Look, I know there is other music news in the world today, but nothing stops Don't Rock the Inbox from getting into the October spirit, especially when faux Halloween horror serves as a very good way to (temporarily, only for a moment) disassociate from actual real world horror.
Jim Lauderdale
Small rooms, acoustic guitars, and country tradition without pretension
Welcome back to Don’t Rock the Inbox. Here’s this week’s music recommendation post and playlist, which are for paying subscribers only. If you’re interested in paid content but not able to afford it, shoot us an email. The Good Nobody's Girl, Amanda Shires: I
In 2016, I took a ride with Jake Owen in his VW bus and listened to Mel Street records for Rolling Stone. I was almost nine months pregnant, so I am honestly shocked I could put words together – at the time, Owen was working hard to rehab his image of
It’s a terrifying day in America, once again. And though I could be talking about any number of horrifying things, today I’m interrupting our usual newsletter schedule to talk about censorship. Yesterday, Jimmy Kimmel was suspended indefinitely for comments he made about the murder of Charlie Kirk after
A look at the country side of 'Nashville'
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Would it shock you to learn most of them are women?
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Good morning and welcome to one of the busiest, wildest weeks in Nashville: Americana Fest. Awards shows, showcases, panels, day parties - this year feels more packed than ever, with shows spread all across town and all the way through Sunday (get ready to eat a lot of midnight quesadillas
Welcome back to Don’t Rock the Inbox. Here’s this week’s music recommendation post and playlist, which are for paying subscribers only. If you’re interested in paid content but not able to afford it, shoot us an email. The Good "Dixie Be Damned," Nick Shoulders:
We've made changes, but there's still so far to go.
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When I think of Nashville gone by, I think of Old Crow Medicine Show, and when I think of Nashville now, I think of Old Crow Medicine Show. Perhaps no other band has been able to live so effortlessly in the present while still constantly conjuring up the past -
Our picks for this week!
Hayes Carll on his new album, We're Only Human, songwriting, working under the long shadows of the Texas troubadours who came before him — and much more.
Some of our favorite new country tunes.
The first time I saw Dan Bern, or even had heard of Dan Bern, it was 1997 and my friend and I had gone to see Ani DiFranco at Central Park Summerstage in New York. I’d gotten us free tickets after working at the venue over the summer (I
Welcome back to Don’t Rock the Inbox! Here’s this week’s music recommendation post and playlist, which are for paying subscribers only. Subscribe to get access to all our new (and old) music picks and pans, and so much more — including new playlists weekly, which are always at
"I Hope You Dance" was inspired by a divorce. “For ‘I Hope You Dance,’ I had written the opening line, ‘I hope you never lose your sense of wonder,'” Tia Sillers told Songwriter Universe in 2001, the year after the song had become a megahit. “I had
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