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Josh Meloy on Hippies & Cowboys: 'I Gotta Play Music, and Fail or Not Fail' | The Back Lounge with Josh Crutchmer Get more from The Back Lounge with Josh Crutchmer on Patreon

Had Josh Meloy on Hippies & Cowboys this week. We talked a lot. Lotta Joshes on this one. Listen please.

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In the Studio With Whiskey Myers, Country's Most Rocking Band Whiskey Myers release their new album 'Whomp Whack Thunder,' a record that shows the Texas group to be country's most rocking band.

Spent the year with Whiskey Myers as they made Whomp Whack Thunder — out Friday — and chased one specific goal.

It’s up @rollingstone.com

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The Back Lounge Sessions with Bella Steiert | The Back Lounge with Josh Crutchmer Get more from The Back Lounge with Josh Crutchmer on Patreon

No Hippies & Cowboys this week. Listen to my chat with Bella Steiert on The Back Lounge Sessions instead.

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The All-Access Edition of @neversayneverbook.bsky.social has printed and will start shipping in roughly 10 days. It's got 16 pages dedicated to Ragweed, Turnpike, Shane Smith, Wade Bowen and American Aquarium in Waco (and 224 more pages) Order:

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Get your "Shut Up and Read @marissarmoss.bsky.social " shirt through September 30 at The Back Lounge. All proceeds benefit the Committee to Protect Journalists.

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My last-day schedule at Americanafest is this:

1 pm — Team Wasserman party at Skinny Dennis
2-7 pm — (not part of the fest) NYC Day Party with Marley Hale, Olivia Ellen Lloyd, and more, by Cafe Wha, Roberta's and me, at Urban Cowboy
9 pm-late — One more for the road somewhere tbd???

Hippies & Cowboys: Leon Macjen | The Back Lounge with Josh Crutchmer Get more from The Back Lounge with Josh Crutchmer on Patreon

The people tossing the word "authentic" around country music right now were never ready for Leon Macjen. He's on Hippies & Cowboys this week and it's a fun one.

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Margo Price Wants to Be the 'Soundtrack to Hard Times' Margo Price talks new band, new album 'Hard Headed Woman,' and why she's happy to be the 'soundtrack to hard times.'

Found @missmargoprice.bsky.social at a coffee shop in Portland, Maine, ostensibly to talk about Hard Headed Woman, but really it was about hard country, being gatekept, and being a voice for These Times (until I got high)

It’s up at @rollingstone.com

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Cross Canadian Ragweed Will Continue Their Unlikely Reunion into 2026 Cross Canadian Ragweed's unlikely reunion will carry into 2026; the band will perform another Boys From Oklahoma show on April 11.

Boys from Oklahoma series is going back to Boone Pickens Stadium on April 11. Cross Canadian Ragweed, Turnpike Troubadours, Wyatt Flores, Shane Smith and the Saints and The Great Divide are the 2026 lineup. Details at @rollingstone.com

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Watch: Cross Canadian Ragweed's Finale at The Boys From Oklahoma with Django Walker, Evan Felker and BJ Barham (LA Freeway) | The Back Lounge with Josh Crutchmer Get more from The Back Lounge with Josh Crutchmer on Patreon

Back Lounge members can enjoy my cell phone video of Cross Canadian Ragweed, Django Walker, Evan Felker and BJ Barham closing out The Boys From Oklahoma in Waco last night with a cover of LA Freeway.

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Watch: Robert Earl Keen and Cross Canadian Ragweed Cover Charlie Robison's 'My Hometown' | The Back Lounge with Josh Crutchmer Get more from The Back Lounge with Josh Crutchmer on Patreon

From Boys From Oklahoma: Cross Canadian Ragweed and Robert Earl Keen cover Charlie Robison's "My Hometown"

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Never Say Never: All-Access Limited Edition (Stillwater | Fort Collins | Waco) All-Access Limited Edition: Stillwater | Fort Collins | Waco Never Say Never: Cross Canadian Ragweed, The Boys From Oklahoma, and a Red Dirt...

Gearing up for tonight in Waco: Cross Canadian Ragweed, Turnpike Troubadours, Shane Smith & The Saints, Wade Bowen and American Aquarium.

Wrapping up the All-Access edition of @neversayneverbook.bsky.social in the process.

Get in on it:

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Never Say Never's Closing Chapter, and more Boys From Oklahoma Plans | The Back Lounge with Josh Crutchmer Get more from The Back Lounge with Josh Crutchmer on Patreon

New at The Back Lounge: Never Say Never's Final Chapter, and more Boys From Oklahoma plans:

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Hippies & Cowboys: Cody Canada Says of Cross Canadian Ragweed's Reunion, "It's the Happiest I've Ever Been Playing Music" | The Back Lounge with Josh Crutchmer Get more from The Back Lounge with Josh Crutchmer on Patreon

Cody Canada joined Hippies & Cowboys this week ahead of Saturday's Boys From Oklahoma concert in Waco. We talked about Cross Canadian Ragweed's comeback, about the Waco setlist, and about music families (plus a $47 lobster roll is involved)

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S.G. Goodman Wants to Be Your Minister of Grief S.G. Goodman talks her new album 'Planting by the Signs,' winning a Newport Folk Festival, and having Tyler Childers cover one of her songs.

