She talked about how people think she shouldn’t do certain things, Jelly still best friend Jelly Roll, whose real name is Jason DeFord, filed for divorce from his wife Bunnie Xo, whose real name is Alisa DeFord, back on May 18 in Williamson County Chancery Court, just outside of Nashville. And in the wake of the announcement, Bunnie released a tell-all episode of her Dumb Blonde podcast (which has since been removed from her Youtube page), where she revealed a lot of why they decided to split, addressed dating rumors and revealed that Jelly was already dating, and she also explained the straw that broke the camels back, so to speak, that led to the divorce papers being filed, which Jelly did after a huge fight they had on Mother’s Day. She encouraged fans watching her podcast to slide into her soon-to-be husband’s DMs, and she said that she was ready to get back out there, though she also said she wanted to take some time for herself, in addition to later revealing some of the messages that have been sent to her on Instagram… I can only imagine what her DMs look like right now. But it seems like someone caught her eye, as Bunnie was out at Jelly Roll’s own bar on Broadway in Nashville, Jelly Roll’s Goodnight Nashville, with a new man. TMZ shared video of her making out with 24-year-old Dylan Wolf (Bunnie is 46), who is apparently a star on the new Netflix reality show “Calabasas Confidential.” I think they use the word star pretty loosely, but whatever… It apparently happened on the Fourth of July, as Bunnie and Dylan were hanging out int he VIP section on the rooftop bar, and you can see them talking and kissing in the video below: View this post on Instagram And of course, because there’s been so much attention on this viral video, and Dylan is milking it for all it’s worth. He’s posted a few videos hinting at their weekend since the video came out, including one where he specifically addressed the video of him and Bunnie, which is more just a video to promote whatever “brand” he’s trying to shill to her followers. He also said that sometimes a cowboy just likes to “hunt cougars and rabbits”: “What’s going on guys? Wanted to come on here on a serious note and address everything that’s’ been going on recently. There’s been quite a bit of speculation and a few headlines that have surfaced the last several days, specifically Fourth of July weekend in Nashville when I was out spotted with Bunnie, and I thought it was only fair to you guys to address the elephant in the room. And that is, Dylan, where did you get that hat? I’m super glad you guys have asked, because it’s my brand, Country Club. Website link in bio… shoutout to Bunnie, podcast drops on Thursday at midnight.” @dylannwolf @Bunnie Xo likes the merch and so should you #fyp #bunniexo ♬ On a Mission – Duomo And Bunnie dropped a podcast episode where she talked about the weekend, saying she has “never” lied to her fans, and she told them she was going to have a “hot girl summer,” so they shouldn’t be surprised: “That’s the thing, that’s another thing. Can we talk about this, because I never lie to you guys. I tell you guys, hey, it’s about to be a hot girl summer. If you see me outside half naked, no you didn’t. I’ve literally said that, you know. Anybody that really knows me, and that really pays attention to the pod, is like, she said she was gonna do this. Granted, would I have done it as public as I did it? No, okay, that was a lesson learned. Can your girl get a sweet little kiss under the fireworks? I’ve never had that done, I thought it was so sweet… just let your girl live. Let her just live a tiny bit. I’m not dating anyone, I don’t wanna date anyone. I am here for fun, baby. I am having fun. I learned a lot of lessons this week, and I’m gonna take it on the chin, because I did this and I take full accountability for it. But that’s all it was. There was a huge group of us out, I wasn’t out on a date. I wasn’t on a f***** date. You know, there was 20 of us, it was Jaime‘s birthday, it was Fourth of July, I had never been to downtown Nashville for Fourth of July… It was so great, and it was because everybody that was there was just a great human. Everybody. And like everybody got along. Even my security guard was best friends with everybody.” They were hanging out at Jelly’s, bar which Bunnie has a floor inside of, and she said they went there because she knows everyone that works there and that’s where she feels safe, and that part makes sense, but still… it’s pretty funny they were at her ex’s bar: “The headlines are like, it was at Jelly Roll’s bar, and it’s like, I also have a floor there. I also feel very safe there. I also feel very protected there. That’s that’s our home. If