David Allan Coe’s Tax Problem; Chris Stapleton’s Tiny Desk Concert; Americana Week in Nashville

Here’s Carrie Underwood singing “Smoke Break” on Jimmy Fallon’s show last week.
Here’s unofficial video of Kacey Musgraves singing “Dime Store Cowgirl” on Jimmy Kimmel’s show last night. I’ll update the link when official video becomes available.
NPR posted an intimate Tiny Desk Concert with Chris and Morgane Stapleton, featuring “More of You,” “When the Stars Come Out,” and “Whiskey and You.”
Speaking of Stapleton, a quick query via Twitter revealed that the Traveller song recorded outside was “Might As Well Get Stoned.”
David Allan Coe, who reportedly owes the IRS at least $466,564.86, pleaded guilty to one count of impeding and obstructing the due administration of internal revenue laws. He may face prison time.
Country Universe’s Jonathan Keefe reviewed “Lonely” by Tami Neilson, a New Zealand singer who combines “the rich, full-bodied tone of Patsy Cline with the pitch-perfect clarity and power of Connie Smith.”
According to Farce the Music, Jason Gilbert Aldean’s new song “Truck, Beer, Jeans, Creek” is now on iTunes.
Director Marc Abraham’s Hank Williams biopic I Saw the Light, starring Tom Hiddleston and Elizabeth Olsen, is not getting great reviews.
This National Post article by Sarah Boesveld finds Thomas Rhett facing off, in an indirect way, with Saving Country Music’s Kyle Coroneos.
Ashley Monroe’s The Blade is still attracting positive notice from people who know what they’re talking about, like Washington Post writer Chris Richards.
American Songwriter chose Evan Felker (Turnpike Troubadours) as its Writer of the Week.
Gary Allan just turned in a new record, but is already thinking ahead to the one after that: “But I do feel like it’s gonna drag a little bit more back towards traditional. I feel like my writing right now forward for the next album after this one, I feel like it’ll be geared more towards Waylon and Willie and then after that towards new people that I write with.”
Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally got some New York Times ink for their work on “Moonshine: That Hee Haw Musical.”
Alabama’s Teddy Gentry: “We were progressive. People ask about the music today and they forget we were as ‘outlaw’ then as anybody coming along today. We were T-shirts and tennis shoes and playing loud, capturing the excitement of a rock show live.”
Nashville’s Country Music Marathon has been renamed the St. Jude Rock ‘n’ Roll Nashville Marathon, naturally.
Barry Mazor in the Wall Street Journal: “Americana at 20: The Music’s Evolution Continues.” Also, Lee Ann Womack spoke to The Tennessean’s Juli Thanki about finding a home in Americana. As you might have guessed, the Americana Music Festival is happening this week in Nashville.

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