"What the 17th Amendment gave us was the Arkansas governor's wife moving to New York to get elected to the Senate because she was 'popular' there."

The former first lady is selling yet another book while bitterly claiming, "We didn't get the grace that I think some other families have gotten."

It's not "cancel culture" to dispute really horrendous ideas, or to keep the conservative movement free of grifters pushing hate and division.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Following reports that “a factual discrepancy” existed in court filings used to justify President Trump’s use of military troops against civilian protesters, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated a ruling granting the president sweeping discretion to federalize and deploy the National Guard in response to demonstrations at an ICE facility …

The plot thickens… Over the weekend, Salt Lake City’s Commonwealth Room posted that country/folk singer-songwriter, Todd Snider, would be unable to perform that night due to “injuries sustained in an incident,” but little information was given: “Due to injuries sustained in an incident last night, Todd Snider will be unable to perform at the Commonwealth Room tonight(Nov. 1) in SLC . We deeply apologize for the postponement and appreciate everyone’s understanding as he gets treated. More information on a new date will be available soon.” And then yesterday, Snider’s team announced that he would be canceling the remainder of his 2025 High, Lonesome and Then Some Tour dates, after he was “violently attacked” outside of his hotel in Salt Lake City, and sustained “severe” injuries. At the time, there were no local news reports corroborating a reported assault. The full statement from Snider’s team reads as follows: “We are heartbroken to announce the cancellation of the ‘High, Lonesome and Then Some’ 2025 Tour dates. Ahead of Todd Snider’s show in Salt Lake City, Todd sustained severe injuries as the victim of a violent assault outside of his hotel. Todd will be unable to perform for an undetermined amount of time. We deeply apologize for the cancellation and any inconvenience it causes. We appreciate your understanding as Todd receives needed medical treatment. We hope to have more information on new dates soon.” View this post on Instagram However, that might not be the full story… According to KSL, Snider himself was arrested at a nearby hospital and booked into the Salt Lake County Jail for disorderly conduct, as well as trespassing and making violent threats. Snider allegedly went to the hospital claiming he was attacked outside his hotel, however once he was discharged and cleared to leave, he allegedly became combative and refused to leave. He reportedly cussed out staff, and while he eventually did leave the building, he reportedly returned to the hospital and made verbal threats to hospital staff. Responding officers note that he didn’t feel that he was ready to be discharged. KSL reporter Heidi Hatch confirms that police were indeed called out to investigate an alleged assault of a 59 year old man at the Commonwealth Room, presumably Snider, but no other details are available: SOUTH SALT LAKE, UT – On November 1st at 3:40 p.m., South Salt Lake Police Officers were dispatched to investigate a report of an alleged assault of a 59-year-old male at the Commonwealth Room in South Salt Lake. Limited information was obtained. At this time, the exact location… — Heidi Hatch KUTV (@tvheidihatch) November 4, 2025 It is certainly an interesting situation, and it definitely appears as though Snider’s team didn’t exactly tell fans the whole story. The statement claims Todd was attacked outside his hotel, however the police report says they were called to investigate at the venue where he was set to perform… the nearest hotels appear to be more than a few blocks away so that’s a bit curious. But also, if Snider was attacked as alleged, the severity of his injuries may have been exaggerated. Doctors at Salt Lake City Regional Hospital certainly thought he was fine to leave. Todd apparently disagreed, prompting a violent outburst from Todd as well. It’s quite the strange situation all the way around… stay tuned for more details.The post Todd Snider Arrested At Salt Lake City Hospital Following Alleged “Violent Assault” That Forced Him To Cancel Tour Dates first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Perfection. Back on October 1oth, Eric Church announced that he’s teaming up with IMAX in a first-ever partnership among IMAX, MCA, Mercury Studios and Q Prime South to deliver an exclusive, two-night concert experience to select movie theaters in the U.S. and Canada on Friday, February 13, 2026, and Saturday, February 14, 2026, titled Eric Church: Evangeline vs. The Machine Comes Alive. Church wasn’t done, however. Just a week later on October 17th, he’d announce that a 19-track live album, containing all the tracks