After his brilliant self-titled album, released earlier this year, and reviewed on this blog here, Dustin Brown released a new single, today, named "Ballerina", via New Usual Records. Produced by Ben Hussey, who also coproduced Dustin Brown's self-titled album, this single was cowritten by Dustin Brown and Billy Hartman and features both artists, along with... Continue Reading →

Julia Hatfield is a young and brilliant artist from Texas. Singer, songwriter, pianist, she was awarded as 2018 new female vocalist of the year by Texas Regional Radio Awards. With a strong taste for old-school music, inspired by artists like Dolly Parton and Guy Clark, she made beautiful covers of Tom Petty's "I Won't Back... Continue Reading →

"If You Want It That Much" is a song that belongs to red dirt music history. Written by Gary Thomason and Scott Melott, who were members of Susan Gibson's band, The Grobees, it was part of The Great Divide's 2002 wonderful album, "Remain". Twenty years after the release of "Remain", Cody Canada and The Departed... Continue Reading →

Hunter Thomas is a rising artist from Oklahoma, who will release his debut album in 2022 via Thirty Tigers. Meanwhile, his single, named "Go For A Drive", is available on all digital platforms, since July 30th, and y'all should give it a listen because it's absolutely awesome! Written by Hunter Thomas and coproduced by Hunter... Continue Reading →

In August of 2018, the band Comanche Moon, from Amarillo, Texas, released a brilliant concept album "Country Music Deathstar". Recorded at Yellow Dog Studios, engineered by Dave Percefull and Adam Odor and produced by Tim Allen, this LP is absolutely awesome and its singles, "The One That You Love", "Oilfield Blues" and "Goin' To The... Continue Reading →

Ragland is a husband and wife duo formed in Oklahoma in May of 2015, who last year released the great album that was reviewed on this blog, "More Like A Melody" (read the review). This LP, that was recorded, mixed and mastered at Boohatch Studios in Ada, Oklahoma, by Mike McClure and both members of... Continue Reading →

Any Red Dirt lover must listen to "While You Can", the brand new single of Southern Brave, right now. This band from Texas is a great choice if you want to listen to quality music, and their new single is not an exception. This song is about the pitfalls of love and relationships, and making... Continue Reading →

American Aquarium will release its 8th studio album, "Lamentations", produced by Shooter Jennings, on May 1st, via New West Records. The last album of the band, the awesome "Things Change", had been released 2 years ago. Till this date, American Aquarium released three songs that will be part of this album, "The Long Haul", on... Continue Reading →

Jim Jarmush's new movie, named "The dead don't die", was presented at Cannes Film Festival and competes, there, for the main reward, la "Palme d'Or". I was lucky enough to watch this movie before its release in USA, as it was previously released in France on May 14th, due to its presence at the French... Continue Reading →

Waylon Jennings once said, according to his son Terry : "You don't bash the things you hate. You support the things you love". I think Waylon's wise thought summarizes perfectly what Rich O'Toole is telling us with his last song, "Peter and Paul". Houston artist is well known for his excellent songwriting, in the great... Continue Reading →