Jonny Fritz
Beloved Drummer Gets Big Boost from 2017 AmericanaFest
You may have not known his name or who he was, but it would be hard not to notice the tall, lanky, dreadheaded dude in big white glasses behind the drums backing up a dozen or so different independent country artists from Nashville over the years as they toured through your town, and doing his best to not just keep the beat, but bring the energy.
Aaron Lee Tasjan, Adam Meisterhans, Amanda Shires, Americana, BJ Barham, Brian Ritchey, Buddy Miller, Caitlin Rose, Chance McCoy, Chuck Mead, Cory Branan, Derek Hoke, Emma Swift, J.P. Harris, Jason Isbell, Jerry Pentecost, Jonny Fritz, Kristin Weber, Leigh Nash, Lilly Hyatt, Robert's Western World, Robyn Hitchcock, Ron Pope, Steve Earle, Tommy Scifres, Whiskey Gentry
Joshua Hedley Signs with Third Man Records
"Hedley's initiation into the Third Man family solidifies not only the end of Bro Country's stranglehold on the country music industry, but also Third Man's place as the greatest country label on the planet," says the Jack White-owned label after signing Nashville fixture Josh Hedley to the label.
Jonny Fritz, Joshua Hedley, Justin Townes Earle, Lillie Mae, Margo Price, Third Man Records
SXSW 2016 in Words and Pictures
It took the death of four people and dozens of others injured after a drunken madman ran his car through a crowded downtown Austin street in 2014, as well as a completely clusterfucked permitting system by the City of Austin so mired in red tape it takes months of dedicated manpower to actually put on a show, but it appears that SXSW has finally reached a point where the annual event has stopped growing uncontrollably.
Aaron Lee Tasjan, Al Scorch, Andrew Combs, Daniel Antopolsky, Heartworn Highways Revisited, Jamie Lin Wilson, Jonny Fritz, Luck TX, Luke Winslow-King, Margo Price, Michaela Anne, Parker Millsap, Possessed by Paul James, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Robbie Fulks, Robert Ellis, Sam Outlaw, Sam Quinn, SXSW, The Black Lillies, The Wild Reeds, The Yawpers, Townes Van Zandt
Kacey Musgraves & Biggest Little Fan "Memphis" Entertain SXSW Crowd
It's not the usual train of events for a multi Grammy-winning and double CMA-awarded major label country artist to play South by Southwest for the first time some three years after first attaining major success, but that's what Kacey Musgraves is experiencing this week as she shimmies through traffic snarls like everyone else to make appearances during Austin's biggest annual music gathering.
Hayes Carll, John Moreland, Jonny Fritz, Kacey Musgraves, Margo Price, Misa Arriaga, Robert Ellis
Steelism's "615 To Fame" Puts Sidemen in the Spotlight
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If you have a strong penchant towards wondering about the untold stories of music's most adept sidemen like I do, then perhaps you have already pondered upon Telecaster player Jeremy Fetzer and pedal steel player Spencer Cullum Jr. from seeing them on stage with artists like Caitlin Rose, Andrew Combs, and Jonny Fritz just to name a few.
615 To Fame, Andrew Combs, Ben Tanner, Caitlin Rose, Carrie Underwood, Jeremy Fetzer, Jonny Fritz, Miranda Lambert, Review, Spencer Cullum, Steelism, The Alabama Shakes
Heartworn Highways Revisited to be Released In Summer
Directed by Wayne Price, with producer Brian Devine and Graham Leader, Heartworn Highways Revisited is reported to be in post production, with hopes it will be released later this summer. They have also released a trailer for the new film on their website, and have revealed the new cast that includes Guy Clark, David Allan Coe, and Steve Young from the original film, as well as newer artists…
Andrew Combs, Bobby Bare Jr., Charlie Daniels, David Alan Coe, Deer Tick, Graham Leader, Guy Clark, Heartworn Highways, Heartworn Highways Revisited, John McCauley, Jonny Fritz, Josh Hedley, Justin Townes Earle, Langhorn Slim, Larry Jon Wilson, Matraca Berg, Phil Hummer, Robert Ellis, Rodney Crowell, Shelly Colvin, Shovels & Rope, Steve Young, Townes Van Zandt, Wayne Price
Review – The Defibulators "Debt'll Get 'Em"
Somewhat weird, certainly smart-assed, but seriously entertaining, The Defibulators from New York, New York have unleashed their latest album Debt'll Get 'Em, ripe for weird looks and rank misunderstanding, but filled with some really good times. The line between where the sarcasm ends and the seriousness begins with The Defibulators is hard to define, and they appear to like it that way.
Debt'll Get 'Em, Jonny Fritz, Review, The Defibulators
The Raised Middle Finger: Why It Means More In Country
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the image of the angry face and the raised middle finger has become an iconic symbol of defiance against the direction of country music. As indecent as a raised middle finger happens to be in the first place, and the propensity for some seedy country fans and artists to have it make an appearance in every single photo of them, it has come to mean more than its vulgar connotation in the fight to save country music.
Bob Wayne, Country Music, country music flipping the bird, country music middle finger, Dale Watson, David Allan Coe, flipping the bird, Hank3, Hellbound Glory, Jeff Austin, Jim Marshall, Johnny Cash, Jonny Fritz, Keith Richards, Kid Rock, Lenny Kravitz, Leroy Virgil, middle finger, Rick Rubin, story of willie nelson middle finger, Willie Nelson, Yonder Mountain String Band
Nashville's New Independent Nucleus
Forget all your stuffy old outmoded notions of what Nashville is. Right now Nashville is the center of the music universe in so many more ways than what is represented by the few city blocks of old houses and mini-rise office buildings on Music Row. Right here, right now, Nashville is the place to be for independent music. It's Haight Ashbury circa 1965. It's Guy Clark's kitchen in the movie Heartworn Highways.
Amanda Isbell, Amanda Shires, ATO Records, Austin Lucas, Bloodshot Records, Caitlin Rose, Drive By Truckers, Escondido, Guy Clark, Heartworn Highways, Jash Hedley, Jason Isbell, Jonny Fritz, Justin Townes Earle, Nikki Lane, Rayland Baxter, Roger Miller, Shonna Tucker, Skylar Wilson, Spencer Cullum, Sturgill Simpson, Texas Playboys, Thrift Store Cowboys, Tristen
Caitlin Rose Comes In Full Bloom on "The Stand-In"
Ladies and gentlemen, Caitlin Rose has arrived. The Stand-In is frighteningly good. It's an enterprise in the evocation of rich human emotions, interwoven with delicious hooks and intelligent riffs, stirring vocal performances delivering meaningful, elevated lyricism, and a towering production performance that may go down in the history books. Just simply… Wow.
Caitlin Rose, Felice Brothers, Jeremy Fetzer, Jonny Fritz, Justin Townes Earle, Skylar Wilson, Spencer Cullum, The Stand In