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RECKLESS KELLY Sunset Motel No Big Deal Records Reckless Kelly doesn’t have much to prove.  Their commitment to the work of making solid, relatable, original …

RODNEY PARKER & 50 PESO REWARD Bomber Heights http://www.rp50pr.com For those paying attention, Fort Worth-based Rodney Parker and his band 50 Peso Reward gave the Texas …

JACK INGRAM Midnight Motel Rounder Records Jack Ingram has always had a knack for singing like everything’s out on the table: all the weariness, all …

BEAVER NELSON Positive Freedom Records “Can we go back a step, where we used to be? I could use some help from history …” Those …

B.J. Barham Rockingham www.bjbarham.com When the lead singer of a band — even (or perhaps especially) a well-established one with a respected catalog — branches …

CHARLIE STOUT Dust & Wind New American Frontier “Backstory” is a valuable commodity in a field crowded with talented if somewhat-similar singers and songwriters; hearing …

BRANDY CLARK Big Day in a Small Town Warner Bros. Career-wise, Nashville songwriter Brandy Clark brings to mind a Jim Lauderdale or Chris Stapleton, someone …

JOE TEICHMAN Heart Over Mind Tremolo Joe Records Texas-born singer-songwriter Joe Teichman takes this traveling troubadour thing seriously: he’s recently departed his Central Texas comfort …

SEAN MCCONNELL Sean McConnell Rounder Records Although he’s released several records over the dozen years or so, up until now Sean McConnell has for the …

SHAWN COLVIN & STEVE EARLE Colvin & Earle Fantasy Not since Fleetwood Mac’s Rumors has a song been as fraught with romantic frisson, tension and …