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Buck Owens

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    March 23, 2012

    Janiva Magness on the art of passion and foster care

    ​Blues music is the balm for the broken-hearted, and Janiva Magness sure has the magic touch for healing a broken heart. On her new album, Stronger for It, the accomplished singer reveals  and album that is milky, nourishing and intimately comforting -- all whilst acknowledging the transienc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2012

    Sam Phillips born on this day in country music history

    On this day in 1923, legendary producer, record executive, DJ and Sun Records/Sun Studios founder Sam Phillips was born to a pair of poor tenant farmers near Florence, Alabama. You likely know the name for his work founding this seminal recording studio/label, as well as for helping discover and fos ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2011

    10 country Christmas songs that are mostly not terrible

    ​Country music singers sure do love their Christmas songs. Now why is that? I reckon it has a little bit to do with the holiday's celebration of all things traditional, and down home-y, and old-time religion-y and whatnot. But I'll bet it has a lot more to do with, well, Google with me won't y ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2011

    Celebrate Halloween country style with 10 spooky songs

    ​Want to celebrate this Halloween country style? Head on down to the Hexagon Bar come Monday night for the Hot Roxx Halloween Hoedown Hextravaganza.

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    September 28, 2011

    Alcina's Island: A Picnic Operetta

    ​Want to celebrate this Halloween country style? Head on down to the Hexagon Bar come Monday night for the Hot Roxx Halloween Hoedown Hextravaganza.

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    September 21, 2011

    Alcina's Island: A Picnic Operetta

    ​Want to celebrate this Halloween country style? Head on down to the Hexagon Bar come Monday night for the Hot Roxx Halloween Hoedown Hextravaganza.

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    September 21, 2011

    Alcina's Island: A Picnic Operetta

    ​Want to celebrate this Halloween country style? Head on down to the Hexagon Bar come Monday night for the Hot Roxx Halloween Hoedown Hextravaganza.

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    September 14, 2011

    Alcina's Island: A Picnic Operetta

    ​Want to celebrate this Halloween country style? Head on down to the Hexagon Bar come Monday night for the Hot Roxx Halloween Hoedown Hextravaganza.

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    September 14, 2011

    Alcina's Island: A Picnic Operetta

    ​Want to celebrate this Halloween country style? Head on down to the Hexagon Bar come Monday night for the Hot Roxx Halloween Hoedown Hextravaganza.

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    September 14, 2011

    Alcina's Island: A Picnic Operetta

    ​Want to celebrate this Halloween country style? Head on down to the Hexagon Bar come Monday night for the Hot Roxx Halloween Hoedown Hextravaganza.

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    September 7, 2011

    Alcina's Island: A Picnic Operetta

    ​Want to celebrate this Halloween country style? Head on down to the Hexagon Bar come Monday night for the Hot Roxx Halloween Hoedown Hextravaganza.

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    September 7, 2011

    Alcina's Island: A Picnic Operetta

    ​Want to celebrate this Halloween country style? Head on down to the Hexagon Bar come Monday night for the Hot Roxx Halloween Hoedown Hextravaganza.

  • Calendar

    September 7, 2011

    Alcina's Island: A Picnic Operetta

    ​Want to celebrate this Halloween country style? Head on down to the Hexagon Bar come Monday night for the Hot Roxx Halloween Hoedown Hextravaganza.

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    August 31, 2011

    Alcina's Island: A Picnic Operetta

    ​Want to celebrate this Halloween country style? Head on down to the Hexagon Bar come Monday night for the Hot Roxx Halloween Hoedown Hextravaganza.

  • Calendar

    August 31, 2011

    Alcina's Island: A Picnic Operetta

    ​Want to celebrate this Halloween country style? Head on down to the Hexagon Bar come Monday night for the Hot Roxx Halloween Hoedown Hextravaganza.

  • Calendar

    August 24, 2011

    Alcina's Island: A Picnic Operetta

    ​Want to celebrate this Halloween country style? Head on down to the Hexagon Bar come Monday night for the Hot Roxx Halloween Hoedown Hextravaganza.

  • Calendar

    August 24, 2011

    Alcina's Island: A Picnic Operetta

    ​Want to celebrate this Halloween country style? Head on down to the Hexagon Bar come Monday night for the Hot Roxx Halloween Hoedown Hextravaganza.

  • Blogs

    April 21, 2011

    American Idol losers and their Nudie Suits

    ​I just watched seven minutes and 52 seconds of American Idol. By my count, that's 472 seconds I'll never get back. Your turn.

