Since 2005 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) has used the Secret History of Chicago Music to shine a light on worthy artists with Chicago ties who’ve been forgotten, underrated, or never noticed in ...

Love it or hate it, there is no denying that the country has gone country. Beyoncé is touring on her Grammy-winning country album, “Cowboy Carter.” All races and ages are line dancing to ...

A tip of the cowboy hat goes to our John Mac Ghlionn for his spot-on lament of the slow but inexorable decline of country music. Country may not be dead as a going concern, but it’s on life-support.

1 Pine Grove Blues Abshire 2:50 2 Kaplan Waltz Traditional 2:55 3 French Blues 2:45 4 New Orleans Waltz 2:50 5 Pine Groove Boogie 2:46 6 Hathaway Waltz 2:39 7 Step It Fast 2:50 8 Jolie, Petite ...