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Rolling Stone France Jul 1

Billy Corgan : Mellon Collie à l’opéra

Billy Corgan The Smashing Pumpkins Atum

Americana UK Jun 29

Shooter Jennings to put out second album of father Waylon’s legacy

Shooter Jennings Waylon Jennings Glen Campbell Gordon Payne Jerry Bridges Carter Robertson Rance Wasson The Waylors

Rock Sound Magazine Jun 28

American Aquarium – New Ways to Lose

American Aquarium BJ Barham Cherry Ghost Mumford & Sons Bryan Adams Mark Knopfler

2 articles Jun 28

Kacey Musgraves Ronnie Milsap Willie Nelson Clint Black Tim McGraw Rodney Atkins Kane Brown

Taste of Country, The Boot

Magnet Magazine Jun 28

Gillian Welch Released “The Harrow & The Harvest” 15 Years Ago Today

Gillian Welch David Rawlings

Magnet Magazine Jun 28

Happy 60th Birthday Bobby Bare Jr. (Guided By Voices, Young Criminals Starvation League)

Bobby Bare, Jr. Guided by Voices Banditos Lydia Loveless Cory Branan Robbie Fulks Scott H. Biram Waco Brothers

La Face B Jun 27

(PORTFOLIO) Orville Peck au Trianon

Orville Peck

Benzine Magazine Jun 27

[Live Review] Festival Eldorado – Une soirée au château avec Dylan LeBlanc : Floride-sur-Loir

Dylan LeBlanc Barbara Forstner Neil Young Joni Mitchell

American Songwriter Jun 27

Remember When R.E.M. Backed Warren Zevon on His Comeback Album in 1987?

R.E.M. Warren Zevon Michael Stipe Martin Scorsese

4 articles Jun 27

Billy Corgan Zwan The Smashing Pumpkins Jimmy Chamberlin David Pajo Matt Sweeney Stereogum A Perfect Circle

Consequence of Sound, NME, Rolling Stone +1

Americana Highways Jun 26

Late Night First Listen: American Aquarium and River Shook

American Aquarium River Shook BJ Barham Sarah Shook & the Disarmers Shooter Jennings

No Depression Jun 26

Tift Merritt Is Back to Sing Love Into the World

Tift Merritt

3 articles Jun 26

American Aquarium BJ Barham Shooter Jennings

Les Oreilles Curieuses, No Depression, Saving Country Music

3 articles Jun 26

Beck Sierra Ferrell Diana Silvers

Consequence of Sound, Pop'n Music, The Line of Best Fit

No Depression Jun 26

BONUS TRACKS: Updates from the FreshGrass Foundation, New Release From Shooter Jennings, Tribute to Buddy Guy, and More Roots Music News

Shooter Jennings Buddy Guy Sierra Hull Omar Sosa Waylon Jennings Jessi Colter The Waylors Mickey Raphael

Americana UK Jun 26

Tift Merritt “Sugar”

Tift Merritt

2 articles Jun 26

Cult of Luna Joe Duplantier David Eugene Edwards Gojira 16 Horsepower Wovenhand Throane Treha Sektori

Goûte mes Disques, The Line of Best Fit

The 13th Floor Jun 25

Delaney Davidson and The Fall Of Lucifer: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview

Delaney Davidson

3 articles Jun 25

Kane Brown Lainey Wilson Dan + Shay Chase Rice Taylor Swift teu

American Songwriter, Taste of Country, The Boot

Americana UK Jun 25

The Long Ryders ride into a town near you in October!

The Long Ryders Gram Parsons The Byrds Buffalo Springfield Wilco The Jayhawks Ramones

Rolling Stone France Jul 1

Billy Corgan : Mellon Collie à l’opéra

Billy Corgan The Smashing Pumpkins Atum

Rock Sound Magazine Jun 28

American Aquarium – New Ways to Lose

American Aquarium BJ Barham Cherry Ghost Mumford & Sons Bryan Adams Mark Knopfler

Magnet Magazine Jun 28

Gillian Welch Released “The Harrow & The Harvest” 15 Years Ago Today

Gillian Welch David Rawlings

La Face B Jun 27

(PORTFOLIO) Orville Peck au Trianon

Orville Peck

American Songwriter Jun 27

Remember When R.E.M. Backed Warren Zevon on His Comeback Album in 1987?

