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4. Jamey Johnson - That Lonesome Song

Finally a real honest to goodness COUNTRY album from Music Row you won't have to be ashamed of listening to. Hope for Nashville

3.Eilen Jewell - Sea of Tears

Brillant music from beginning to end. One of the bright new stars in Americana music.

2.Chad Elliott - Redemption Man

The road trip album of 2009-quietly prophetic-equal parts Townes Van Zant and Guthrie with a voice all his own.

1.Burlap Wolf King - The Middle

Psychedelic blues and earthbound ro… Continue

The Sioux City Journal produced this live performance in studio. The song "40 Watt Moon" is from the upcoming acoustic album "Plank Road Drag" coming soon in 2010.

Iowa. Middle America. Corn fields and ribbons of interstate. Every city and town scattered like river rocks
on a vast prairie. Wide open roads stretching out like veins from an ancient water way . The perfect ingredients for a little wayfaring folk music. Meet singer-songwriter Chad Elliott.

The first ti… Continue

The new pricing is in effect at Itunes.

Any user can see that most of the stuff they call music is now at 1.29 with the majority tracks at .99. So far I haven't found many tracks (five at this point) with the promised and much lauded .69! Oh well.

DRM is no longer an issue with the music you buy from iTUNES., However- who wants to pay $1.29 per song when there are a virtual slew of cheaper digital retailers out there? I 'm thinking Amie Street, CDBaby, DigStation, TradeBit, Amazon, Audio Lunch… Continue

Lucinda Williams has set up a deal for concert-going fans: Each person who attends one of her shows in 2009 will receive a $7 credit on clothing or a $5 discount on CDs. This credit will also be extended to her online store from April 1 to July 31, and is intended to help make up for Ticketmaster's unwieldy fees.

The country queen had this to say in a statement: "I cannot, in good conscience, sit back and watch my fans get blatantly gouged. I understand that this may only be a small gesture and… Continue