Coming off of a highly successful first outing this year that featured Koe Wetzel, Whiskey Myers and Eric Church as headliners, Cattle Country Music Festival announced that they’re running it back in 2025 with the likes of Parker McCollum, Wyatt Flores, Clint Black and more back in October. They weren’t done, however, with the initial lineup announcement teasing that more acts would be revealed at a later date. Today, it was revealed that both the Redneck Woman herself, Gretchen Wilson, and everyone’s favorite divorced-dad rock band, Nickelback, will also be joining Cattle Country’s stacked three-day festival in Gonzales, Texas which…
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Brennen Kelly
Hailing from the Chicagoland area, Brennen graduated from Valparaiso University with a BA in Communication and a minor in Cinema and Media Studies. After covering Arts & Entertainment at his university's newspaper, he began writing for Country Chord in March of 2023. Known for his love of independent country and authentic songwriters, Brennen has a long-history of championing the likes of Zach Bryan, Jason Isbell, Tyler Childers and many others.
Won’t want to miss it. If there’s any time to catch Tyler Childers live, it’s now. With the U.S. run of his current Mule Pull Tour over, he has just announced a brand new batch of 2025 dates spanning from April to November simply called Tyler Childers On The Road. Childers took to X minutes ago to announce the tour: The “All Your’n” singer is bringing a plethora of talented artists across generations along with him including Charley Crockett, Wynonna Judd, Robert Earl Keen, S.G. Goodman, The Hold Steady, Medium Build, Deer Tick, Hayes Carll, Cory Branan and Soma making…
Some damn good picks. It’s well known by now that Koe Wetzel dabbles in many different styles of music. Best known for his unique blend of country and rock, it’s clear that the “Ragweed” singer incorporated everything from country and bluegrass to grunge and even some R&B over the course of his career. With that being said, it should come as no surprise that Wetzel’s Mount Rushmore of music is pretty damn diverse. In a backstage interview with Wrangler Western, Wetzel discussed everything from the cover art of his new album, 9 Lives, the process of developing his unique sound…
Amidst the controversial breakup with Brianna Chickenfry that seemingly grows more complicated by the day, Zach Bryan has just announced that he will be performing at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on July 25, 2025, with alternative rock band, Kings of Leon. Bryan took to Instagram just minutes ago to announce the one-night show. In the Instagram caption, Bryan said, “Always been a dream to play Metlife Stadium, so we’re doin it with Kings of Leon on July 25, 2025… One of the only shows we are slated to play next year. See yall there!” For those unfamiliar…
Hell of a performance. Back on August 17, Tyler Childers delivered a knockout 22-song setlist at Folsom Field in Boulder Colorado. The set was stacked top to bottom with killer performances of hits such as “Lady May,” “All Your’n” and “In Your Love” along with fan-favorites, “Follow You to Virgie,” “Shake the Frost” and “Universal Sound.” However, the most electric performance of the night was none other than the title track of Childers’ 2023 album, Rustin’ In The Rain. Though many have said that Childers’ newest releases aren’t quite as good as his earlier work, there’s no denying the pure…
There’s no denying that HARDY is one of the most successful songwriters in Nashville at this point. Having a plethora of #1 hits cut by the likes of Morgan Wallen, Blake Shelton, Florida Georgia Line, Kenny Chesney and Cole Swindell (to name a few), he has a laundry list of commercially successful singles over the past decade. Today, HARDY appeared on Barstool’s Bussin’ With The Boys podcast hosted by former NFL players, Will Compton and Taylor Lewan, and discussed everything from the NFL season, his career and the current state of the genre and how it’s shifted over the years.…