Wrote about S.G. Goodman, her latest record, mushrooms, Newport, and a lot more. It's up now at @rollingstone.com

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Eli Young Band Rediscover Their Country Mojo by Going Indie After success in Nashville's mainstream, Eli Young Band go back to their Texas indie roots on new album 'Strange Hours.'

Talked to the Eli Young Band about their latest record, about a return to independent music, and about what has and hasn't changed over the past 20 years. Story is up now at @rollingstone.com

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Cross Canadian Ragweed, Hayes Carll, and the Start of Whatever the Opposite of Hell Month is in New York | The Back Lounge with Josh Crutchmer Get more from The Back Lounge with Josh Crutchmer on Patreon

Part II of The Soul Gravy Sessions with Cross Canadian Ragweed went up today on the Hippies & Cowboys Podcast. Come for Ragweed, stay for Garrett and I looking for reasons to love the Oklahoma City airport hotel corridor.

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Hayes Carll Finally Dispenses With His Cynicism, But Says He 'Can Still Be Pissed Off' Hayes Carll is known for his wit and cynicism; on his new album 'We're Only Human' he takes an overdue look inward.

Talked to Hayes Carll about his latest record — an intensely personal album that covers new ground for him — and it’s up now at @rollingstone.com

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Hippies & Cowboys: Cody Canada on Soul Gravy (2022) | The Back Lounge with Josh Crutchmer Get more from The Back Lounge with Josh Crutchmer on Patreon

Guess I can just say "on the podcast" instead of prefacing that I host Hippies & Cowboys now

Today we dropped the first part of The Soul Gravy Sessions, an unearthed recording from 2022 with Cody Canada discussing the Ragweed record. (And also our Bitin' Lists)

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How Do You Like Your Snipe Prepared? (Or, a Journey Through Tyler Childers' Snipe Hunter) | The Back Lounge with Josh Crutchmer Get more from The Back Lounge with Josh Crutchmer on Patreon

I didn’t review Snipe Hunter I just wrote about each individual track and how it made me feel

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Cody Jinks, Embracing Age and Wisdom, Realizes He's 'Not As Badass' As He Once Believed Cody Jinks explores aging, wisdom, and what it means to be a badass on new album 'In My Blood.'

Talked to Cody Jinks about his latest record, and about not being a badass anymore, for @rollingstone.com

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#162 - Jackalope Jamboree Recap Podcast Episode · Hippies & Cowboys Podcast · 07/24/2025 · 1h 44m

Today I recapped Jackalope Jamboree — with Shelby Stone, Dalton Domino, Tylor Ketchum, Adam Odor and Jason Scott and the High Heat featured. And Garrett and I speculated about Snipe Hunter

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'This is My Favorite State to Be In': Cross Canadian Ragweed Make Fort Collins Home for a Night | The Back Lounge with Josh Crutchmer Get more from The Back Lounge with Josh Crutchmer on Patreon

Ragweed in Fort Collins, for Back Lounge members

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Good morning from Fort Collins | The Back Lounge with Josh Crutchmer Get more from The Back Lounge with Josh Crutchmer on Patreon

Back Lounge coverage plans from Ragweed at the Fort Collins PBR event:

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Never Say Never: All-Access Limited Edition (Stillwater | Fort Collins | Waco) All-Access Limited Edition: Stillwater | Fort Collins | Waco Never Say Never: Cross Canadian Ragweed, The Boys From Oklahoma, and a Red Dirt...

Bound for Fort Collins and Ragweed's show on Monday at the home of the Colorado State Rams, to start work on the last frontier of @neversayneverbook.bsky.social — the All-Access edition, out in late August. Order or share this with someone who may!

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Inside the Cross-Canadian Ragweed reunion: Q&A with author Josh Crutchmer Oklahoma author Josh Crutchmer’s new book, Never Say Never, offers a behind-the-scenes look at the Cross-Canadian Ragweed reunion in Stillwater and celebrates Red Dirt music.

Went on the News9 Morning Show today in Oklahoma City to talk about @neversayneverbook.bsky.social

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All the Texas Country Artists Raising Money for Flood Relief From Robert Earl Keen and Whiskey Myers to Treaty Oak Revival and Miranda Lambert, all the Texas country music artists helping Texas flood relief.

Started a roundup of benefits and donations to Texas flood relief for @rollingstone.com, including Robert Earl Keen's benefit

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Robert Earl Keen on Texas Flood Relief: 'Do As Much As You Can, for As Long As You Can' Robert Earl Keen, a Texas music legend who has a ranch in Kerrville and whose daughters attended Camp Mystic, talks about the impact of July 4 floods.

Talked to Robert Earl Keen and Clara Keen about Camp Mystic, Kerrville, and advice for those seeking to help flood relief efforts

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