Georgia has been a hotbed for alternative and rock music for years now but it seems as if the tide has turned towards country with the success of the Zac Brown Band, Sugarland and Colt Ford.  Will Brantley Gilbert Follow them to success?

Young acoustic/roots music artist Sierra Hull shows off why she's being compared to Alison Krauss in this new acoustic cover of Adele's "Someone Like You" (from 21). Enjoy the video here.

Watch this incredible and intimate video from Rounder Records newcomer Nathaniel Rateliff. It's a track from his upcoming album In Memory of Loss.

Listen to an audio sample from Adam Steffey's latest album here.  Dan Tyminski provides harmony vocals on the track.

Here's your chance to watch how the Dixie Chicks minus Natalie became The Court Yard Hounds.

Here's Alt-Country singer/songwriter Brandi Carlile with a great cover of Willie Nelson's classic hit.

For everything that he was or wasn't Hank Williams sure left a lot of unreleased recordings.  For the first time ever these recordings are available on a 3 disc box set from Time Life.  Is it worth purchasing?

Mandolin virtuoso Sam Bush returns with his latest album of splendid bluegrass tunes which features guests like bassist Edgar Meyer and Del McCoury.  Does the record live up to Sam Bush's status as a legendary artist?

Miranda Lambert has steadily built a career where fans actually go purchase her records and support her on tour.  Will her third album raise her status even more with some consistent radio airplay or will it follow the trends of the first two?

When you get to the lauded level that the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band has gotten to, it's easy to 'coast' with new releases that don't really have any difference from what's found in past recordings.  Thankfully, the NGDB isn't that kind of band.