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Matt Wickstrom

Matt Wickstrom is a Kentucky-based journalist with bylines at the BandCamp Daily, The Bluegrass Situation, Holler Country, The Boot and Cowboys & Indians, among others.

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Isaac Hoskins Had a Chance Encounter With 'Yellowstone' Creator Taylor Sheridan. It Ended Up Changing His Life.

By Matt Wickstrom | November 17, 2022
Billy Joe Shaver publicity shoot at Wise Fool's Pub, Chicago, Illinois, March 23, 1980.

Rodney Crowell, Steve Earle Talk Billy Joe Shaver's Influence and New 'Live Forever' Tribute Album

By Matt Wickstrom | November 15, 2022
Emily Nenni press photo

Emily Nenni Embraces Rural and Independent Living ‘On The Ranch’

By Matt Wickstrom | November 7, 2022
Gabe Lee press photo

Gabe Lee's 'The Hometown Kid' is a Love Letter to Those Who Call Nashville Home

By Matt Wickstrom | November 1, 2022
Carly Pearce

Carly Pearce Leads New Class of Inductees into the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame

By Matt Wickstrom | October 31, 2022
Wynonna performs in Kentucky

Wynonna Takes Listeners to Church, Gets Banner in Honor of The Judds at Kentucky Homecoming

By Matt Wickstrom | October 31, 2022
Emily Scott Robinson press photo

Emily Scott Robinson's 'Built on Bones' and the Magic of Feminine Energy

By Matt Wickstrom | October 28, 2022
Flatland Cavalry press photo

Flatland Cavalry Find A Silver Lining in Life’s Hard Times on ‘Songs To Keep You Warm’

By Matt Wickstrom | October 28, 2022
photo from Black Opry revue

How the Black Opry is Making Country Music's Circle More Inclusive

By Matt Wickstrom | October 24, 2022
Cody Jinks

Rebels & Renegades Brings Hippies and Cowboys together in California’s Monterey Bay

By Matt Wickstrom | October 21, 2022
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