present in the concert film and sharing the same name, will also be released in tandem with the movie on Friday, February 14th. For fans of Church (myself included), this is nothing short of a dream come true. While we’ve seen the “Springsteen” singer dip his toes into plenty of different ventures, ranging from humanitarian efforts in the wake of Hurricane Helene to his ownership of his Nashville bar, Chiefs, we’ve never seen Church attempt to capture his world-famous, electric live shows in full IMAX/movie theater quality. Last night, the North Carolina native took to his YouTube channel to give fans a preview of what’s to come on Eric Church: Evangeline vs. The Machine Comes Alive and posted a live performance of none other than the fan-favorite deep cut from 2015’s Mr. Misunderstood, “Knives Of New Orleans.” And it is nothing short of perfection. Undoubtedly, the track is one of the greatest songs in Church’s legendary discography. Though many point to “Lightning” as Church’s best murder ballad, “Knives Of New Orleans” arguably does it better. What sets it apart from many other murder ballads is that he never details what he did. He never explicitly states who he killed or how he did it; he simply leaves it up to the listeners’ imagination, making it even more terrifying as he wails, “I did what I did,” in the outro. What really jumps out beyond the established point of how great the song and any of Church’s live performances of it are, is how well director, Reid Long, shot and edited the performance. Long, who directed past Church music videos such as “Some Of It,” “Mr. Misunderstood,” “Record Year” and “Round Here Buzz,” has a long history of directing music videos with the likes of Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, Ashley McBryde and more. With that being said, however, this marks the first time he’s directed a full-length concert film. Judging by the quality of this “Knives Of New Orleans” performance video, he knocked it out of the park. With so many different angles capturing different vantage points throughout the venue, you truly get the feel that you’re right there at The Pinnacle in Nashville during the performance. Couple that with some fantastic close ups capturing both Church, his band and the crowd, you have an expertly crafted sequence that’s going to translate incredibly well throughout the entirety of the concert film. As for Eric Church: Evangeline vs. The Machine Comes Alive itself, it will capture both of the North Carolina native’s sold-out nights at The Pinnacle in Nashville, Tennessee back in May, complete with all the offerings from the Free The Machine Tour such as his six-piece backing band and his newly added horn, string and choir section. Discussing why he chose the two nights at The Pinnacle for the exclusive IMAX event, Church said that it was one of the most memorable sets of shows he’s ever played in his career. “I’ve played a lot of shows. I’ve never had two nights like these where the room felt literally transported. We went to a different plane, musically, artistically, emotionally. It was unforgettable and I’ll remember it the rest of my days.” Tickets have yet to go on sale. However, you can sign up to be notified when they become available on IMAX’s website now. Evangeline vs. The Machine Comes Alive Tracklist “Hands Of Time” “Bleed On Paper” “Johnny” “Storm In Their Blood” “Darkest Hour” “Evangeline” “Rocket’s White Lincoln” “Clap Hands” “Desperate Man” “Give Me Back My Hometown” “Homeboy” “Sinners Like Me” “Creepin’” “Knives Of New Orleans” “Smoke A Little Smoke” “The Outsiders” “Hell Of A View” “Mistress Named Music” “Springsteen” Watch here: Free The Machine Tour Dates Nov. 6 || Vancouver, B.C. || Rogers Arena || Charles Wesley Godwin Nov. 7 || Portland, Ore. || Moda Center || Charles Wesley Godwin Nov. 8 || Seattle, Wash. || Climate Pledge Arena || Charles Wesley Godwin Nov. 13 || Sacramento, Calif. || Golden 1 Center || Charles Wesley Godwin Nov. 14 || Fresno, Calif. || SaveMart Center || Charles Wesley Godwin Nov. 15 || Inglewood, Calif. || Intuit Dome || Charles Wesley GodwinThe post Eric Church Previews Upcoming “Evangeline Vs. The Machine” Concert Film With Electric “Knives Of New Orleans” Live Video first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Benjamin Tod opens up about faith, songwriting, and staying grounded while country keeps changing. He talks about walking away from the darkness, leaning into Christianity, and why staying true matters more than chasing streams. This week’s episode is presented by ZBiotics. Go to https://zbiotics.com/RIFFRAFF and use RIFFRAFF at checkout for 15% off any first time orders of ZBiotics probiotics. Download the podcast on Apple Podcasts by searching “Whiskey Riff Raff” or click here. We’re also available on Spotify and wherever else you can listen to podcasts. Cheers, y’all. Audio Video The post Whiskey Riff Raff Podcast with