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Chip’s Best of 2025

Saturday, January 03, 2026 By Chip Frazier

As seems to be the case every year, selecting a top 25 was difficult task for 2025. There are so many good albums not on the list, that I liked almost as much as what was included. However, selecting the top album was not hard this year. Wednesday – Bleeds was an obvious choice to […]

Filed Under: Alt-Country, Americana, Best of Year, Bluegrass, Country, Editors' Pick, Folk, Indie, Indie Rock, Rock, Roots, Videos Tagged With: Brent Cobb, Caamp, Charley Crockett, Clover County, Colter Wall, Daniel Donato, Fust, Hayes Carll, James McMurtry, Jeff Tweedy, Larkin Poe, Margo Price, Mickelson, My Morning Jacket, Palmyra, Paul Thorn, Sierra Hull, Snocaps, Sunny Sweeney, The Shootouts, Turnpike Troubadours, Tyler Childers, Wednesday, West Texas Exiles

Daniel Donato Talks About the Difference Between “Playing” and “Thinking”

Tuesday, October 28, 2025 By Mayer Danzig

Daniel Donato (credit Jason Stoltzfus)

Daniel Donato reveals a key source of songwriting ideas and talks about holding band meetings in the Blue Flame Lounge, located in the back of his tour bus “The Snowman”.

Filed Under: Americana, Country, Interviews, Rock, Why It Matters Tagged With: Daniel Donato

Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country – Horizons

Thursday, August 21, 2025 By Chip Frazier

Daniel Dontato’s Cosmic Country is releasing a new album Horizons tomorrow. This is one I have been looking forward to. Although, before I jump into Daniel Donato’s new project, a little etymology on the term Cosmic Country is in order. Before you can appreciate what Donato refers to as Cosmic Country you need to understand […]

Filed Under: Alt-Country, Americana, Bluegrass, Country, Reviews, Rock, Roots, Videos Tagged With: Cosmic Country, Daniel Donato, Flying Burrito Brothers, Gram Parsons

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Polls

What is your favorite new release for week of May 29?

  • Joshua Ray Walker – Ain’t Dead Yet (21%, 9 Votes)
  • Nathan Evans Fox – Heirloom (12%, 5 Votes)
  • Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan – Where the Willow and Dogwood Grow (10%, 4 Votes)
  • Willie Nelson – Dream Chaser (10%, 4 Votes)
  • Paul McCartney – The Boys of Dungeon Lane (10%, 4 Votes)
  • SUSTO – Susto Stringband (Volume 2) (7%, 3 Votes)
  • Kurt Vile – Philadelphia’s been good to me (7%, 3 Votes)
  • Alexis Harte – Thirsty (7%, 3 Votes)
  • David Serby – Broken Heart In A Honky Tonk (5%, 2 Votes)
  • Lone Piñon – Hot Carne Seca (2%, 1 Votes)
  • JP Soars – Gypsy Blue Revue (2%, 1 Votes)
  • Joey Quiñones – Inna Soul Steady Situation (2%, 1 Votes)
  • Clay DuBose – Father Time & Mother Nature (2%, 1 Votes)
  • Leeroy Stagger – Pilgrimage (2%, 1 Votes)
  • Jesse and Noah – The Sunshine Shop (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Benson – Double Dose (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Amani Burhnam – Roots & Wings (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Robin Ganz – Hypnos (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Guided by Voices – Crawlspace Of The Pantheon (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Renée Fleming & Béla Fleck – The Fiddle and the Drum (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Gipsy Kings – Historia (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 42

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