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Close to delivering her eighth record and first child (in that order), Allison Moorer seems far removed from her previous life as a Country It Girl. In a New York state of mind now, her memories of Alabama, where she was born, and her once-adopted home of Tennessee aren't nearly as warm as the weather down there.

She still makes records in Nashville and occasionally goes back with her husband, folk hero/rock renegade/outlaw countryman… Continue

Colorado was in the midst of a deep freeze, not completely unexpected for January but still unusual for Denver as it prepared for plunging temperatures usually associated with the National Western Stock Show.

On the Mile High City's coldest day of the year - even the decade, for that matter (OK, 2010 was only seven days old) - venturesome music lovers needed somebody to bring some heat to combat the sub-zero conditions.… Continue

A self-proclaimed redneck who enjoys talkin' and singin' about boys, booze and bullets, Miranda Lambert was made to play the Grizzly Rose Saloon & Dance Emporium.

There's nothing fancy about Denver's massive honky-tonk, where the mechanical bull looms in the back and the beer-swilling buckaroos line up 10 deep at the front of the wraparound bar undoubtedly built to impress the biggest of Texas-sized… Continue

Sarah McLachlan is bringing back Lilith Fair this year and the first group of artists to join her for the 2010 tour were announced Thursday.

Established Americana performers such as Emmylou Harris, Indigo Girls and Sheryl Crow, all of whom were original members of the Lilith Fair established in the late '90s, will be there along with country's Sugarland and Miranda Lambert.

Among the group of first-round 18 cities already announced for t… Continue

With dark clouds constantly hanging over the Emerald City, playing in a Seattle rock band must come with a warning label. Resist trying to break on through to the sunny side because you can’t even get your head above the clouds.

That’s the least of Rachel Flotard’s worries. The do-it-all frontwoman for power-popping, Seattle-based Visqueen is planning a fundraiser, promoting a record, running her own label, preparing for a trip to Southeast As… Continue