By Richard Skanse I wish I could say who served up the better cover of Prince’s “When Dove’s Cry” at the Old Settler’s Music Festival …
JEFF WHITEHEAD Blue Notes www.jeffwhiteheadmusic.com Among the younger crop of Austin singer-songwriters, Jeff Whitehead eased out of his former sideman role to take the mic …
By Richard Skanse For never-been-theres and others who might not know better, the Old Settler’s Music Festival — which kicks off its 30th installment this …
RODNEY CROWELL Close Ties New West Sixteen years on from the release of his career-rebooting The Houston Kid, Rodney Crowell’s second wind has now been …
SHINYRIBS “I Got Your Medicine” www.shinyribs.org When Austin music vet Kevin Russell — best known for his long tenure as co-frontman of the charmingly eclectic the …
By Richard Skanse As any songwriter who ever had the experience can surely attest, one did not walk into a co-writing session with Guy Clark with …
By j. poet Malcolm Holcombe’s tuneful growl sounds like it’s coming from the depths of a coal mine, or the smoky backroom of a seedy pool …
RUTHIE FOSTER Joy Comes Back Blue Corn Music As valid and tempting to break out as they may seem anytime she puts out a new …
JERROD MEDULLA Suits Me www.jerrodmedulla.com Up around his native DFW, Jerrod Medulla seems to have been toiling on the edge of a breakthrough for several …
KYLE WIETERS The Kyle Wieters EP Gravel Road Records For folks familiar with his behind-the-scenes work for the likes of Jack Ingram, the Randy Rogers …
