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Dierks Bentley Shows CNN His Very Old Soles
Usually when there’s a celebrity interview on CNN, it’s very CNN. The hushed interviewer lets the star do all the talking. But in this clip of Dierks Bentley showing CNN’s Denise Quan around his dressing room, they left in her gut reaction to his boots. “Dierks! You’re a platinum [...]
Dierks Bentley, Al Roker Lend a Hand to Nashville
Nashville, here’s the good news in your neck of the woods. Weatherman Al Roker, of NBC’s Today show, gave the charity Hands On Nashville a much-needed boost for their flood relief efforts yesterday (June 24). His Lend A Hand charitable project donated thousands of dollars worth of things [...]
Dierks Bentley’s “Draw Me a Map” Draws Me In
Everybody’s been asking me lately what I think about Dierks Bentley’s new album, Up on the Ridge. And I always reply that I’m proud of him for making it — and that’s true. But it’s been a challenge for me to describe it, except to say that it’s [...]
Dierks Bentley Plays Kimmel Despite Power Outage
When I saw Dierks Bentley perform “Up on the Ridge” a couple of weeks ago, he talked about how the song was all about taking your instruments that don’t require electricity and gettin’ away and doing some pickin’. And he had the chance to do just that last night (June [...]
Dierks Bentley Takes Bluegrass Route to Sirius XM
I’ve seen Dierks Bentley in concert every which way. Arenas, honky tonks, health clubs. But I’ve never seen him (or heard him) sound as good as he did on Wednesday afternoon (June 9). He was in the studio with DJ Al Skop, about 40 other lucky fans and me. [...]
Dierks Bentley’s Up on the Ridge Branches Out
Dierks Bentley didn’t have to do Up on the Ridge. It’s the album he really wanted to make, but he could’ve just pushed it to the back burner because it wasn’t as mainstream as his first four studio albums. It’s more “bluegrass-influenced.” But he seems like he’s not afraid [...]
Dierks Bentley takes a chance with new album
If you want to get to know the real Dierks Bentley, pick up his new album.
Everything Bentley loves is on display in “Up On The Ridge,” a record that breezily moves between genres and presents Bentley in a way the singer has never been seen before.
“I’m not sure how [...]
Reading Between Dierks Bentley’s Lines
Dierks Bentley’s new album, Up on the Ridge, comes out a week from today, on June 8. I got an advance copy a couple weeks ago and I have to say that before I even slid that CD into the player, I knew I was going to love it. That’s because with [...]
Dierks Bentley takes bluegrass detour “Up on the Ridge”
Some might consider Dierks Bentley’s June 8 release “Up on the Ridge” a departure from his usual style. But the acoustic, bluegrass-flavored venture is actually a return to the country star’s roots.
When he was a 19-year-old struggling to get in the business, Bentley used a fake ID to [...]
Dierks Bentley’s Bluegrass Outing
In Other New Music, Chris Young Explores the Classics
Let us now praise those musical artists who are advancing — as opposed to obstructing — the music’s development. You know what I mean.
I mean music that is not constructed to feed the daily beast of commercial radio and TV consumption, with disposable lyrics and [...]
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