Benjamin Tod first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Some things you just can’t control. Eric Church has been thrown plenty of curveballs in his career. Obviously one of the most well-known of those came when he was kicked off the Me & My Gang tour with Rascal Flatts for playing too long and too loud, a decision that he’s acknowledged left him on the outside looking in when it was time to find another tour. But while that one may have been of his own making, sometimes curveballs come along that you just can’t predict. Earlier this year, Eric and Jelly Roll sat down for a conversation during the final day of CRS, the annual Country Radio Seminar in Nashville for industry members to give their insights and new artists to showcase their talent. And one thing Jelly wanted to know about was where Eric got the idea for his surprise album, Mr. Misunderstood. If you remember back to 2015, fans were surprised when a copy of the brand new Eric Church album showed up in their mailbox unannounced. And while Eric admits that the label wasn’t too happy with him, he said that he had come up with a plan to get the music out to the fans first while making a splash when he finally unveiled the new album to the public. A big part of that plan was to perform the album’s title track, “Mr. Misunderstood,” at the CMA Awards, his first public acknowledgement of the new project, and then immediately release it to the public after his performance. According to Eric, he was convinced that his plan would generate headlines and bring plenty of attention to the new album in a unique way. “We’re gonna debut a song on the CMA Awards called ‘Mr. Misunderstood,’ and the minute that song is over, it’s gonna go live. We’ve already got the records in the stores… Sometimes in my life…you have things that are timestamps in your life… But we walked out on the CMA Awards, and we played Mr. Misunderstood, and I feel great about it. I end it and I’m like, ‘This is going to be the greatest campaign of all time. This is going to f–k up music for a decade.'” As it turns out though, there was a little bit of a curveball in the form of the very next performance after he debuted his brand new song. That performance came from Justin Timberlake and a then-relatively unknown (outside of Nashville) artist named Chris Stapleton. The two hit the stage for a duet of Timberlake’s “Drink You Away” and Stapleton’s “Tennessee Whiskey” and absolutely brought the house down. It’s a performance that people still talk about to this day, and one that made Chris Stapleton a household name. And it completely overshadowed Church’s big album announcement: “I got one minute into that and went, ‘We’re f–ked.’ I just knew. Your whole moment is like, ‘Ok this is it.’ And then I went, ‘Oh, no it’s not.’ It ended up being ok.” Yeah, turns out that wasn’t a great year to try to get headlines at the CMA Awards. Of course as Church says, everything turned out fine. Mr. Misunderstood, which was released 10 years ago today on November 4, 2015, debuted at #3 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 200 album chart, and has since been certified 3x platinum. It also produced a #1 hit for Church with “Record Year,” and songs like “Mistress Named Music” and “Knives of New Orleans” that are still fan favorites and staples of his live shows. But unfortunately for Church, even though he had carefully planned the rollout of the album, there were just some things that were out of his control – like one of the biggest moments in country music of the past decade. The post Eric Church Thought He Was Screwed After His Surprise “Mr. Misunderstood” Album Announcement Was Upstaged By Chris Stapleton At The CMA Awards first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Winnipeg stage: 1 Gavin Adcock: 0. Gavin Adcock is recovering from a gnarly fall that occurred on October 29, while performing at the Burton Cummings Theatre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Adcock was in the middle of performing “Deep End” (ironic, right?) when it appeared that he was trying to walk over to a side portion of the stage. Adcock was watching where his feet were going, and it’s hard to tell whether he was trying to step onto this side piece or to walk down to get closer to the crowd. However, despite his best efforts not to take a misstep, Adcock failed and came crashing down. It appears that Adcock hit his head in some capacity, leading his cowboy hat to fall off. But Adcock did not let the fall jar him, and he kept going like a champ. He literally fell off the “Deep End”… @kamil9413 @GavinAdcockMusic hope you’re good after that fall, few too many #concerts #country #foryou #winnipeg #gavinadcock ♬ original sound – kamil9413 It appeared that Adcock would be left with a large bruise and, if he did hit his head, a headache. Thankfully, his ego was not too bruised as he responded to the now viral post: “It happens.” Most