We’re happy to announce that we’ve partnered up with some of our favorite Nashville folks to throw this little day party on Thursday, March 14, 2013, in Austin, Texas. The party will take place at Austin Ale House on 6th Street from Noon to 6 p.m. and will showcase some of Nashville’s best bands, from [...]

Jonny Fritz and Andrew Combs, both featured in American Songwriter’s upcoming January/February issue, have teamed up for a new video series called VHSessions. Fritz, who interviews legend Billy Joe Shaver for the magazine, says he started VHSessions as an homage to the music site Daytrotter. “I was inspired by Daytrotter and wanted to do something [...]

Photos by Mackenzie Moore Situated amid the honky-tonks of Nashville’s lower Broadway is Gruhn Guitars, a legendary shop that boasts one of the best collections of new and vintage instruments in the Western world.  American Songwriter, along with country-folk singer Andrew Combs and guitarist Jeremy Fetzer, stopped by recently and had privileged access to the [...]

We talk to Ed Sheeran about collaborating with Taylor Swift, his songwriting and performing with Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason at the Olympics. More Bruce Springsteen got into the Halloween spirit by breaking out a rendition of “Monster Mash” at a recent concert. More Reviews: Neil Young, Andrew Bird, Cody ChesnuTT, Andrew Combs, Richard Barone More A [...]

Andrew Combs Worried Man (Coin) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars This Texas bred singer/songwriter shouldn’t be a worried man for long if this terrific debut gets the exposure it deserves. Combs is a formidable talent who can swamp rock it up with the best of them on “Big Bad Love” and follow that with [...]

Jesse Lafser Land In Sight Rating: 4 out of 5 stars St. Louis native and folk singer-songwriter Jesse Lafser has been making music in Nashville for a few years now, slowly navigating her way along the outskirts of a music scene that can be notoriously difficult to break into. After a handful of EPs, an [...]

  Nashville Singer-songwriter Andrew Combs will release his debut album, Worried Man, on October 30 via Coin Records.   We’ve got the title track, inspired by a powerful stimulant, for you to download for free.   “I was in Austin, Texas, for a little over a week, co-writing with some Texas amigos and sleeping on [...]

Every year on the third weekend in April, locals in Waverly, Alabama, a tiny rural town about sixty miles from Montgomery, get together to celebrate the day that State Highway 280 bypassed the town. They call the music and arts festival the Old 280 Boogie, because, yes, there was dancing in the street on that [...]

Andrew Combs, “Take It From Me” “Take it from me, you don’t wanna be mine,” Andrew Combs cautions on this mid-tempo country ballad. The way he sings each note with a woozy, gauzy croon, though, may have girls begging to differ. "Take It From Me" by Andrew Combs

The view from first base is pretty clear: Andrew Combs was never meant to be a major league pitcher. It’s an unseasonably warm late-winter afternoon in East Nashville and Combs has just taken the mound. His team, which includes American Songwriter, members of his band and a cross-section of friends and acquaintances, is down by [...]

In conjunction with our new country music issue, American Songwriter proudly presents The Country Way Digital Volume 3, featuring 12 must-hear tracks from some of our favorite artists. And the best thing about it? It’s free! You can download the sampler by going to this URL: http://thecountrywaydigitalsamplervol3.bandcamp.com/ Rodney Crowell, “I’m A Mess” Later this summer, [...]

On April 10, gifted Nashville singer-songwriter Andrew Combs will release the digital singles “Big Bad Love” and “Take It From Me.” There will also be 500 limited edition vinyl 7”, screen-printed and hand-numbered, designed by Andrew Combs and Kristen Beck. Fans will be able to download the singles or pre-order a copy of the 7” [...]