R.E.M. Warren Zevon Michael Stipe Martin Scorsese

Americana Highways Jun 26

Late Night First Listen: American Aquarium and River Shook

American Aquarium River Shook BJ Barham Sarah Shook & the Disarmers Shooter Jennings

3 articles Jun 26

American Aquarium BJ Barham Shooter Jennings

Les Oreilles Curieuses, No Depression, Saving Country Music

No Depression Jun 26

BONUS TRACKS: Updates from the FreshGrass Foundation, New Release From Shooter Jennings, Tribute to Buddy Guy, and More Roots Music News

Shooter Jennings Buddy Guy Sierra Hull Omar Sosa Waylon Jennings Jessi Colter The Waylors Mickey Raphael

2 articles Jun 26

Cult of Luna Joe Duplantier David Eugene Edwards Gojira 16 Horsepower Wovenhand Throane Treha Sektori

Goûte mes Disques, The Line of Best Fit

3 articles Jun 25

Kane Brown Lainey Wilson Dan + Shay Chase Rice Taylor Swift teu

American Songwriter, Taste of Country, The Boot

Americana UK Jun 29

Shooter Jennings to put out second album of father Waylon’s legacy

Shooter Jennings Waylon Jennings Glen Campbell Gordon Payne Jerry Bridges Carter Robertson Rance Wasson The Waylors

2 articles Jun 28

Kacey Musgraves Ronnie Milsap Willie Nelson Clint Black Tim McGraw Rodney Atkins Kane Brown

Taste of Country, The Boot

Magnet Magazine Jun 28

Happy 60th Birthday Bobby Bare Jr. (Guided By Voices, Young Criminals Starvation League)

Bobby Bare, Jr. Guided by Voices Banditos Lydia Loveless Cory Branan Robbie Fulks Scott H. Biram Waco Brothers

Benzine Magazine Jun 27

[Live Review] Festival Eldorado – Une soirée au château avec Dylan LeBlanc : Floride-sur-Loir

Dylan LeBlanc Barbara Forstner Neil Young Joni Mitchell

4 articles Jun 27

Billy Corgan Zwan The Smashing Pumpkins Jimmy Chamberlin David Pajo Matt Sweeney Stereogum A Perfect Circle

Consequence of Sound, NME, Rolling Stone +1

No Depression Jun 26

Tift Merritt Is Back to Sing Love Into the World

Tift Merritt

3 articles Jun 26

Beck Sierra Ferrell Diana Silvers

Consequence of Sound, Pop'n Music, The Line of Best Fit

Americana UK Jun 26

Delaney Davidson and The Fall Of Lucifer: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview

Delaney Davidson

Americana UK Jun 25

The Long Ryders ride into a town near you in October!

The Long Ryders Gram Parsons The Byrds Buffalo Springfield Wilco The Jayhawks Ramones

Overview

Recent developments in alternative country music include Jason Isbell's unexplained show cancellations, Tyler Childers reflecting on music's healing role, and American Aquarium's BJ Barham discussing themes of loss in a video interview. Meanwhile, Gillian Welch's Time (the Revelator) is being recognized for its powerful emotional depth, and new album announcements from Matt Lange, Laura Viers, and Orville Peck highlight ongoing creative output in the genre.

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Kacey Musgraves featured in list of country's most important artists

Billy Corgan to release over 60 unreleased Zwan songs

American Aquarium – New Ways To Lose

Beck publie une version en duo de « Ride Lonesome » avec Sierra Ferrell : Stream

Joe Duplantier and David Eugene Edwards feature on new Cult of Luna album, In the Shadow of Your Shadow

Kane Brown hospitalized after being struck by golf ball

American Aquarium – New Ways To Lose

Joe Duplantier and David Eugene Edwards feature on new Cult of Luna album, In the Shadow of Your Shadow

Kane Brown hospitalized after being struck by golf ball

Kacey Musgraves featured in list of country's most important artists

Billy Corgan to release over 60 unreleased Zwan songs

Beck publie une version en duo de « Ride Lonesome » avec Sierra Ferrell : Stream

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