The Rankin Twins: “Moonshine & Maybes”
THE RANKIN TWINS Moonshine & Maybes www.therankintwins.com The Rankin Twins aren’t lying when they sing they’ll “bring the swagger.” For their first full-length album, the …
THE RANKIN TWINS Moonshine & Maybes www.therankintwins.com The Rankin Twins aren’t lying when they sing they’ll “bring the swagger.” For their first full-length album, the …
WILLIE NILE American Ride Loud & Proud/River House Records It’s always surprising when one travels outside of the Lone Star State and is reminded that …
JASON ISBELL Southeastern Southeastern Records By the time you read this, you’ll have likely already heard a lot of praise for Jason Isbell’s Southeastern, with …
AMANDA SHIRES Down Fell the Doves Lightning Rod Records When West Texan Amanda Shires up ’n’ moved to Tennessee, it was obvious she’d never slide …
By Greg Ellis (Oct/Nov 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 5) The mere fact that you are reading this magazine begs an assumption that you have an …
By Scott Schinder (May/June 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 3) Alejandro Escovedo’s new Big Station continues the incredible creative roll that began with 2006’s The Boxing …
TODD SNIDER Agnostic Hymns & Stoner Fables Aimless Records Eight years ago, Todd Snider’s masterwork East Nashville Skyline backed woozy wisdom (“Age Like Wine”) and …
RAY WYLIE HUBBARD The Grifter’s Hymnal Bordello Records Like the faded songbook pictured on the cover of The Grifter’s Hymnal, Ray Wylie Hubbard’s music has …
By Eric Hisaw (Nov/Dec 2011/Vol. 4 – Issue 6) Exiting this mortal coil at the tender age of 26, Cecil Ingram Connor, known to the …
THE DERAILERS Live! From Texas Varese Sarabande The Derailers may have called their latest release Live From Texas, but they’d be the first to acknowledge …