Braxton Keith calls San Antonio home, but the 20 something songwriter hasn't spent much time there in recent years.
He leaves town nearly every weekend, driving his band — and his own tour bus — toward the next show. "That bus is actually the only vehicle I own," he says. "I drive it everywhere I go."
Neo-Traditional Country music trio, The Castellows, are bringing a literal meaning to the phrase, “family tradition.” The band comprised of sisters Ellie (lead guitar), Powell (banjo) and Lily (vocals), hail from small rural Georgetown, Georgia, but now call Nashville home. The Castellows’ sound is traditional, yet modern. Authentic, yet harnessed. The common thread among the trio, other than their DNA, is their masterful three-part harmonies which blend together to create one singular, almost angelic, voice.
Called “a towering, soul-baring tunesmith" by Billboard, magnetic newcomer Avery Anna is sharing her “punk country” (Rolling Stone) sound with the release of her debut album, Breakup Over Breakfast, via Warner Music Nashville. Avery wrote or co-wrote every song on the ambitious 17-track studio debut that showcases her ability to tap into and harness raw emotion, infusing it into a nuanced lyricism well beyond her 20 years that she couples with a dynamic, piano-forward sound.
The Alabama native grew up in Slapout, just miles from the graveyard memorial to Hank Williams, and his influences speak to the best of the '90s and '00s: from country greats such as Eric Church, Alan Jackson and Keith Urban to singer / songwriters including John Mayer, Ron Pope and Jason Reeves. Following a move to Nashville in 2016, he spent several years committed to his job as a firefighter while building his catalogue and touring. With more than 25 million streams already to his name on Spotify alone, Braden has new music due later this year.