I’m gonna land at any bar, I’m gonna do it at Goodnight Nashville.” Bunnie also explained that Jelly was totally fine with it, and she just wishes she could move on and do what she wants without being recorded or used for clicks and headlines: “But you know, J was like, he gets it. Not an issue at all. What the issue is where you’re trying to just move on from your life, and people are videoing you for clout. Let’s really talk about that. And I get it, everybody wants to break a story or earn some clout. But it’s like, you’re literally videoing a woman who’s trying to move on with her life and has been through hell this entire f******* year. And it’s like, you couldn’t just for one second, let her just have a moment. It had to be sneaky recorded… and I’m not mad, I know who did it, and I’m not mad at the girls who did it. but it’s just like, at the same time, it’s like really, come on dude.” She also said that she wasn’t trying to hide anything, and it wasn’t some secret, which is why she was out on the rooftop with tons of other people around. Though she thinks going forward she will keep things much more private, even though she simply wants to feel normal: “There was 5000 people around us, I’m literally living my life out loud. And I’m not trying to hide anything. I mean, that’s what a lot of celebrities do, and honestly, after this week I’ve learned that I cannot do anything out in public like that. And it’s sad, because that’s who I am. I yearn for a sense of normalcy. I don’t think it’s just set in, and I don’t think people care about me as much as they do. I will move forward with a lot more integrity and class. I just wanna have fun. I’m just here living my best life… I’m so happy, and I’m so free, and I want to wash my hands and put that chapter behind us. I don’t wanna have to be referred to as somebody’s ex for the rest of my life, because I have worked so hard to build my brand to be separate from that person anyways. And  am so thankful for the time that we had together and the f****** s*** that we built together, but let that man live his life, also, while I’m living mine. I don’t need to be somebody’s ex in every headline. And it’s really not tea, like, I get you know you guys are talking to people and you guys get these sources that don’t know what they’re even f****** talking about, but I will always come here on this microphone and tell you the truth. Because I don’t wanna hide anything.” I feel like people do think of her as her own entity, she has a very successful podcast and has done well for herself. And she doesn’t regret anything from the weekend, saying she’s “healing out loud” and hopes to have many more Fourth of July’s like this past one: “And do I regret this past weekend? Absolutely the f*** not. I had fun. I am healing out loud. So what I got kissed under the fucking fireworks. I hope I get kissed under fucking 10 more fireworks shows, you know. But I’m not dating anybody, I do not want to be with anybody. There’s an ice box where my heart used to be. Do you guys remember that song? That s*** is chained up, trust me. Nobody’s getting through. I’m working on healing myself, I want to come and go as I please. I might even have a roster. It’s a bad b**** genre.” Lastly, she pleaded with her fans to stop “pinning” her with every guy she references or even talks to, because when she finds someone, she promises to be honest and tell everyone about it, which I definitely believe because Bunnie has never shied away from talking about her personal life, which is what her fans connect with: “But can you guys just please, please, please stop pinning me within every person that you see. Because I will literally tell you, he’s the one, if he’s the one. You guys did it with Daddy Chaddy, the song where I’m lip syncing Eminem’s s***, you guys are like, oh my God, Eminem and Bunnie would make a great couple. Bunnie needs to get with Eminem. And I’m just like, no. I’m like, dude, you’re not pinning this b***** down. Catch me if you can. And if you guys ever have any questions, of course ask me. I will always tell you. And your girl’s just got here having fun living my best life.” I don’t think the public interest in her dating life is going away anytime soon, but it sounds like she learned some lessons and will dating much more privately going forward. The full episode is available below. The post “I Am Healing Out Loud” — Bunnie Xo Says She Was Just “Having Fun” With 24-Year-Old ‘Calabasas Confidential’ Star Dylan Wolf first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

