Naming Walker Hayes' Tour

Saving Country Music, more known for hard-hitting reviews, rants, and stories, rarely gets the scoop on FTM when it comes to meme-worthy stuff, but ol' Trig got ahold of something good yesterday. Walker Hayes is asking fans for help naming his upcoming tour. That's just rife with possibilities. Trigger took his stab at it yesterday; here are mine.

Luke Bryan Shares Actual Political Thought

With 2018's big election day here, the normally politically reserved Luke Bryan finally spoke out. He posted the following statement on his Instagram account:

"Hey uh, y'all. Today is election day! If uh, y'all ain't felons and are 18, please get out there and exercise your right to vote today! If that's cool, you know. You also have to right not to vote too [sic]. That is equally as valid an option, unless you think it isn't. If you're offended by either of those options, please just skip over this post and go listen to my music. If you do vote, I won't tell you who to vote for or nothing. Just use your heart and mind and y'all pick the best man or woman or other person who you best feel lines up with your beliefs. I hope this didn't offend anybody. Please still like me."

The completely innocuous post gave no particular insights into Bryan's political affiliations or beliefs. It also placed no preference on voting or abstaining. Despite the unbiased and overly apologetic IG post, the comment section, of course, became a battleground full of venom and poor grammar. 

@lauraleekk436 replied: "You done it now and got political! I just comes here to see pitchers of you're butt in jeans and to fine out when you're next concerts is. I'm done with you now! Shut UP and sing! #kanebrownisbetter"

@lukesprintsess stated: "Don't forget about pizza gate and the emails and contrails when you vote today! Soros sucks! #maga"

@givesocialismachance said: "Maybe if you haven't done your research about the history of this country and all the lives America has destroyed, you shouldn't suggest that people vote. I imagine many of your fans are Trump supporters too, so it is very irresponsible for you to suggest they vote. You are complicit in the destruction of the world and the continued othering of oppressed populations if there's a red wave. I, in good conscience, cannot listen to your music anymore."

After a few hours of comments full of foul, misspelled, hateful screaming into the void, the post was removed, leaving us to again wonder if Luke Bryan has any actual opinions that don't relate to cutoff jeans, text messages, and beer on truck beds. The world may never know.

Pistol Annies / "Best Years of My Life" / Fallon

More Monday Memes: Kane Brown, Willie Nelson

No Sleep Roundup: The Ramones, High on Fire, RHCP, etc.

by Robert Dean

Hey kids, let’s Round-Up!

If there was an award for burnout, I think I’d be at least in strong contention to win Burner of The Year. I’ve been writing a lot of stuff lately, and there’s no end in sight. 

I typically work on the weekends, playing catch up on writing I owe, but this weekend, I’m seeing Joshua Hedley AND Lucero. I will likely need an IV by Sunday. (No one sees Lucero sober.)

Pray for me. 

This past weekend was the Texas Book Fair, and in my adventures visiting my friends @ Clash Books, I stumbled on Why The Ramones Matter, and I’m psyched on this book. It’s a collection of stories, anecdotes, and observations on why our world is still impacted by these four guys from Queens who were all taken way too soon. 

Todd Burge, singer-songwriter dude from West Virginia has two records dropping at the same time, with each being recorded 32 years apart. The earlier of the two is straight up garage rock in the style of the Stooges, while the newer record is stripped down Americana ballads. I’m a first record kinda guy, but both are easily able to stoke a fire for plenty of Y'all. 

Hardcore/metal legends, Integrity covered Ozzy’s Bark at The Moon for Halloween. It’s fun and weird. 

Slipknot has a new song called “All Out Life” which sounds A LOT like their first record. 

High on Fire canceled their US tour because Matt Pike lost his big toe. Is it me or does this make him way more metal?

The Red Hot Chili Peppers played a few tunes at Chad Smith’s kid’s high school on Halloween, but it prompts me to ask a more significant, more depressing question: do these kids even know who the Chili Peppers are? 

Kids today like music that sounds like Pepsi commercials made by shitheads with face tattoos. I’m no Chili Peppers fan, but I wonder if they primarily played for all of the middle-aged teachers like me vs. the demographic who buys those $40 tee shirts. 

Laura Jane Grace listened to Deftones White Pony for the first time with Noisey, and it’s as pretentious and exhausting as it sounds. 

Converge mastermind Kurt Ballou offered gives a tour of his God City Studio aka the place where all of the best records are made. 

Ashrr is a David Bowie meets Stranger Things theme song band that’s pretty sweet if you’re into dark synth-y stuff. NPR’s All Songs Considered even featured it. 

That’s all I got. Stay weird. 

Monday Morning Memes: Brantley Gilbert, Alan Jackson, Radio

Awkward Gary Levox Photo of the Week

Sunday Mornin' Music / Stryper / "More Than a Man"

Saturday Night Music / Jason Boland & The Stragglers / "False Accusers Lament"

Archives: The Sun Daze Redemption

ORIGINALLY POSTED DEC 30, 2014

The Sun Daze Redemption

Turnpike Troubadours / "The Housefire" / Atlanta

Get well, Evan.

