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Waylon Jennings

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2012

    Ten songs on "Cowboy" Jack Clement's birthday

    Born in Whitehaven, Tennessee on this day in 1931, "Cowboy" Jack Clement's accolades as a prolific singer and songwriter, record and film producer, and television and radio host have been well-earned, with a career that spans over half a century and touches every nook and cranny of country music.

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2012

    Ten of the World's Toughest Rodeo songs before Saturday's main event

    ​This ain't my first rodeo, but perhaps it could be yours. This weekend, the "World's Toughest Rodeo" tour makes its annual stop at the Xcel Energy Center (Friday and Saturday, February 3-4, 7:30, $9.50-80 with special pricing for Girl and Boy Scouts, no foolin'). In addition to bull, bareback, an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2012

    Dylan Hicks unveils "West Texas Winds," talks upcoming novel

    ​What a pleasant surprise it was to see this brand new song and video from Minneapolis singer/songwriter Dylan Hicks last week. For one thing it's been far too long to have heard anything new from the "Governor of Fun." He only recently showed up with new material in one of Terry Eason "Song-A-Day ... 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 >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2011

    10 Songs About the Slammer: This Day in Country Music History

    ​"I was drunk, the day my mama, got outta prison." You know the rest. But what you may not know is that this weekend, 48 years ago, country singer David Allan Coe began serving a four-year prison sentence at the Ohio State Penitentiary for car theft, possession of obscene materials, and poss ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2011

    Top 10 country songs for Father's Day

    ​Another tie, another jar of cologne, another set of cuff links, another Father's Day. Do you call your dad, send him a card, buy him some tools? Or how about you dedicate a collection of Father's Day songs to him by reposting this Top 10 list to his Facebook page? First, you'll have to frie ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2011

    Dale Watson with Whitey Morgan & the 78s: Save the date

    ​If you're reading this, there's a good chance you like country music. There's an even better chance you never had a chance to see two of the most important figures in country music perform live during their heyday.

  • 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 >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2010

    Jamey Johnson to play benefit at Fine Line Friday

    Courtesy of jameyjohnson.com​So you're a hipster who hates country music but loves Waylon Jennings. Despises Keith Urban and Toby Keith but digs on Cash. Thinks Carrie Underwood and Taylor Swift can burn in a pyre of blonde extensions and Auto-tune processors but thinks Loretta in her black wi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2010

    Rockford Mules team with Mark Har for "Ma, They Broke Me"

    ​So. This is my weekly country music blog. Question one: Are local band Rockford Mules country? Well, s'pose just as much as any other Southern Rock outfit - think Marshall Tucker, Skynyrd, Ozark Mountain Devils - might be considered such (hell, I heard someone cover Georgia Satellites at Gill ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2010

    Patriotic country songs: The good, the bad, the ugly

    ​Happy Armistice slash Veterans Day! This is the day we're supposed to be patriotic, but without blowing anything up. And so on this day, I'm going to remember that services for veterans are woefully underfunded, that Don't Ask Don't Tell is bullshit policy, that women comprise over 14% of active- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2010

    Travis Tritt at Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 10/13/10

    Photo by Nikki Miller​Travis Tritt October 13, 2010 Burnsville Performing Arts Center Prologue: How does one write sincerely yet un-self-consciously about the solo and acoustic performance of one of her favorite performers from her adolescence? She gets very drunk, that is how. Brutal, unabas ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2010

    Jerry Jeff Walker ('Mr. Bojangles') to play Zoo Saturday

    ​In 1965, an Upstate New Yorker turned National Guardsman gone AWOL turned traveling busker turned Greenwich Village folk scenester was thrown in a New Orleans jail for public intoxication, where it came that he... knewaman - Bojangles - and - he'ddance - for... oh, it's only one of the most-playe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2010

    Shooter Jennings and Hierophant play Cabooze Saturday

    ​ I'm gonna tell you somethin', and then you're gonna judge me. I really, really like Tool. Now that that's out of the way, I'm gonna tell you that Shooter Jennings, progeny of country legends Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter, just put out a concept album under the band name Hierophant. I'v ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2010

    First Ave's Nate Kranz talks favorite shows, restaurants, and growing up with rock 'n' roll

    Photo by Sarah Sandusky​There's always been one consistent thing about First Avenue, throughout the years: the staff comes with a deep love of music. From the door person who frisks you at the door to the booking agent in the office, the staff has always been made up of people who liked the music ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2010

    Mac Davis's birthday and 10 ramblin' songs

    Today, one of country's best relationship-phobes turns 68. Ten songs to get hooked on... but not too hooked. I don't want no clingin' vine! You're smothering me!

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2010

    Crazy Heart director talks country music, Jeff Bridges

    First time writer/director/producer Scott Cooper talks to Gimme Noise about his Oscar-buzzworthy film.

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2010

    Songs for "I'm Not Going to Take It Anymore Day"

    Situated between Cuddle Day and Man Watcher's Day, a badass country playlist celebrating the day to tell everyone to shove it.

  • Blogs

    September 17, 2009

    Are You Ready for the Country: How to tune a turd

    Ten ways I'd put the hurt on Kanye West.

  • Blogs

    September 3, 2009

    Heidi Newfield and Hot Roxx to cover the best and worst of country

    Cabooze, Club Jäger and Cracker Barrel. Three ways to catch your country music this week.

  • Calendar

    July 29, 2009

    2009 Vans Warped Tour

    Cabooze, Club Jäger and Cracker Barrel. Three ways to catch your country music this week.

  • Music

    July 29, 2009

    Mos Def, Gear Daddies, Warped Tour, and more

    Cabooze, Club Jäger and Cracker Barrel. Three ways to catch your country music this week.

  • Music

    August 6, 2008

    Matt Jennings: The other brother

    Folk artist Matt Jennings is singing a different tune from his big-time sibling Mason

  • Blogs

    April 24, 2008

    Minnesota Pride: White Iron Band celebrates 10th birthday

    Folk artist Matt Jennings is singing a different tune from his big-time sibling Mason

  • Music

    January 18, 2006

    Audio Rorschach

    Chooglin' leader Brian Vanderwerf opens ears, mouths off

  • Music

    October 26, 2005

    Toby Keith, "Honkytonk U"

    Chooglin' leader Brian Vanderwerf opens ears, mouths off

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2005

    Radio Gaga

    Chooglin' leader Brian Vanderwerf opens ears, mouths off

  • Arts

    June 2, 2004

    To The Moon, Anton

    33 fainting spells spaces out Chekhov's 'Ivanov'

  • Music

    March 1, 2000

    Texas Three-Step

    Decades after their only recording, the Flatlanders ride their legend from the strange plains of Lubbock to a surprising reunion

  • Music

    August 26, 1998

    Willie Nelson: Teatro

    Decades after their only recording, the Flatlanders ride their legend from the strange plains of Lubbock to a surprising reunion

  • Music

    October 11, 1995

    A New Flame

    Decades after their only recording, the Flatlanders ride their legend from the strange plains of Lubbock to a surprising reunion

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