2008 – Page 27 – Country Universe

Eli Young Band, Jet Black & Jealous

September 24, 2008 Dan Milliken 5

Eli Young Band Jet Black & Jealous Be warned, purists: Eli Young Band’s major-label debut is a textbook example of just how loosely country music has been defined by its modern commercial market. In true

Classic Country Singles: Dixie Chicks, “Wide Open Spaces”

September 23, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 13

Wide Open Spaces Dixie Chicks 1998 Written by Susan Gibson When songwriter Susan Gibson began writing “Wide Open Spaces,” she was living out the experiences of the girl described in the song. A forestry student in

Discussion: Band Names

September 23, 2008 Guest Contributor 0

After attending a musical show in East Nashville last week featuring my friends in the punk/folk-rock outfit Wildcard Family Revival, my mind wandered to the clever, creative names of bands in country music. Musical collectives through the years

Discussion: TV Tunes

September 22, 2008 Guest Contributor 36

Word on the street is that Taylor Swift will have a brand new song featured on the season premiere of Grey’s Anatomy that airs Thursday night (9/8 central) on ABC. The news further consolidates Swift’s

Wanda Jackson nominated for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

September 22, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 10

Wanda Jackson has been nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Metallica, Run-D.M.C. and the Stooges lead the list of nine acts up for induction next year into the Rock and Roll Hall

Keith Whitley, “I’m No Stranger to the Rain”

September 22, 2008 Guest Contributor 7

I’m No Stranger to the Rain Keith Whitley 1989 Written by Sonny Curtis and Ron Hellard With a whiskey-soaked voice and a traditional bent towards the modern sounds of Nashville, Keith Whitley was a brightly

Open Thread

September 22, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 12

Have fun.

Miranda Lambert, Kerosene

September 21, 2008 Guest Contributor 8

Miranda Lambert Kerosene 2005 It’s fire and fearlessness, it’s volatile and vulnerable and veers closer to the rootsy, rustic sounds of Americana and the raucous rhythms of rock music than most mainstream Nashville releases do.

The Coping Power of Music

September 20, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 15

Back in February of this year, I reviewed “You Can Let Go”, a single by a new artist named Crystal Shawanda. The song hit home for me, having lost my father to cancer only a

Discussion: Bargain For Your Buck?

September 19, 2008 Leeann Ward 8

The prolific rootsy bluegrass band, Old Crow Medicine Show, is offering their new album, Tennessee Pusher, at the low preorder price of five dollars exclusively on . To me, this is a price that you