Robbie Fulks and Linda Gail Lewis Go 'Wild! Wild! Wild!'
Robbie Fulks turns Linda Gail Lewis' life story into an oracle to see the past as it really was—when Southern rock was down and dirty and set the prim nation on its head.
13 Aug 2018
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With 'Acoustic Classics' Rodney Crowell Revisits His Repertoire in a Warm, Intimate Setting
Texas songwriting legend Rodney Crowell lovingly re-records 12 of his best songs. Turn up the volume and hear a master at work.
10 Aug 2018
Lori McKenna Shows Her Roots on 'The Tree'
There's not a track on Lori McKenna's latest release, The Tree, that won't bring a tear to your eyes. The Tree shows how we are all connected at the root level.
20 Jul 2018
Jason Boland & the Stragglers Offer Up Straight Roots Country on 'Hard Times Are Relative'
Endowed with poignant red-dirt storytelling and ace musicality, Jason Boland & the Stragglers offer up unequivocal country music on Hard Times Are Relative.
20 Jul 2018
Shannon McArdle Explores the Absurdity of Security via "Grand Execution" (premiere)
Shannon McArdle steers listeners through uneasy waters on lead single from third solo effort, A Touch of Class releasing on 24 August.
11 Jul 2018
Beth McKee's 'Dreamwood Acres' Is the Kind of Album to Savor
Beth McKee's music shows just how vibrant and vital America's independent roots music scene remains.
29 Jun 2018
Buck Owens and the Buckaroos: The Complete Capitol Singles 1967-1970
The second installment in Omnivore's career retrospective of the defining voice of the Bakersfield Sound is, while not as essential as the first, nonetheless a fine collection of hits and misses.
26 Jun 2018
How Tami Neilson Left Canada for Love and Became a Singing Sensation in New Zealand, Then the World
Tami Neilson's SASSAFRASS! is an unexpected delight that speaks to the climate of feminism in 2018. The extraordinary singer tells us about her experiences in this new interview.
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20 Jun 2018
Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore Offer a Tour of the Country with 'Downey to Lubbock'
The invigorating blend of traditional blues, country, folk, and more on Downey to Lubbock shows Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore finding common ground.
14 Jun 2018
20 Questions: Ashley Monroe
Ashley Monroe is one of the most critically acclaimed country artists working today, and with the release of her acclaimed new set Sparrow, talks Willie, weed, and borrowing Brandi Carlile's guitar for months on end.
13 Jun 2018
Margo Price + The National Reserve: Governors Ball After Dark
A late night set of Americana at Brooklyn Bowl featuring Margo Price and the National Reserve followed the second full day of Governors Ball.
12 Jun 2018
'Back Being Blue' Is Alt-Country Singer Kelly Willis' Welcomed Return to Solo Music
Back Being Blue is an album of swift country music that mixes Kelly Willis' pop-rockabilly sense with earnest cover tunes.
12 Jun 2018
Tami Neilson Is Woke on 'SASSAFRASS!'
SASSAFRASS! is a sly act of subversion as Tami Neilson's vocals and lyrics are unapologetic as she confidently calls for equality.
31 May 2018
Ashley Campbell Keeps Glen Campbell's Legacy Alive Through Her Musical Gift
The youngest daughter of country music legend Glen Campbell releases her debut album and fondly remembers her dad, who lost his battle with Alzheimer's disease last August.
25 May 2018
Gretchen Peters Tells American Stories on 'Dancing With the Beast' Marked by an Abundance of Compassion
This is a dark album, to put it mildly, with songs that manage, with deft use of language, to cram a whole epic into three minutes.
18 May 2018
Kelly Willis Returns to Old School of Thought to Teach Herself a Lesson on 'Back Being Blue'
In an in-depth interview, Austin singer-songwriter Kelly Willis discusses 30 years filled with ups and downs and her decision to make a throwback record — her first solo album since 2007 — that surely will stand the test of time.
16 May 2018
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