The country star headlines First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre on Friday evening.
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Artist on Artist: Andrew Bird talks to Brett and Rennie Sparks of the Handsome Family
Andrew Bird talks to Brett and Rennie Sparks of the Handsome Family.
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Patrick Haggerty carries on the spirit of Lavender Country
Forty years later, the man behind the first gay country record teams up with a former Chicagoan to reach out to another marginalized population.
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Five honors students from Chicago rap’s freshman class
Five honors students from Chicago rap’s freshman class: Alex Wiley, Saba, Spenzo, Taylor Bennett, and ZMoney
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Country music’s little white myth
The new book Hidden in the Mix details African-American contributions to country music.
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RIP George Jones, my gateway to really hearing country music
The brilliant singer George Jones has died, but as the guy who made country music make sense for me, he’ll live forever.
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Feisty Nashville singer Kacey Musgraves tweaks conventions from within
The young country singer, who goes against the grain of Nashville while working within its star-making machinery, plays Joe’s on Wednesday.
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The Secret History of Chicago Music: The Sundowners
Country workhorses the Sundowners never scored a hit, but their 25,000-song repertoire made them hugely influential on the alt-country scene.
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BR5-49’s Chuck Mead rediscovers his sweet spot in classic honky-tonk
The former BR5-49 regains his bearings on Back at the Quonset Hut, a collection of hard-core country covers.
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Blake Shelton and that old fart Dale Watson
Hard-core honky-tonk singer Dale Watson, defending his tradition from Blake Shelton, returns to Martyrs’ for a show Wednesday night.
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New goodies from the vaults of Bakersfield country legend Buck Owens
Omnivore Recordings uncovers some previously unreleased treasures of Bakersfield-style country.
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Artist on Artist: Honky-tonk torch carrier Dale Watson talks to local country journeyman Lawrence Peters
Artist on Artist: Honky-tonk torch carrier Dale Watson talks to local country journeyman Lawrence Peters
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Chris Darrow: next year’s best country-rock reissue
Mellow country grooves from legendary sideman Chris Darrow
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My I-94 jam of the day: Eric Church’s “Drink in My Hand”
The best thing on country radio today