The divorce podcast has been taken down… but she has her reasons. Jelly Roll, whose real name is Jason DeFord, filed for divorce from his wife Bunnie Xo, whose real name is Alisa DeFord, back on May 18 in Williamson County Chancery Court, just outside of Nashville. And in the wake of the announcement, Bunnie released a tell-all episode of her Dumb Blonde podcast (which has since been removed from her Youtube page), where she revealed a lot of why they decided to split, addressed dating rumors and revealed that Jelly was already dating, and she also explained the straw that broke the camels back, so to speak, that led to the divorce papers being filed, which Jelly did after a huge fight they had on Mother’s Day. Over the weekend, Bunnie made tons of headlines after she was out at Jelly Roll’s own bar on Broadway in Nashville, Jelly Roll’s Goodnight Nashville, with a new man. TMZ shared video of her making out with 24-year-old Dylan Wolf (Bunnie is 46), who is apparently a star on the new Netflix reality show “Calabasas Confidential.” I think they use the word star pretty loosely, but whatever… She addressed that whole situation during the episode too, and she also talked in -detail about why she decided to take the divorce podcast down, which had a ton of detail about why she and Jelly decided to get divorced. She explained that she didn’t want one of the hardest moments of her life to “become a permanent headline,” and while it was all very raw and real, she wants to be able to fully move on: “We’re all gathered here today to hear about the divorce podcast, and you know, I really thought out what I was gonna say to you guys about this. We took it down because I realized, I just don’t want one of the hardest moments of my life to become a permanent headline. I don’t wanna live in that. I believe in being transparent with you guys, and that’s never, ever, ever going to change. But I also believe that people deserve the space to heal, to evolve and to move forward. That episode served a purpose for me at that time, and it was real, it was honest, and it came from exactly where I was emotionally in that moment. But I’m not in that same place anymore. and I think that that’s where we need to pause and just focus on the fact that like people are like, oh well, she moved on so fast. Hold up. I’ve been mourning the loss of my marriage for at least a year. I had visions of the news breaking, of it happening, and there is so much behind the scenes that I have not spoken on, and that I will never speak on because it doesn’t matter.” She says there’s still a lot that fans don’t know, and she went through hell, even becoming malnourished and having to take IVs because she wouldn’t eat or drink in the months leading up to the divorce decision. Bunnie explained that she does not like looking weak, and that was part of the decision to take it down, too: “I will only tell you guys my part in the demise of my marriage. When people see me out having fun, and just living my best life, I can see where they would be like, wow they just announced the divorce. But really you guys have to understand, I have been sitting in purgatory, purgatory, for 2 1/2 months in my studio house. Literally, there was times where I was on the floor screaming, crying because I could not understand what the f*** was going on. You guys had to call and get me IVs because I was gonna have to go to the hospital, because I was not eating, I was not drinking. I couldn’t even stand up, because I was so f****** devastated. You guys took turns watching me, not just because I wouldn’t eat, but because you guys were so scared for my mental health. None of you guys would leave me alone, always just make sure that somebody was there for me. That’s the s*** that you guys don’t see, because on the internet, I’m extremely vulnerable. But when it comes to seeing me be weak, this makes me wanna tear up, when it comes to seeing me be weak, I will never let you guys see that side of me. I think I cried one time on a vlog whenever J and I broke up in 2018. I promised myself that I would not do that. And like, yeah, I might have cried about my book, but those were happy tears. And in the divorce podcast, I was super vulnerable, and to be honest with you, I don’t like being that vulnerable. Because yes, it makes me human, but at the same time, I want women to know, you’re gonna f******* get through it. You’re gonna survive.” I think the aspect of not wallowing in it is important for anyone going through any tough time, and Bunnie also said she doesn’t want to be the “poster child for divorce” and doesn’t want this chapter to define her. And if you want to know how much she made on the episode in just a relatively short time… Bunnie says it’s north of $100,000: “But I also, if I’m being real, I don’t want the divorce to become my entire personality. I don’t want to be the poster child for divorce. I don’t want people DMing me saying, ‘I’m so sorry your husband left you.’ When you guys really don’t even know the whole story, you guys only know bits and pieces. There’s so much more to me than just one painful chapter in my life, and there’s so much more that I wanna talk about, and that I wanna create, and that I wanna laugh about, and that I wanna experience with you guys. I made $100,000 on that podcast. Yes, it was one of my highest viewed podcast episodes, but I don’t care about the money. If I cared about the money, I would’ve left it up and let it get another hundred grand if I cared about the views. I post on TikTok and get 10 million views. YouTube has never been my strong platform. You guys have had to watch me live my real life out in front of you guys, and I’ve tried to do it with as much pride and dignity as I can, while still maintaining the emotional aspect of it. But not teaching people to wallow in it. That’s where it gets scary, and that’s where you have to walk a fine line of like, what is it, girl get up. Like when do you get up and you’re just like, okay.” Lastly, Bunnie promised fans she would continue “growing out loud” and “healing out loud” with them, so this doesn’t mean she’s trying to hide anything or pretend this major life change isn’t happening: “I think people after divorce, they want you to lay down and die. It’s not a malicious thing of me taking the podcast down. Me pulling the episode wasn’t about hiding  anything or pretending it didn’t happen. It was just about choosing not to let one season of my life define every season that came after that. If you guys will allow me to grow, I’ll keep growing out loud, and healing out loud with you guys. You guys have to allow me that space to be able to grow.” Fair enough, even though all of the information is out there now and anyone could probably find any part of it if they just Googled it… but still, I get her point, and she went into a lot of detail later in the episode about what happened with Dylan over Fourth of July weekend, so I don’t think her not being transparent will ever be an issue. @xomgitsbunnie Moving on New Pod drops in 45 mins on YT: DumbBlondePod #bunniexo ♬ original sound – Bunnie Xo The full podcast is available below. The post “One Of The Hardest Moments Of My Life” — Bunnie Xo Reveals Why She Removed Podcast Detailing Divorce From Jelly Roll first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Standing on business…. sorta. Though he’s had a few bumps in the road so far this year, mainly catching fire for some comments during the Super Bowl and getting denied entry to Canada not once but twice back in February, Charley Crockett has been on a tear in 2026. Riding the highs of his second-career Grammy nomination for the brand-new Best Traditional Country Album category, Crockett would drop Age of the Ram in April and follow that up with the release of Clovis last Friday after months of complications. Throughout the entire Clovis saga, Crockett had been hitting the road hard on his Age of the Ram tour. Announced back in March, the tour has been sprawling, including 49 shows that began back in April and will conclude in early October. Unsurprisingly, the “Jamestown Ferry” singer grabbed a ton of openers, employing the likes of Myers and Durand Jones & The Indicators as primary openers during a majority of the tour. Additionally, he called upon the likes of Kashus Culpepper, Sierra Hull, Margo Price, Lee Fields, Honky Tonkin’ Queens, Wild Horses, Pony Bradshaw and Twin Temple as support on select dates. If you’re familiar with the alternative/independent country scene, a majority of these names are sure to ring a bell. With that being said, however, there was one major outlier, at least aesthetically: Twin Temple. In case you’re unfamiliar with Twin Temple (they actually probably got a lot more famous since the firing), they are a self-proclaimed “satanic doo wop” duo hailing from Los Angeles with their most popular tracks featuring titles such as “Lucifer, My Love,” “Satan’s a Woman,” “Let’s Have A Satanic Or*y” and “The Devil (Didn’t Make Me Do It).” In case those interesting (for lack of a better term) song titles weren’t enough, taking one look at their social media posts clearly signals that the duo isn’t performing these tracks satirically. They’re actual satanists, repping pentagrams, upside-down crosses and the like. In other words, you know what you’re getting into if you’re booking Twin Temple. Apparently, however, either Crockett or his team didn’t do their research. Taking to Instagram on Wednesday, Twin Temple announced that Crockett and Co. have removed them from their upcoming shows next week (July 