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  • Blogs

    April 19, 2012

    R.I.P. Levon Helm

    Levon Helm, best known for his association with the Band, has just passed at the age of 71.Dear Friends, Levon is in the final stages of his battle with cancer. Please send your prayers and love to him as he makes his way through this part of his journey. Thank you fans and music lovers who have ma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2011

    Notable 2011 deaths in country music

    It's an annual tradition to look back at year's end to those who've passed on in the previous twelve months. Whether it's just filler for the year's final broadcast of Entertainment Tonight, or Americans really do feel a need to reflect with sadness on the deaths of celebrities, I do not know. What ... More >>

  • Music

    October 5, 2011

    The Cactus Blossoms revive classic country

    A fresh take on a traditional sound

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2011

    Roy Acuff, born on this day in country music history

    ​If Roy Acuff hadn't been born on this day 1903 in Maynardville, Tennessee, third of Ida Carr and Simon E. Neill Acuff's five children, Tennessee might not be the hillbilly capital of the world today. Least, if you ask former Tennessee Governor Prentice Cooper, that might be so. Not that you ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2011

    David "Stringbean" Akeman's murderer up for parole

    ​Today, we remember the gone-but-not-forgotten star of the Grand Ole Opry and Hee Haw David "Stringbean" Akeman, whose murderer came up for parole this week.

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2011

    Top 10 sibling acts in country music history

    ​On this day in country music history - July 14, 1973 - Phil Everly threw a dang old fit, smashing his guitar after performing the song, "('Till) I Kissed You" and walking off the stage, effectively breaking up the Everly Brothers while performing at Buena Park, California's Knott's Berry Farm ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2011

    Johnny and June Carter Cash, on this day in country music history

    ​You likely know the story, if you were one of the thousands who in 2005 walked into the biopic I Walk the Line after having seen the 2004 biopic Ray and thought, "This again?" It's too bad the film documenting the love affair of Johnny and June Carter Cash came so closely on the heels of the ... 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

    March 3, 2011

    Patsy Cline's strange death, on this day in country music history

    ​On this day in history 1963, Patsy Cline performed her last show ever before dying at the age of 30. But it was the events that happened in the ensuing weeks (and years) that were truly notable... and, well, weird.

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2011

    Earl Scruggs: 10 tidbits in honor of his birthday

    ​Happy 87th birthday to Foggy Mountain Boy Earl Scruggs! Scruggs, who along with Lester Flatt formed one of the most influential bluegrass outfits of all time, was born on this day 1924 in the small town of Flint Hill, North Carolina, and by the age of 21 was showcasing his syncopated, three-f ... More >>

  • News

    November 3, 2010

    This American Life

    Longings and losses of a country boy

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2010

    Macy's Glamorama 2010: Dazzling or dud?

    Photo by Emily Utne​On Friday evening the annual fashion gala Glamorama was held at Orpheum Theater. Some wondered if it would be a predictable evening of mediocre clothing and embarrassing dance numbers. Unfortunately, their suspicions proved correct. Follow the jump for a review of Macy's (less ... More >>

  • Music

    June 9, 2010

    Psychedelic Furs, Kaskade, and more

    Photo by Emily Utne​On Friday evening the annual fashion gala Glamorama was held at Orpheum Theater. Some wondered if it would be a predictable evening of mediocre clothing and embarrassing dance numbers. Unfortunately, their suspicions proved correct. Follow the jump for a review of Macy's (less ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 3, 2010

    Steve Martin

    Photo by Emily Utne​On Friday evening the annual fashion gala Glamorama was held at Orpheum Theater. Some wondered if it would be a predictable evening of mediocre clothing and embarrassing dance numbers. Unfortunately, their suspicions proved correct. Follow the jump for a review of Macy's (less ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 13, 2010

    Dale Watson

    Photo by Emily Utne​On Friday evening the annual fashion gala Glamorama was held at Orpheum Theater. Some wondered if it would be a predictable evening of mediocre clothing and embarrassing dance numbers. Unfortunately, their suspicions proved correct. Follow the jump for a review of Macy's (less ... More >>

  • Music

    January 13, 2010

    Bowerbirds, Caroline Smith, and more

    Photo by Emily Utne​On Friday evening the annual fashion gala Glamorama was held at Orpheum Theater. Some wondered if it would be a predictable evening of mediocre clothing and embarrassing dance numbers. Unfortunately, their suspicions proved correct. Follow the jump for a review of Macy's (less ... More >>

  • Music

    May 2, 2007

    John Prine & Mac Wiseman: Standard Songs for Average People

    Photo by Emily Utne​On Friday evening the annual fashion gala Glamorama was held at Orpheum Theater. Some wondered if it would be a predictable evening of mediocre clothing and embarrassing dance numbers. Unfortunately, their suspicions proved correct. Follow the jump for a review of Macy's (less ... More >>

  • Movies

    June 7, 2006

    The Long Goodbye

    Keillor's 'Prairie' makes a fine pasture for Altman

  • Music

    November 3, 2004

    The Monroe Doctrine

    Appalachia springs eternal on Columbia's bluegrass boxed set

  • News

    September 29, 2004

    Okie from Okmulgee

    The roots of Ron Gardenhire

  • Arts

    May 30, 2001

    Damned Ole Opry

    With their croaking vocals and enormous belt buckles, Nashville's neglected veterans seek shelter at the Midwest Country Music Theater-- a little bit of Branson back home

  • Music

    March 17, 1999

    Safe at Home

    Twenty years ago Safety Last made rockabilly cool in the punk-rock Twin Cities. Now they're making a quiet comeback in the age of swing.

  • Music

    October 28, 1998

    Deana Carter and Lee Ann Womack

    Twenty years ago Safety Last made rockabilly cool in the punk-rock Twin Cities. Now they're making a quiet comeback in the age of swing.

  • News

    September 4, 1996

    KEEP ON TRUCKIN'

    On the road with the Concrete Farm dance collective and a big rig.

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