Reviewed by William Tokash

This is the third of 12 installments reviewing nominees in each category of Dale Watson’s 2017 Ameripolitan Music Awards. Voting is now over for this year’s batch of nominees but I’ll carry on with the review over the next month with a look today at this year’s Western Swing Male nominees. Here is a Spotify playlist with available songs by this year’s Western Swing Male nominees discussed below. (more…)

Review by Bill Tokash

This is the second of 12 installments where I’ll highlight nominees in each category of Dale Watson’s 2017 Ameripolitan Music Awards. I started out with the Honky-tonk Females and now I’ll tackle the Rockabilly Males. Vote here using the free Ameripolitan Ballot Buster app until Jan. 8, 2017 (Last day of voting!) and check out this year’s batch of nominees right away! Here are Spotify and SoundCloud playlists with songs by this year’s Rockabilly Male nominees thumbnailed below. (more…)

Reviewed by Bill Tokash

Dale Watson’s pioneering spirit is best exemplified by his annual Ameripolitan Music Awards coming up next month on February 15th 2017 at the Paramount Theater in Austin TX. Each year, Dale nominates a total of 60 solo performers and bands across Honky-tonk, Outlaw, Rockabilly and Western Swing genres. Voting for the 2017 Ameripolitan Music Awards will take place using the free Ameripolitan Ballot Buster app until Jan. 8, 2017.  (more…)