Music

This must be a dream… Zach Bryan and Tyler Childers were just announced as the headliners at the 2023 Two Step Inn festival lineup, which will take place April 15th-16th at San Gabriel Park in Georgetown, Texas. In addition, the stacked lineup also includes Wynonna Judd, Travis Tritt, Tanya Tucker, Charles Wesley Godwin, Ben Burgess,

Adeem the Artist encounters the unexpected in their brand new music video for “Run This Town,” which is premiering exclusively at The Boot today (Nov. 1). The East Tennessee native’s infectious, shuffling tune is a timely declaration for change, with lyrics that cleverly call out those who use their power to uphold and expand the

Ashley McBryde is just the best. I’m not sure she has ever put out a bad song, and with the recent release of her concept album Lindeville, I cannot get enough of her music. While I love songs from her first album like “Fat and Famous” and “Redemption,” the titular song from McBryde’s second album is

Sonia Tetlow’s ambitions for her tenth studio album, Better Days, are reasonable: it’s meant to be an invitation into an explosion of joy in music and creativity, reuniting with many of her collaborators after COVID isolation kept them apart. She succeeds in spades. Tetlow has been on the bleeding edge of rock and roots music since

I love this song. And I think it’s highly likely that it’s Morgan Wallen’s next big hit, because he’s officially sending “Thought You Should Know” to country radio as his next single. “You Proof” has spent four consecutive weeks at #1 on country radio, and now, it’s time to see how this new single does. It’s

If you are a fan of Vincent Neil Emerson, this video is a must-watch. Presented by Western AF, The Lone Star Stories is a new series that features Texas-born artists and gives us listeners insights into who they are off the stage. And Episode 1 features the great Vincent Neil Emerson. The Canton-born singer and

Alan Jackson has never been afraid to make a statement. There was of course his shot at the Nashville music industry that he took with his 1999 duet with George Strait, “Murder on Music Row.” But even before that, there was Alan’s protest at the ACM Awards back in 1994 when he had his drummer

Hot DAMN. When it comes to iconic artists like Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Dolly Parton… nobody can really do ’em the kind of justice they deserve. Many can come close, many can do a damn good job, but there’s usually just something missing… Enter Chris Stapleton. Chris could sing the phone book and turn it into an

Talk about one helluva group. We all know Mike Harmeier as the mastermind and front man for Mike and the Moonpies. Harmeier is one of the best singers/songwriters in the independent country music realm, and Mike and the Moonpies have been killing the game for over a decade now, including their 2021 One to Grow On album,

If you haven’t gotten on the Dillon Carmichael train yet, it’s time to get your ass goin’. When it comes to keeping pure country music with that good ol’ ’90s country feel alive and well, Carmichael is atop the list, and the talent comes honest as he’s the nephew of John Michael Montgomery and Eddie

Talk about a sad day in the music world. Rock ‘n’ roll icon Jerry Lee Lewis has passed away at the age of 87. After suffering through years of various illnesses and injuries that physicians say should’ve taken him out years ago after years of putting his body through so much at a young age,

Talk about a dream team… It appears as though Lukas Nelson and the Pistol Annies are cookin’ something up. Miranda Lambert posted a photo of herself along with fellow bandmates Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley with Lukas, saying the group was working hard writing songs together today. She shared the picture on Instagram, and these four are truly some

That’s a hell of a way to go. If you’re not familiar with stone-cold country newcomer Mae Estes, she’s already won us over with heaters like the honky tonk heartbreaker “Thinkin Bout Cheatin” and the rockin’ “I Quit Smoking.” And she’s done gone and done it again with her newest release. With an ode to

If you crack open the dictionary and look up the definition of “cool,” you’re gonna get a full page picture of Waylon Jennings. He was as badass as it gets. Just watch this performance from Cowboy Jack Clement’s TV show from back in the day. Sitting alongside his wife Jessi Colter, Waylon asks if they

There ain’t much in the world like a good old fashioned, sad country song. If you follow Whiskey Riff in any capacity, then you know how much all of us here love them. And since some of my favorite artists in the genre right now have written some of my very favorite sad songs that

I feel like I’m about to open a can of worms… Actually, I know I am… but let’s get into it. It seems like there’s a never-ending debate in the country music world about whether or not George Strait can really be considered The King of country if he didn’t write, or at least co-write,

Folk duo The Milk Carton Kids are back with a brand new single, “Running On Sweet Smile,” marking their first release since the critically acclaimed 2019 album The Only Ones. The soft tune highlights the harmonies between duo members Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan while offering an encouraging message over a melancholy sound. “‘Running On Sweet Smile’ is

Two Chrises walk into a late night talk show . . . . And what ensues is a pretty hilarious performance of the classic song from Dirty Dancing “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life” by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes. On this episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live from 2017, Chris Pratt is the guest host and

Joshua Hedley closes out his recently released album Neon Blue with a cover of Roger Miller’s ”River in the Rain” that does great justice to the original — and now he’s released a music video to go along with it. Exclusively premiering at The Boot today, the intimate video takes the audience behind the scenes at Ronnie’s Place recording studio

Incase ya haven’t heard, George Strait himself has announced six new stadium shows set for 2023, featuring Phoenix, Seattle, Denver, Milwaukee, Nashville, and Tampa, with no other than Chris Stapleton and Little Big Town joining him as well. It’s the most extensive tour the King has been on since his two year The Cowboy Rides Away tour