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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 September 25?

  • Ian Noe – Canyon Falls Trailer Band (30%, 13 Votes)
  • Mary Gauthier – Reckoning (12%, 5 Votes)
  • West Texas Exiles – Hotel Tomorrow (9%, 4 Votes)
  • Leon Bridges – Happiness Anytime (7%, 3 Votes)
  • Hermanos Gutiérrez – Los Ojos Del Cóndor (7%, 3 Votes)
  • Wade Bowen – The Version of Me You Get (5%, 2 Votes)
  • The Brook & The Bluff – Lookout Pond (5%, 2 Votes)
  • Israel Nash – Sweetheart of the Rodeo (5%, 2 Votes)
  • Restos – In Plain View (5%, 2 Votes)
  • The Yawpers – enswell! (2%, 1 Votes)
  • Bob Schneider – The Bullet And The Gun (2%, 1 Votes)
  • Noel McKay – Songs About Bad People (2%, 1 Votes)
  • Pony Bradshaw – Through a Glass Darkly (2%, 1 Votes)
  • Bill Scorzari – Sidereal Days (Day 2) (2%, 1 Votes)
  • Humbird – Morning When It Comes (2%, 1 Votes)
  • Dallas Burrow – Modern Day Vagabond (2%, 1 Votes)
  • Joy Oladokun – Hope Is a Heavy Thing (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Garrison Starr – The Gospel Truth (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Joseph Arthur – You’re Not a Ghost Anymore: HEART (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Brother Bird – The Lodge in Miller County (0%, 0 Votes)
  • The Heists – Break & Mend (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Jeffrey Halford & the Healers – Used Parts (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Mac Cornish – Wayfaring Woman (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Lizz Wright & Kenny Banks – Nearness (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Robin Trower – Shine (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Blue Ren – Unbecoming (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 43

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