If listening to After the Flood Vol. 1 leaves you heartbroken, just know that Kyle Nix was heartbroken when he wrote it. “I used a paper and pen for therapy,” says Nix, the multifaceted instrumentalist and frontman of Kyle Nix and the 38’s, of writing the album’s 14 tracks — …
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Okemah, Oklahoma, native Evan Felker plus Jason Isbell’s “King of Oklahoma” equals an only-at-Newport moment. On Saturday, the Turnpike Troubadours leader joined Isbell and the 400 Unit onstage during their Newport Folk Festival main-stage set to sing lead on both verses of “King of Oklahoma,” a highlight of Isbell’s latest …
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Fresh off the release of their first new single in more than five years, “Mean Old Sun,” and premiering it live at Stagecoach, the Turnpike Troubadours have announced a string of tour dates for late summer and throughout the fall. The tour, which will follow the August 25 release of …
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At first glance, the newborn calf held its own. A few days old, nestled under a tarp in the cowboy’s shop, it lifted its head and surveyed the room when the cowboy walked in for a wellness check. The calf was sick. It had not attempted to nurse its mother …
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Turnpike Troubadours were one of the big draws at Stagecoach Festival in Indio, California, over the weekend, where they were part of a Sunday afternoon lineup that included Chris Stapleton and Tyler Childers. During their set, the beloved Oklahoma band thrilled fans with the live debut of the new song, …
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Thanks to the popularity of Yellowstone, everyone seems to have Montana fever these days. The Under the Big Sky Festival in Whitefish, in the northwest corner of Montana, combines sweeping views of the state that give the TV drama its grandeur with some of the most rough-hewn and cutting-edge artists …
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With house lights turned all the way down, and a steady fog machine masking the glow of several hundred smartphones, Evan Felker stepped onto the Cain’s Ballroom stage in Tulsa. He did a quick double-take when his eyes caught the 1,700 fans fortunate enough to have made it inside on …
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Texas rebel Cody Jinks, L.A. rock band Lord Huron, and reunited Red Dirt heroes Turnpike Troubadours will headline the 2022 installment of Under the Big Sky. Set for July 15 through 17 in Whitefish, Montana, the festival boasts an eclectic lineup of Nashville radio stars like Midland and Lainey Wilson, …
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