Obvious Florida-Georgia Line Meme

New Blood: Senora May

by Robert Dean

Seriously, while Texas and Tennessee get the love for being hotbeds of country music, what the hell dances in the water down in Kentucky? 

Senora May is yet another artist who’s redefining what it sounds like to rise up from the bluegrass state and does so with such a charismatic, unique flair. 

On Lainhart, May doesn’t channel the requisite names we’re all used to hearing from everyone’s favorite slice of Appalachia, but instead, May is an impressive mixture that’s a little bit of Lucinda Williams, but a metric ton of John Prine. I’d also be remiss to say given the razor-sharp observations to the record’s lyrics on songs like "California King," I sense a non-linear influence by Kathleen Hannah at some point. 

The songs on Lainhart aren’t straight ahead country bangers, but instead this collection feels like an off-kilter exorcism that’s not as dark as expected down in the bible belt, but instead, feels like a calling back to something missing, a moment in a time, or maybe a feeling that’s imprinted on her bones. 

Being her first record, Lainhart is an impressive effort, with many nods to May’s rural upbringing, and without the cheese, many country singers rely on for some dopey sense of “authenticity” but instead, tracks like “Elusive” or “Gone From The Mountain” feel genuine. 

May’s music doesn’t feel like it was written by a hardened road dog, but instead like we’re getting a sheltered peak behind the pine curtain off into the hollers, which makes it feel like an old ghost. And that's a damn fine way to be. 

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Lainhart is available on Bandcamp, Amazon, Spotify, etc.

Kane Brown Fan eCards: November '18

These are real YouTube comments by Kane Brown fans.

Dwight Yoakam Speaks Out on Chafing

by Trailer - Originally posted on Country California, Friday, May 21, 2010 

Dwight Yoakam has taken on the yoke, so to speak, of bringing a seldom considered - but quite serious health matter to the forefront of the American consciousness. The twangy country singer/actor has signed on with NADDS (National Abrasion Detection & Deletion Society) to appear in their television and radio spots promoting the awareness of severe groin chafing. 

"This was a perfect fit for me, no pun intended," laughed Yoakam, who has been known to wear his boot cut jeans a bit on the tight side. "So I thought, hell, why not?" 

Lou Brickant, founder and head spokesperson for NADDS, told us: "Like ball and glove, this will be a close relationship; we'll be sponsoring D-Y's next tour and handing out pamphlets and comfort packets at each show. Lap wellness is a severely overlooked personal health issue in this nation and we intend to bring awareness to the fans' genital areas." 

Yoakam says he has taken steps in his life and career to prevent chafing which he thinks would benefit all his fans as well. "I've traded the painted-on jeans for merely wallpapered-on jeans and I've started liberally applying Blue Star ointments and powders to prevent rash and chafing. I've learned to pamper my package." 

Dwight has even written the hygiene issue into the first single from his forthcoming album. "It's called 'Blue Star Baby' and it's about a woman who hangs on waaay too tight," said Yoakam, fidgeting in his seat out of habit. 

The singer's 52-date "Saving the American Crotch" tour begins Friday, June 11 in Crested Butte, CO and continues through summer before wrapping up in Dicktown, NJ in September. 

New Video / The Black Lillies / "Midnight Stranger"

From their new album Stranger to Me.

There's No Beat-Boxing in Country Music

You Better Vote!

Carl Outlaw, Real Country Fan, Reviews Chris Stapleton's "Millionaire"

I didn't even listen to this. Chris Stapleton is just Luke Bryan with a beard. In fact, did you know he wrote a song for Luke Bryan? My God people - is this your country music savior? He also wrote a song for Thomas Rhett. If that's not enough for every won of you too not listen to him, you ain't a real country music fan like me! He also sang a song with Justin Timber Lake. Cringe city!

Seriously get the f*** out of my face with this guy. They play him on the radio, so he can't be very good. And they only play pop music so Chris Stapleton is a pop singer, plane and simple. I won't even listen to any of his music too see if my opinion is wrong, because it isn't. Somebody told me he was in a bluegrass band one time. Bull Shit! This fake ass wanna be doesn't know a banjo from a you calalee. 

I bet he's a liberal to. If you're hair is longer than a nice business cut, your probably a socialist hippie commisexual. I wouldn't listen to him unless are president himself came to my house and played him and even then I'd have to think long an hard about it. 

This song is called "Millionaire" because it's about what he became off of you sheep! Just because Farce the Music likes Chris Stapleton, doesn't mean anything. Trailer likes Jamey Johnson to and that guy wrote "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk." LOL, fake ass.

It's easy too know if your listening to real country music because if their's any instruments beside a steel guitar and an acoustic guitar are a fiddle, its not real. In fact, the ideal country music would be just a guy on death row (white) twanging a spring on his bed singing about a woman who done left him. That's real motherf***ing country music. 

In somarry, this song is bad and your bad if you like it and I don't trust you're opinion on anything.

Town Mountain & Tyler Childers Perform "Down Low"

From Town Mountain's new album New Freedom Blues.