Tag: country

/tags/Album Review: One Foot In The Ether by The Band Of Heathens

Austin’s own Band of Heathens are a country/Americana tastemaker group of choice. On September 15th, they will be releasing One Foot In The Ether nationwide on BOH Records. After a successful CD release show at the legendary Antone’s in Austin , a great KUT in studio performance and blogger buzz, One Foot In The Ether is sure to propel The Band of Heathens to yet another level in the music world beyond just the country music circles.

/tags/Album Review: Follow by Johnny Cooper

I can’t even begin to tell you about the countless country or Americana albums come through my mail box, digital or hardcopy. Most of them sound like your run of the mill “new country” wannabes who would make the country forefathers turn over in their grave. Even as just a casual fan of the genre, I can hear the difference between what’s good and what isn’t. I grew up in the South almost all my life, so country is something you can’t avoid if you tried. Now it is not often I will write about or review anything country(ish), but today I found something worth talking about. Country singer, songwriter, and Texas native Johnny Cooper is worth a listen. His new album, Follow, made it to my iPod.

/tags/Warped Founder Planning Country Music Tour

Who smells money? Kevin Lyman, co-founder of the Vans Warped Tour is planning to launch a country music tour in 2010. According to news sources, the tour will be a similar model to Warped, the Rockstar Taste of Chaos and Rockstar Mayhem tours. While country music has some of the top grossing tours and music sales, Lyman may have his most successful tour yet.

Read more at Billboard.