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2011

    Kenny Chesney at the Xcel, and Buck Owens' last meal

    ​He's recorded 15 albums, 14 of which have been certified gold, and has produced more than 30 Top Ten singles, 20 of which have climbed to the top of the Hot Country Songs charts. He's got awards from the ACM, the CMA, the AMA, CMT, the BMA, the PCA and the FCMA (those are a lot of awards show ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2011

    Top 10 Country Breakups

    ​On this day in country music history, Bob Dylan brought about the dissolution of one of the most influential bluegrass bands of all time. Well, that might be an overstatement. Read on.

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2011

    10 country songs about fightin'

    ​On this day in country music history, in an evening session in a studio on Nashville's storied Music Row, Johnny Horton recorded "The Battle of New Orleans." While his version became the best known over the years, peaking at Number One on both Billboard's Hot Country Singles and its Hot 100 lists ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2010

    Dwight Yoakam tickets on sale Friday

    Photo by Nikki MillerDwight Yoakam at Grand Casino, September 2009​Time to get in line (virtually). It seems Dwight Yoakam is one of the few country dudes every country-hating indie rock dude would pay good money to see gyrate his hips in tight, tight jeans, and so, country-hating indie rock d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2010

    Ten Country Christmas songs to try not to hate

    ​So you haven't finished your holiday shopping. Perhaps, in fact, you haven't even started it. Don't you feel bad about yourself? Hey, there's still plenty of time to order gift cards, which you know your folks want anyway. Cabela's, Bass Pro Shops, Mills Fleet Farm. Easy! So click click, th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2010

    Buck Owens: 10 songs in honor of his birthday

    ​83 years ago today, Buck Owens, originally Alvis Edgar Owens, Jr., was born in Sherman, TX, just months before the onset of the Great Depression. As the story goes, he assigned himself the name "Buck" at the age of four - his family owned a mule by the name of Buck, and he decided he wanted t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2010

    Ode to Marty Stuart and Connie Smith: Top 10 songs fer gettin' hitched

    Had my father truly loved me, he would have forced Davy Jones to marry me at gunpoint. ​Today, I've got love on my mind. Is it because I've been invited to a wedding every goddamned weekend the month of July, and so love has been striking in the form of RSVP cards, Target gift registries, swea ... More >>

  • Music

    June 3, 2010

    CRITICS' PICKS

    Had my father truly loved me, he would have forced Davy Jones to marry me at gunpoint. ​Today, I've got love on my mind. Is it because I've been invited to a wedding every goddamned weekend the month of July, and so love has been striking in the form of RSVP cards, Target gift registries, swea ... More >>

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    May 26, 2010

    She & Him

    Had my father truly loved me, he would have forced Davy Jones to marry me at gunpoint. ​Today, I've got love on my mind. Is it because I've been invited to a wedding every goddamned weekend the month of July, and so love has been striking in the form of RSVP cards, Target gift registries, swea ... More >>

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    November 18, 2009

    John Fogerty

    Had my father truly loved me, he would have forced Davy Jones to marry me at gunpoint. ​Today, I've got love on my mind. Is it because I've been invited to a wedding every goddamned weekend the month of July, and so love has been striking in the form of RSVP cards, Target gift registries, swea ... More >>

  • Music

    November 18, 2009

    Brother Ali, Dinosaur Jr., John Fogerty, and more

    Had my father truly loved me, he would have forced Davy Jones to marry me at gunpoint. ​Today, I've got love on my mind. Is it because I've been invited to a wedding every goddamned weekend the month of July, and so love has been striking in the form of RSVP cards, Target gift registries, swea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2009

    Charley Pride was the pride of the Yankees

    Let's talk about the Yankees, shall we? Naw, just kiddin' - I really just wanna talk about Charley Pride.

  • Music

    August 29, 2007

    Derailers: Under the Influence of Buck

    Let's talk about the Yankees, shall we? Naw, just kiddin' - I really just wanna talk about Charley Pride.

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2006

    3/27: Morning Communique

    Let's talk about the Yankees, shall we? Naw, just kiddin' - I really just wanna talk about Charley Pride.

  • Music

    February 8, 2006

    Immigrant Song

    Jon Langford's American discoveries

  • News

    February 27, 2002

    24

    We sent a team of trained researchers and documentarians into the wilds of the Twin Cities in search of music in its native habitat. Here are the field notes from Friday, February 15--the day that would not end.

  • Arts

    March 29, 2000

    Austin Powers

    Reports from South by Southwest, where a Texas town becomes a mecca of indie music and film

  • Music

    August 5, 1998

    The Long Ryders and BR5-49

    Reports from South by Southwest, where a Texas town becomes a mecca of indie music and film

  • Music

    October 11, 1995

    A New Flame

    Reports from South by Southwest, where a Texas town becomes a mecca of indie music and film

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