By Richard Skanse As the guys from No Dry County told writer Thomas Mooney when he interviewed them for an episode of his New Slang Podcast back in …
JASON BOLAND & THE STRAGGLERS Hard Time Are Relative Proud Souls Entertainment Oklahoma-born alt-country veteran Jason Boland specializes in hardcore honky-tonk with a rock ’n’ …
By Richard Skanse If you’re inclined to place bets, here’s three sure things (well, three surely sure things) you can count on when it comes to the …
By Richard Skanse While it might be logistically impossible to jam every major and up-and-coming act from the Red Dirt/Texas music scene onto one festival …
VARIOUS ARTISTS Dancehall Dreamin’: A Tribute to Pat Green Greenhouse Music Although Dancehall Dreamin’ may be the first official multi-artist salute to the man’s music on …
WILLIE NELSON Last Man Standing Legacy Recordings In an industry where even successful musicians seem reluctant to dole out too much product — there’s just not …
JOHN PRINE The Tree of Forgiveness Oh Boy Records One of the then-young songwriters that got tagged with the “next Bob Dylan!” hype in the …
GARRETT T. CAPPS In the Shadows (Again) Shotgun House Records Sometimes the low-fi days of alternative country seem like a distant memory, eroded by at …
By Richard Skanse Las Vegas has earned a reputation for being a great many things over the years, but a hotbed of original music is …
RED SHAHAN Culberson County 7013 Records/Thirty Tigers One of the brightest alt-country debuts in recent years, Red Shahan’s 2015 release Men & Coyotes was a …
