If you love quality music, you couldn't miss Joe Stamm Band, this summer. After a brilliant EP, "Fort Smith", released on July 14th, they released a new album, on August 11th, named "Wild Man". Defining their music is a hard task. If you ask them, this Midwestern band from Central Illinois will tell you that... Continue Reading →

I always said and repeated on this blog that country music, even though it's rooted in American South, has no frontiers. I've listened and reviewed excellent and real country music from Rhode Island, Ohio, Washington State, Canada, even from UK or France. The album reviewed on this post was made by an artist from Frederick... Continue Reading →

The Canadian singer and songwriter Del Barber released his eighth album named "Almanac", via Acronym Records, on April 28th, almost two years after the excellent "Stray Dogs (collected B-Sides/Vol 1)". This new album was written in Del Barber's farm, located in Manitoba's Parkland, and then recorded at No Fun Club, Winnipeg, with co-producers Grant Siemens... Continue Reading →

Five years after his beautiful debut album, "South Texas Homecoming", James Steinle released, on April 7th, his new album, "The Echo Sound". Produced by David Beck, it was recorded in a house in Martindale, Texas, in November of 2022. It's the first album of the South Texas singer and songwriter since the brilliant "Cold German... Continue Reading →

The legendary band Eleven Hundred Springs ended its history in 2021, but the Texan band's front man and songwriter, Matt Hillyer, is still very active. He coproduced, last year, Squeezebox Bandits' album, "Check To Check", a fantastic record reviewed on this blog (check it out here), and wrote o cowrote several songs on it, including... Continue Reading →

When I founded this blog, in 2018, I didn't think that I would write, one day, a review of an album of The Great Divide. As a red dirt fan, I knew the importance of this band and the big influence that they had on a whole generation of bands and artists (Cody Canada, Jason... Continue Reading →

Three years after the acclaimed "Last Call For Dreamers", that I reviewed here, the Lowdown Drifters released on September 30th a new album, "Cheating On A Memory", via Gold Towne Music. Recorded in Fort Worth, TX, this LP was released in three parts, with a first chapter on June 24th, a second one on August... Continue Reading →

If you think about country music traditionalists, in 2022, David Adam Byrnes is undoubtedly one of the first names that will come to your mind. His 2020 album, "Neon Town", produced by Trent Willmon, was an evidence of his talent and his authenticity. It was ranked #8 on Country Music France's 2020 Top 25 albums.... Continue Reading →

If you pronounce the name Cross Canadian Ragweed, you'll capture the red dirt fans' attention. And if you use another magic word, "Soul Gravy", you'll probably see their face light up instantly. That's an understatement saying that this album is absolutely iconic, since it was released in 2004. If you talk with red dirt fans,... Continue Reading →