feeling bad sound oh so good. “If there weren’t so many songs about