14th and 18th) due to their satanic imagery. The duo would apologize to fans and express how grateful they are for their support, finishing the post by hailing Satan. “Today we were informed that Charley Crockett has decided to remove Twin Temple has decided to remove Twin Temple from his upcoming shows next week due to our Satanic imagery. Unfortunately, that means we will not be able to perform for you next week as planned. We are really disappointed as we were looking forward to getting back out and seeing you, and also what it means as far as bringing different types of people and music lovers together. We are sorry to everyone who was planning to see us. We’re grateful for your support, not only of Twin Temple, but more importantly of artistic freedom. HAIL SATAN! 93/93″ View this post on Instagram Unsurprisingly, fans of Twin Temple were quick to pounce on Crockett in the duo’s comment section, calling out the “$10 Cowboy” singer and wondering why he’d book them in the first place, given the fact that their entire identity revolves around their love of Lucifer. First, Crockett would tell Rolling Stone via his representative on Thursday that he thought they were like Black Sabbath. “I thought they were like Black Sabbath, but they ain’t. Not today, Satan.” Hours later, he’d take to Instagram to upload a photo of Johnny Cash posing in front of a church along with Kris Kristofferson’s “To Beat The Devil” playing in the background. In the caption, he’d simply write: “If they did it to Jesus, imagine what they’ll do to you.” Since then, Crockett’s entire Instagram post history has been wiped, including the aforementioned Cash image. However, it is still up on Facebook. Unsurprisingly, fans of Twin Temple, as well as some of Charley’s own fans, are not happy and have continued to rail against the Texas native for the last-minute decision. Of course, Twin Temple fans have taken exception to firing, but others are more upset with Charley and company’s poor planning: “Twin Temple is rad. You have burned one admiration point.” “Thanks to you Twin Temple has a new supporter, also who are you again?” “Johnny Cash wouldn’t be scared to play on the same bill as Twin Temple” “So did you do absolutely no research before you invited them to open? Lol” “Man’s definitely not taking being clowned on by the entire internet very well “ “All this time, after all his talk, I didn’t think Charley was a b*tch. Guess I was wrong.” And to be fair, many others praised Charley for taking a stand… arguing that he has every right to ditch a band promoting that kind of darkness. Some even mentioned that they wanted to bring kids or younger fans to the show and that an opener certainly wasn’t appropriate: “I love some pretty blasphemous music, but Twin Temple is just Edge Lord stuff that gets old after one track.” “The amount of people here saying that they like satanic crap is alarming. Christ is King.” “A man of God doesn’t fear the devil and all their forms of performance and attention seeking.” “Absolutely love this post Charley. Thanks for never shying away from what you believe in.” “Didn’t think I could like you anymore but here it is.” “Was already a huge fan of you and your music but I admire you even more now! Way to go standing up for what is right.” “You did the right thing!” Good call, Charley.” While I can’t say I’m too upset about the fact that Crockett took a continued stand against giving a platform to satanists, I can’t really wrap my head around why he’d book them in the first place. Even with his Black Sabbath explanation, it’s not like Twin Temple is very subtle about their beliefs in any way, shape or form, judging not only by their aforementioned song titles or the fact that their social media bios clearly state they’re a “satanic doo wop” duo. I can’t comprehend booking an opener without digging in a little more. Good on Charley for sticking to his guns, but this controversy could have been avoided PRETTY easily… Age of the Ram Tour Dates July 10 – Saint Paul, MN – Minnesota Country Club Festival July 11 – Alta, WY – Grand Targhee Festival July 12 – Nampa, ID – Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater with Sierra Hull and Wild Horses July 14 – Troutdale, OR – McMenamins Edgefield with Twin Temple July 15 – Spokane, WA – BECU Live at Northern Quest Resort & Casino with Sierra Hull July 16 – Bend, OR – Hayden Homes Amphitheater with Margo Price July 18 – Paso Robles, CA – Vina Robles Amphitheatre with Twin Temple July 27 – Goshen, IN – Elkhart County 4-H Fair Aug 27 – Canyon, TX – The Lumberyard Canyon with The Weary Boys Aug 28 – Fort Worth, TX – Billy Bob’s Texas with The Weary Boys Aug 29 – Fort Worth, TX – Billy Bob’s Texas with Jake