The 9513 Country Music — Tom Russell on Marty Robbins‘ Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs and Tex Ritters‘ Blood on the Saddle: “If God made two better cowboy records (to paraphrase W.S. Burroughs) he kept them to his glorious self.” Country California Fake News: Cra... more info

Tom Russell is not your average contemporary Americana artist. To the best of my knowledge, neither Toby Keith nor Kenny Chesney maintains a degree in Criminology. Odds are also pretty good that neither of those clowns have taught anybody in Nigeria more info

The Berklee College of Music presented Emmylou Harris with an honorary doctor of music. New releases for the week of October 6, 2009 include: Conway Twitty – 12 Number One Hits Amazon | Varese Vintage Records David Frizzell – The Very Best o... more info

Peter Cooper recapped last night’s ACM Honors, which seemed to be the kind of event that should be televised in the place of the regular ACM Awards. If Williams had attended, he probably would have enjoyed the musical performances, which included m... more info

Twangville — We’re getting into the fall release season and there are some good ones on the horizon. Here are a few for your consideration. 1372 Overton Park, Lucero This may be my most anticipated release for the fall. The boys from Memphis have long been k... more info

The Late Greats — (photo cred: Colin Young WolffTom Russell is an awesome songwriter. He’s been knocking out well-written albums for years now – twenty of them in fact. Next Tuesday (9.15), he’ll release Blood and Candle Smoke. Recorded with m... more info

The Late Greats — While my Dad was in town, he started singing this song. Lyrically, Tom is onto something. Love is a little like trying to steal electricity. Plus, there is some sweet accordion playing. Listen: Tom Russell ∞ Stealing Electricity More: Randomness... more info

All About Jazz — Blood And Candle Smoke In Stores September 15, National Tour To Follow Tom Russell With a career stretching back nearly four decades, and a catalog of more than 20 albums, Tom Russell is already considered one of the great singer/songwriters of ou... more info

Live Daily — Americana singer/songwriter Tom Russell [ tickets ] will head out on the road this fall for a headlining trek in support of his forthcoming studio album, "Blood and Candle Smoke." The veteran performer's trek gets underway in the West, with a Sept... more info

JamBase — Blood And Candle Smoke In Stores September 15, National Tour To Follow Tom Russell With a career stretching back nearly four decades, and a catalog of more than 20 albums, Tom Russell is already considered one of the great singer/songwriters of o... more info