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09/11/2026

'Old No. 1 Revisited,' a track-by-track homage to Guy Clark's landmark 1975 debut, is getting the live treatment with a show + broadcast by WMOT Roots for their '895 aLIVE' series on SUN, 10/11 @ 7 PM CT at 3rd & Lindsley Nashville. Erin Rae, Andrew Combs, Logan Ledger, Caroline Randall Williams, Jess Nolan and Kelsey Waldon are confirmed along with the album's producer, Dan Knobler.

'Old No. 1 Revisited,' released by Truly Handmade Records, is available digitally and on vinyl and was a Top Ten Americana Radio release, bringing together a Who’s Who of Americana artists to pay tribute to Clark's debut: Margo Price, Jade Bird, Sarah Jarosz, Erin Rae, Brennen Leigh, Logan Ledger, Aaron Lee Tasjan, Andrew Combs with Rodney Crowell, Kelsey Waldon and Caroline Randall Williams. Stream / order at https://orcd.co/oldno1revisited

09/08/2026

Headliners have been announced for 30A Songwriters Festivall! This year will feature Larkin Poe, Dawes, Gillian Welch + David Rawlings, Tommy Emmanuell, S.G. Goodman, Booker T, St. Paul and The Broken Bones, Paul McDonald and more during MLK weekend in Jan. 2027. Tickets are on sale now for this intimate music fest that brings together 30 unique venues, and features more than 160 acclaimed songwriters from across the country. Tix available at https://www.30asongwritersfestival.com/post/30a-songwriters-festival-announces-2027-headliners

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09/02/2026

Super stoked about this Ultimate Classic Rock feature on Atlanta rock legends Drivin N Cryin. DnC are celebrating 40 years with an acclaimed new album, CRUSHING FLOWERS, and a 2-LP reissue of 'Mystery Road.' Along with an in-depth interview with Kevn Kinney, speaks with the Black Crows' Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Cracker's David Lowery and shares highlights from 'Let's Go Dancing," a tribute to Kinney featuring covers and art by his wife artist Anna Jensen. DnC is on the road through November so try and catch them! Odyssey Touring Ultimate Classic Rock

The band's Kevn Kinney tells UCR about their latest album and also, shares his thoughts regarding an ongoing tribute to his music.

07/24/2026

Cody Diekhoff, aka Chicago Farmer, talked to fellow artist and friend Joe Pug for his podcast THE WORKING SONGWRITER about his long-running career and new album, HOMEAID,. No Depression writes, “If the Midwest is looking for a voice, the search is over.” And The Chicago Tribune praised him for “some of the better roots songwriting in Chicago today.” Read below The Bluegrass Situation and stream / order HOMEAID at

Our guest this week on the Working Songwriter is Cody Diekhoff, better known as Chicago Farmer. He grew up in the small farming community of Delavan, Illinois, before moving to Chicago in 2003. Over the past two decades he has built a devoted following through relentless touring, first as a solo per...

05/14/2026

Drivin N Cryin, on the occasion of their new album CRUSHING FLOWERS, are featured in MAGNET Magazine with a track-by track by frontman Kevn Kinney. A songwriter's songwriter, Kinney explains "Mirror Mirror ("I wrote this to try and understand the effects dementia and Alzheimer’s on my mother), "Jessie Electric" (for Jessie Malin), "Dead End Road" (inspired by walking his dogs) and "Iggy Monkey" (What if Iggy Pop shows up at the Monkees house?) among others you can read below. Stream / purchase the album at https://orcd.co/crushingflowers

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Unlike many of its post-punk contemporaries, Drivin N Cryin never really went away. Over the past four decades, with a few breaks, the band has refined and redefined its neo-Southern rock as needed. That persistence is reflected in the reverence of peers and the quiet influence Drivin N Cryin has ha...

04/24/2026

Out Today! Alt country rockers Yarn release their upbeat, soulful new album "SATURDAY NIGHT SERMON." Frontman Blake Christiana chats with KMUW's Jedd Beaudoin for his "Into Music" podcast which says, "With literary-quality lyrics and musical settings that inspire moments of solemnity and the urge to dance with abandon, the collection demonstrates that Yarn remains a band dedicated to the elevation of the human spirit." Stream the album at

North Carolina's Yarn returns with another exemplary LP, Saturday Night Sermons.

04/16/2026

Hey Drivin N Cryin fans! Great in-depth feature on the Atlanta rock legends and their storied history at PopMatters. ATL writer Holly Selph shares insights and talks to DnC songwriter Kevn Kinney about his renown as a writer and respect among his peers. Kinney says "I guess I’m a working-class, spiritual, self-help, quasi-political, psychedelic folk singer, in [the key of] A minor.” With the band touring for CRUSHING FLOWERS, their first studio album since 2019, it's a fascinating read. Stream/order CRUSHING FLOWERS at https://orcd.co/crushingflowers
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Kevn Kinney talks about the history of the seminal Georgia rock band Drivin N Cryin, who were bigger than the Rolling Stones in Atlanta for a time.

03/12/2026

Yarn's Blake Christiana talks about his treasured 1964 Gibson B25 - inherited from his father -- that he uses on every studio album. Read the backstory at Music Connection Magazine as the band ready the release of their exhilerating new album, SATURDAY NIGHT SERMON, on April 24 via 333 Entertainment here - https://linktr.ee/yarnmusic Gibson Leslie L Rouffe

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03/06/2026

Yarn (and their frontman/songwriter Blake Christiana) started as a scrappy NYC bar band before their move to the Carolinas. Their new single, "MIGHT AS WELL BE KING," channels classic Dire Straits on a guitar-driven track that says enjoy this brief life while you can. The video premieres today The Bluegrass Situation the forthcoming album, 'Saturday Night Sermon,' is out 4/24. Stream/buy the track at https://hypeddit.com/0-yarn/mightaswellbeking Madison House Leslie L Rouffe https://youtu.be/6WJkmChVoTY?si=-4Ax5ev-ecwEkw05

'Might As Well Be King' is out now! New album 'Saturday Night Sermon' coming April 24! Stream the single, pre-save and pre-order the album, find tour dates a...

03/03/2026

Sammy Brue talks to KUOW Public Radio's Jedd Beaudoin for his insightful podcast "Into Music." Brue's latest album, THE JOURNALS, is an authorized tribute to his mentor, the late Justin Townes Earle, using JTE's journals. The sparse, intimate recordings, out now on Bloodshot Records, found PopMatters writing, "Each of these ten songs is a small gem that shines a light on Justin Townes Earle’s creative legacy and Sammy Brue’s ongoing journey as an artist.” Listen below:

Sammy Brue may not have expected to become friends with his musical hero, Justin Townes Earle, and he may not have expected that their friendship would be cut short by Earle's death in 2020. He's chosen to remember his friend and mentor with the new album The Journals.