Gram Parsons News

"I go out every day," Jeff Tweedy says on the phone some 2,000 miles away in Tucson, Ariz.

There were many musical paths that led pure country music to meld with rock 'n' roll to form the basis for the genre known as country rock.

Grudge Rock happens tonight at Re-bar; this month, Patrol and Abodox go head to head for the door money and the glory! I believe this starts at 9 p.m. and costs $7 . The Stone River Boys, Chuckanut Drive at the Tractor Tavern, 8 p.m., $15 The Hacienda Brothers were sweet.

Info: Conner Cecil has performed througout the state of Arizona; including concerts at The Club Congress, the Apache Gold Casino, the Desert Diamond Casino and numerous other venues.

When Ben Kweller came charging onto the scene with his 2002 debut, Sha Sha, a light, listenable pop album rife with mainstream potential, no one predicted that the Texas-bred indie-pop kid would eventually come around to his country roots.

Evan Dando tries on masks, still ends up with something real The Lemonheads' latest - produced by Butthole Surfer Gibby Haynes - plays like a Nick Hornby mixtape.

No Hank Williams here. Rhett Miller's self-titled album adds plenty of pop. How did Rhett Miller ever get shoved into the alt-country category? Admittedly, hea TMs from Texas and the band he usually frontsa 'The Ola TM 97a TMsa 'do twang from time to time.

Background/ Composition: Bentall comes from some fine musical pedigree and uses this DNA to his advantage.

A sample sale with women's clothing and accessories includes trendy items sold in boutiques and better department stores.

MORE acts have been revealed for this year's T in the Park. The Dykeenies will perform on the Sunday on the Radio 1/NME Stage.

There are few songwriters/performers that can say they've toured with the Fab Four, and backed Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris in a 25-year span, much less the same lifetime.

Evan Dando is the only original member of the Lemonheads. Ask about recent Utah shows, and Evan Dando doesn't have great memories.

In the beginning, there was Emmylou Harris. The legendary singer has been a friend, mentor, confidante, supporter and more nouns than can fit in a sentence to a generation of musicians since she first gained fame with Gram Parsons in the early 1970s.

Over a recording career of nearly 40 years, country singer Emmylou Harris has built a brilliant body of work - one sparkling, heart-breaking album at a time.

Paul Burch named his band the WPA Ballclub after the New Deal's Works Progress Administration , but there's nothing Depression-era about his sound.

The Donkey's debut Living on the Other Side blends rootsy country rock with a laidback surfer attitude hard to find outside of southern California.

Both of Emmylou Harris's primary New Orleans ties were topics of discussion at her Allison Miner Music Heritage Stage interview Thursday at Jazz Fest.

KaiserCartel - Oh No! KaiserCartel's earthy blend of folk and rock will make you laugh, cry, sing along, and want to hold hands with the stranger next to you.

Poco was the band that was supposed to bring country into the rock mainstream. Gram Parsons had introduced the Byrds to country with their "Sweethearts of the Rodeo" LP in 1968.

One of the most critically acclaimed alternative country bands of the '90s, BR5-49's sound, style, and even look were unabashedly retro.