Posts in category Albums

LISA MORALES Beautiful Mistake Zaino Records As poor consolations go, “it’s an honor just to be nominated” doesn’t hold a candle to “well, at least …

LUCINDA WILLIAMS Blessed Lost Highway Smack in the middle of Lucinda Williams’ last album, 2008’s Little Honey, Elvis Costello popped up for a duet with …

ELEVEN HUNDRED SPRINGS  Eight The Hard Way Smith Music The title of Eleven Hundred Springs’ latest, Eight the Hard Way, is testament to the band’s …

MAEGAN TUBB  Cast Your Shadow Imaginary Box Productions Clearly, Meagan Tubb isn’t lacking in the chops, pipes or math departments, as she demonstrates on her …

MIKE ETHAN MESSICK The Only Easy Day Was Yesterday Messick Mucho Bucho Records It’s really easy to like this sophomore outing from Austin-based singer-songwriter Mike …

BOB LIVINGSTON Gypsy Alibi New Wilderness Records As a charter member of the Lost Gozno Band, Bob Livingston’s logged as many miles on the cosmic-cowboy …

BUDDY MILLER The Majestic Silver Strings  New West Records The steel guitar has a natural ache in its tone, an otherworldly quality, like the sound …

SUSAN GIBSON Tight Rope For The Records Go ahead and judge Tight Rope by its unapologetically Spartan cover; if it’s fancy frills and showy instrumental …

JESSE DAYTON One For the Dance Halls Stag Records FLAT TOP JONES Ten Years and a Million Miles www.heybale.com Austin continues to serve notice of …

HAYES CARLL KMAG YOYO (& other American stories) Lost Highway Hayes Carll has nailed three straight bull’s eyes. Score another. The Woodlands native’s ambitious KMAG …