Issue #117: The Great Bro-Demption

In 2016, I took a ride with Jake Owen in his VW bus and listened to Mel Street records for Rolling Stone. I was almost nine months pregnant, so I am honestly shocked I could put words together – at the time, Owen was working hard to rehab his image of

Special Note: Margo Price was right (Don't Let the Bastards Get You Down)

It’s a terrifying day in America, once again. And though I could be talking about any number of horrifying things, today I’m interrupting our usual newsletter schedule to talk about censorship. Yesterday, Jimmy Kimmel was suspended indefinitely for comments he made about the murder of Charlie Kirk after

Issue #116: Robert Altman's 'Nashville' and Nashville, or 50 Years of Trying to Make Country Music a Political Metaphor

A look at the country side of 'Nashville'

Put A Record On: Americana Awards Snubs Through The Years

Would it shock you to learn most of them are women?

Issue #115: How to Americana Fest for free

Good morning and welcome to one of the busiest, wildest weeks in Nashville: Americana Fest. Awards shows, showcases, panels, day parties - this year feels more packed than ever, with shows spread all across town and all the way through Sunday (get ready to eat a lot of midnight quesadillas

Put a Record On: It's Giving Horny Honkytonk

Welcome back to Don’t Rock the Inbox. Here’s this week’s music recommendation post and playlist, which are for paying subscribers only. If you’re interested in paid content but not able to afford it, shoot us an email. The Good "Dixie Be Damned," Nick Shoulders:

Issue #114: Nanci Griffith and the Holes In Our Canon

We've made changes, but there's still so far to go.

Subscriber Special: No Holds-Barred DRTI Slack Throwdown!

DRTI, uncensored....

Issue #113: Ketch Secor Answers the DRTI Proust-ish Questionnaire

When I think of Nashville gone by, I think of Old Crow Medicine Show, and when I think of Nashville now, I think of Old Crow Medicine Show. Perhaps no other band has been able to live so effortlessly in the present while still constantly conjuring up the past -

Put A Record On: Old Sounds, New Songs

Our picks for this week!

Issue #112: Hayes Carll — The DRTI Interview

Hayes Carll on his new album, We're Only Human, songwriting, working under the long shadows of the Texas troubadours who came before him — and much more.

Put A Record On: Honky-Tonk Tunes That Work Beyond The Neon Lights

Some of our favorite new country tunes.