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Aaron Stern, Caleb Hickman and Cale Tyson. Venlo, Netherlands. May 2017. 

Cale Tyson by Josh Wool

Cale Tyson and Chris Marine at American Beauty. NYC. March 2017.

Aaron Stern, Caleb Hickman, Ben Lumsdaine and Cale Tyson. Radio Kootwijk, Netherlands. May 2017. 

Cale Tyson - Greenpoint

After years as a Nashville, Tenn., sideman—and supporting the likes of Justin Townes Earle and Robert Ellis—Joshua Hedley’s (impressive) debut album, Mr. Jukebox (stream it here), arrived this past spring (on Third Man Records), but there’s no mistaking his throwback ’60s-country influences: “So many of my contemporaries dabble in a classic sound but there’s always some sort of new innovative twist. My new innovative twist is that there isn’t one,” Hedley told Rolling Stone. “It’s important to exercise your creative muscles, but for me the genre of country music was perfected in 1965 and anything after that, albeit good, was experimentation. When it comes to making country music, my mantra is, ‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.’” That’s exactly what the singer-songwriter and fiddler has done on his first album. “Mr. Jukebox ain’t broke. In fact, it’s as pure a country record as any you’ll hear, one that comes from the smooth gospel-tinged side of the genre more than the hardcore twang side,” raved Paste. “And that’s just as well, as the former offers more opportunities for Hedley to showcase his voice, a buttery baritone he commands with impressive control.” Catch Joshua Hedley (above, performing “These Walls”) in mid-tour form tomorrow night at Rough Trade NYC. Another talented Music City musician, Cale Tyson, opens the show.

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