Penrod Aug 30 – Helotes, TX – Floore’s Country Store with Jake Penrod Sept 01 – Mobile, AL – Saenger Theatre with Pony Bradshaw Sept 02 – Dothan, AL – The Plant with Pony Bradshaw Sept 04 – Savannah, GA – Johnny Mercer Theatre with Pony Bradshaw Sept 05 – Charlottesville, VA – Ting Pavilion with Nat Myers Sept 09 – Orlando, FL – Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts with Nat Myers  Sept 10 – Hollywood, FL – Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino with Nat Myers Sept 12 – Robinsonville, MS – Horseshoe Casino’s Bluesville – Bluesville with Nat Myers Sept 14 – Columbus, OH – KEMBA Live! with Nat Myers Sept 15 – Madison, WI – The Sylvee with Nat Myers Sept 16 – Maryland Heights, MO – Saint Louis Music Park with Durand Jones & The Indications Sept 17 – Kansas City, MO – Starlight Theatre with Durand Jones & The Indications Sept 19 – Youngstown, OH – Youngstown Foundation Amphitheatre with Durand Jones & The Indications Sept 21 – Wilmington, NC – Live Oak Bank Pavilion at Riverfront Park with Durand Jones & The Indications Sept 22 – North Charleston, SC – Firefly Distillery with Durand Jones & The Indications Sept 24 – Charlotte, NC – Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre with Durand Jones & The Indications Sept 25 – Atlanta, GA – Synovus Bank Amphitheater at Chastain Park with Durand Jones & The Indications Sept 26 – Louisville, KY – Bourbon & Beyond Festival Sept 29 – Lewiston, NY – Artpark Mainstage Theater with Durand Jones & The Indications Oct 01 – New York, NY – SummerStage in Central Park with Durand Jones & The Indications Oct 02 – Asbury Park, NJ – Stone Pony Summer Stage with Durand Jones & The IndicationsThe post “If They Did It To Jesus, Imagine What They’ll Do To You”: Charley Crockett Responds To Twin Temple Backlash With A Johnny Cash Photo first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Randy is BACK. Simply put, Randy Travis’ journey over the past 13 years has been nothing short of incredible. If you recall, the “Three Wooden Crosses” singer suffered a massive stroke back in July 2013, which was caused by a complication of his congestive heart failure. At the time, doctors only gave him a 1% chance to live, but Travis pulled through. The stroke, as we all know, did not come without its consequences, however. Despite surviving in what can only be described as a miracle, Travis has remained severely affected by it, developing aphasia and being extremely limited in terms of both speech and his ability to sing. In fact, Travis’ wife, Mary, recently revealed that the doctors advised her to “pull the plug” on the 7x Grammy winner after he developed a plethora of different hospital-born viruses, including Serratia, Pseudomonas and a staph infection while in the hospital. Thankfully, the living legend has been seemingly making more appearances than ever over the past few years. Beyond releasing two new songs, “Where That Came From” and “Horses In Heaven,”  with the help of AI (which has opened up an entirely new can of worms around the music industry recently) and guest vocalist, James Dupré, over the past two years, Travis has recently been touring extensively around the U.S. along with his original backing band and Dupré once again serving as a guest vocalist for all of his hits. Back in June, during the grand opening of the Randy Travis Room at Nashville Palace, Mary and Randy would tell us here at Whiskey Riff that they have plans of releasing a full-length album of even more vaulted tracks from the legend. “We got a full deck. We have a whole new album coming out of archived music. It’s stuff that he had sang before the stroke. It’s been mastered, mixed and ready to go. We’ll be having a new album.” After reconfirming that the album is ready to go earlier this week, today, Travis and Co. are gearing up for the project with the release of the first new track from the vault, “Fish On.” View this post on Instagram Being assembled, remixed, and remastered by Kyle Lehning, Travis’ longtime producer, “Fish On” transports you straight back to the early days of the “Deeper Than the Holler” singer. Beyond capturing his iconic voice beautifully, Lehning does a masterful job capturing that classic sound present on just about any song early in his career, complete with some fiddle, twangy electric guitar and piano. As for the song itself, it does exactly what the title suggests and finds the North Carolina native on a journey to make a living on the water, fishing ocean to ocean. “We’re going ocean to ocean and all points in between Headin’ for some waters few have evеr seen Rivers, lakes, streams, or bays, gеt ready, set, we’re gone Any place we can find to wet a line is a good time Fish