Sturgill Simpson is, once again, in the midst of an intriguing creative restart. The ambitious country/psych-rock/bluegrass artist announced earlier this summer that you can call him Johnny Blue Skies ...

Did you get out to any concerts in 2025? I sure hope so. There is no better way to consume music than by seeing and hearing it played live, alongside other people sharing in the same experience and ...

In the eight years since his last Twin Cities concert, Sturgill Simpson has made two traditional bluegrass albums, an electronic hard-rock record and a cowboy storyteller concept LP. His newest ...

FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - When hitting the road for the first time in nearly four years, bluegrass icon Sturgill Simpson has made sure to include a tour stop in Fargo - Moorhead area. The “Why ...

The post Sturgill Simpson (as Johnny Blue Skies) Announces New Album and 2024 Tour appeared first on Consequence. Sturgill Simpson has announced a new album and a supporting North American tour — ...

About halfway through his new album, Sturgill Simpson sings about identity. In a tune aptly titled “Who I Am,” he tempers a sense of loss with “comfort in just knowing nothing ever stays the same.” ...

When last we left Breathitt County-born Sturgill Simpson, his persona was, by his own hand, getting decommissioned. The artist who had spent the previous decade derailing country music convention, ...

A decade following the breakout success of his May 2014-released album "Metamodern Sounds in Country Music," Sturgill Simpson has announced not just his forthcoming eighth album — July 12's "Passage ...

The Why Not Tour is Simpson’s first since his previous one was canceled due to the pandemic in 2020. His four-year hiatus has certainly benefited him and has gone on to benefit fans, as his shows have ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Sturgill Simpson is back and coming to Lexington for his new fall tour, and a surprise announcement from organizers detailed that Simpson will also release a new album on ...