By Scott Schinder Tift Merritt’s sixth studio album, Stitch of the World, finds the North Carolina-bred singer-songwriter-guitarist delivering some of her most potent country-soul songcraft …
By Lynne Margolis Ever since Feb. 12, 2012 was declared Shakey Graves Day by mayoral proclamation, Austin singer-songwriter Alejandro Rose-Garcia has been celebrating the anniversary …
DELBERT McCLINTON & SELF-MADE MEN Prick of the Litter Hot Shot Records/Thirty Tigers “Listen up … I got news for you / You got to …
JONNY BURKE Along Alone Alright www.jonnyburke.com Jonny Burke has been building his already-impressive catalog for a stunningly long amount of time considering that he’s still …
By Richard Skanse Alas, there will be no Dallas Cowboys — or even Houston Texans, for that matter — on the field representing the Lone …
By Mattson Rainer [Editor’s Note: Mattson Rainer is the program director of the Americana station KNBT 92.1 FM in New Braunfels, Texas.] In 1996, as …
By Richard Skanse It’s not about nostalgia, Terry Allen insisted. “It’s about memory.” That was mid-December, and the internationally renowned artist, sculptor, and maverick songwriter …
By Scott Schinder Veteran singer-songwriter Greg Trooper passed away on January 15, two days after his 61st birthday, following a year-and-a-half battle with pancreatic cancer. …
NRBQ High Noon: A 50-Year Retrospective Omnivore Over half a century of lineup changes, record-company breakups and grueling roadwork, NRBQ has remained true to its …