artists, when they fall, want to move on and forget the moment, but Adcock has no filter and is giving the people what they want — an up close and personal look at the damage from Winnipeg. “A lot of y’all saw me bust my a** on stage the other night. So just wanted to show y’all the results of that.” Adcock says to the camera as he pulls up his robe to reveal a massive bruise on the outside portion of his thigh. The significant mark is all sorts of shades of green and purple, and it looks painful. However, it must look worse than it feels because Adcock then gives it a slap, in what I’d assume is a gesture to prove to fans that there is nothing to worry about. Adcock added in the caption of the post: “It only hurts a little.”  View this post on Instagram No matter how bad it hurts, it looks like a very gnarly result of the fall. However, Adcock handled the moment with grace and hardly missed a beat of “Deep End” like a true professional. At least the bruise was the worst part of the damage, and it wasn’t anything more serious. This isn’t Adcock’s first fall on stage, and it will probably be far from his last. Adcock once shared another clip of him absolutely biting the dust from slipping on stage and joked that no one can recover from a fall like his. Words spoken from a true champion. The post “It Only Hurts A Little” – Gavin Adcock Shows Off Gnarly Bruise From Falling Off Stage During Winnipeg Show first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

A Texas-sized lineup. This morning, Cattle Country Festival announced their 2026 lineup, which features a stacked group of some of country music’s best talent, notably in the headliners Koe Wetzel and Treaty Oak Revival. That in and of itself is going to make for a weekend of incredible music, and in addition to those two acts, Randy Houser, Robert Earl Keen and Josh Abbott Band, Paul Cauthen, Corey Kent, Casey Donahew, Stoney LaRue, Deana Carter, Tyler Braden, Jason Boland & The Stragglers, Asleep At The Wheel, Drake Milligan, Logan Ryan Band, Atlus, Tyler Nance, Gannon Fremin & CCREV, Austin Meade, Emily Ann Roberts and Brad Cox will all take the stage as well throughout the weekend. Taking place on April 10-12, 2026 in Gonzales, Texas, Cattle Country Festival is a music and camping festival that showcases some of the best the Lone Star state has to offer, in addition to many other great country artists that should be on your radar. As we very quickly approach 2026 (I know, it doesn’t seem possible), the festival lineups will continue to rollout, but in terms of Texas-focused festivals that spotlight their very unique brand of country, this is one of the best and if you’re anywhere near the area, it sounds like it’s going to be a great time: “It’s HERE!! Your 2026 lineup is out, so let the countdown to the ranch begin. 3 days of pure country magic and one massive Texas weekend! Tickets won’t last long — grab YOURS Now at link in bio” Tickets are on sale now. View this post on Instagram And speaking of Treaty Oak Revival, they’ll have a ton of new music to play at the festival as they just announced their highly-anticipated third album, West Texas Degenerate. It’s due out soon on November 28th, and you can check out the full tracklist below. West Texas Degenerate Tracklist: 1. Intro 2. Port A 3. West Texas Degenerate 4. Shit Hill 5. Withdraws 6. Bad State of Mind 7. Dosin 8. Misery 9. Stay a While 10. Naders 11. Sunflower 12. Happy Face 13. Blue Star 14. Outro They still have a number of 2025 dates, in addition to announced several dates for 2026, as well. Treaty Oak Revival 2025-2026 Tour Dates Nov. 7, 2025 – Phoenix, AZ – The Hondo Rodeo Fest 2025 ^ Nov. 8, 2025 – Rio Rancho, NM – Rio Rancho Events Center Nov. 15, 2025 – Nashville, TN – Red Bull Jukebox ^ Nov. 20, 2025 – St. Augustine, FL – St. Augustine Amphitheatre Nov. 21, 2025 – St. Petersburg, FL – St. Pete Country Fest 2025 ^ Nov. 22, 2025 – Estero, FL – Hertz Arena Dec. 5, 2025 – Las Vegas, NV – Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas Dec. 11, 2025 – Odessa, TX – Ector County Coliseum Dec. 12 – Ardmore, OK – Heritage Hall Dec. 13 – Lubbock, TX – Cook’s Garage Dec. 14 – Lubbock, TX – Cook’s Garage Dec. 19, 2025 – Oklahoma City, OK – Paycom Center Dec. 20, 2025 – Fort Worth, TX – Dickies Arena Dec. 31, 2025 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center April 25, 2026 – Indio, CA – Stagecoach 2026 ^ May 28, 2026 – Panama City Beach, FL – Gulf Coast Jam 2026 ^ Jun. 18, 2026 – North Lawrence, OH – The Country Fest 2026 ^ Jun. 19, 2026 – Bloomington, IL – Tailgate N’ Tallboys 2026 ^ June 25 – Bonner Springs, KS – Country Stampede ^ June 26 – North Platte, NE – NEBRASKAland Days ^ July 8 – Chicago, IL – Windy City Smokeout ^ August 8 – Oshkosh, WI – xRoads41 ^ ^ festivalThe post Cattle Country Festival Announces Stacked 2026 Lineup Including Koe Wetzel, Treaty Oak Revival & More first appeared on Whiskey Riff.