Dallas Burrow Shows He’s From Texas in Hard-Earned Truths
Like Dallas Burrow, Townes Van Zandt was a proud Texan, and one presumes he would be pleased to see his music celebrated as part of this brilliant Lone Star fest.
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Ray Wylie Hubbard Tells the Full Story on ‘Reel 2 Reel 4 Real’
As Ray Wylie Hubbard rocks through Texas and southern swamps, he doesn’t sound like he’s running out of steam. Reel 2 Reel 4 Real should be a continuation, not a capstone.
Americana’s Pieta Brown Is Dreamin’ in the Dark
Pieta Brown sounds less like someone dreaming of somewhere else than someone who has learned how to stay awake inside the dream.
Brandon Flowers Revisits the Americana Playbook with Compelling LP
Brandon Flowers’ melodies are largely airy, ebullient, even life-affirming. Articulating the troubles we face, he also, and perhaps ultimately, pays homage to our resilience.
Patrick Haggerty and Andrew Sa Color Their Songs in Shades of Lavender
If the song “A Boy Named Sue”, as a specter of queerness, haunts country music, Lavender Country’s Patrick Haggerty is country’s queer saint and Andrew Sa is a credible beneficiary of queer country’s legacy.
The Music Never Stops with the Terrapin Roadshow
Grahame Lesh and the Terrapin Family Band honor the past by rocking into the future at the Terrapin Roadshow. It’s a sonic journey through time and space.
Lambchop’s ‘Punching the Clown’ Is Worth the 4-Year Wait
With acoustic guitar and banjo, Lambchop return to their Nashville roots, while the choruses create yet another idiosyncratic background for musings on America.
The Past Is Prologue for the Family on ‘Delusions of Grandeur’
The Family’s Delusions of Grandeur is a portrait of the COVID era, from its beginning to the present, showing the future has already passed.
Margo Price and Jeremy Ivey Sing Out in the Fight for America
Margo Price keeps her mojo working with new protest album Days of Unrest and a West Coast run that features a rocking return to the Bay Area.
John Prine’s Heartfelt Storytelling Made Him a National Treasure
John Prine’s songwriting blends down-home storytelling, thumbnail portraiture, deep compassion, bitter cynicism, absurdist humor, and offbeat rhymes.
Shaboozey Is Still Pop’s Most Undefinable Outlaw
Shaboozey’s fourth album The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales is an ambitious concept, combining storytelling with a country/hip-hop blend.
The Miracle of It: Allison Russell on the Power of Self-Reflection
With a soulful new album and a book about her life coming out, Allison Russell has a lot to say about the state of the world and her own journeys.