on” While it’s not exactly the most ground-breaking song lyrically, “Fish On” doesn’t really have to be. The infectious melody, coupled with an excellent recapturing of Travis’ iconic vocals, makes the track an undeniably fun outing from the living legend. At this point in his career, it’s a miracle that we’re still receiving originals from Travis, and “Fish On” is seemingly just the tip of the iceberg from this point forward. “Fish On” Randy Travis Tour Dates Aug. 21 – Hiawassee, GA – Georgia Mountain Fall Festival – Anderson Music Hall Aug. 22 – Richmond, KY – The Vine at Chenault Vineyards Sept. 23 – Wilkes-Barre, PA – F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts Sept. 24 – Lansdowne, PA – Lansdowne Theater Sept. 25 – Westbury, NY – Flagstar at Westbury Music Fair Sept. 26 – York, PA – Pullo Center Sept. 27 – Albany, NY – The Egg Performing Arts Center Oct. 1 – New London, CT – Garde Arts Center Oct. 2 – Keene, NH – Colonial Theatre Oct. 3 – Plymouth, MA – Plymouth Memorial Hall Oct. 4 – Northampton, MA – Academy of Music Theatre Oct. 14 – Austin, TX – The Long Center for the Performing Arts Oct. 15 – Dallas, TX – Longhorn Ballroom Oct. 22 – Lubbock, TX – Buddy Holly Hall Oct. 23 – Albuquerque, NM – Popejoy Theatre Oct. 24 – Pueblo, CO – Pueblo Memorial Hall Nov. 6 – Oklahoma City, OK – Civic Center Music Hall Nov. 7 – Topeka, KS – Topeka Performing Arts Center Nov. 8 – Branson, MO – Clay Cooper TheatreThe post Randy Travis Reaches Into The Vault & Releases “Fish On,” The First Single From Upcoming Album first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Jonathan and Abigail Peyton are back with an EP you won’t want to miss. Titled, ‘Mountain to Climb,’ the 4-track project from the Woodstock, GA-based husband and wife duo is the latest in a rather prolific run of strong output from these two, and it is an absolute must-hear new release. Between the music they’ve recorded as a duo as well as Jonathan’s solo work, the Peyton’s have released two killer albums, a live album, three EPs, and a handful of singles in just the past two years and change. They’ve been making great music for much longer than that, with Jonathan’s debut record Waters Below dropping in 2016, but it seems as if they’ve really hit their stride in the past few years. And they’re showing no signs of letting up, either. A natural extension of their existing catalog, the Peytons’ latest endeavor features stripped-back and bare bones instrumentation, making the deftly-penned lyricism the focus of the project, and setting up for their powerful harmonies to steal the show. The duo took to Instagram to share some some thoughts yesterday ahead of the EP release. “Our new ep Mountain to Climb is out tonight! We made this one right here at the house with just a handful of instruments. It’s special to create music together and we’re excited to share it with you. This ep is about relationships and the value of doing the hard work. It’s about self reflection and change. It’s about making peace with relationships that no longer exist. None of us have it all figured out but the hope is that we grow and learn through all the highs and lows. “We got a big tall mountain to climb before we see the other side” View this post on Instagram Kicking things off with “Lesson Learned,” the EP’s lead track is an aptly titled dose of perspective, driving home the notion that past mistakes can teach valuable lessons if you let them. They follow that one up with the most poignant tune on the tracklist in “Back To Ohio,” a striking exploration of the destructive impact addiction can have on a relationship between loved ones. “Different Light” mulls over forgiveness and perception through intricate metaphor, and the title track closes things out with a powerful reminder that improvement takes perseverance, and redemption rarely follows a clear path. No matter how you cut it, Mountain To Climb is a deeply emotional offering from one of the genre’s most underrated duos. And if you ask me, this collection finds Jonathan and Abigail Peyton operating at their absolute best and delivering some of their most compelling work to date. If you’ve come here looking for an upbeat summertime anthem, then you’re probably in the wrong place. But if sad songs make you happy, and emotion-evoking lyricism is what you look for in music, Jonathan and Abigail Peyton might just be your new favorites. Give their latest project a listen and see for yourself here: Mountain To Climb Tracklist “Lesson Learned” “Back To Ohio” “Different Light” “Mountain To Climb” The post Jonathan & Abigail Peyton’s ‘Mountain To Climb’ EP Is a Powerful Reminder That Personal Growth Doesn’t Always Come Easy first appeared on Whiskey Riff.