Rod Picott: “Out Past the Wires”
ROD PICOTT Out Past the Wires Welding Rod Records A New England kid reared on classic rock who caught the folk-music bug a few decades …
All posts on 2019
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February 17, 2019 Q&A: Hayes Carll The freewheelin' troubadour talks about "What It Is" and what it takes to make a stand in times like these
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February 10, 2019 LSM’S 2018 REVIEW ROUND-UP … AND CATCH-UP (PART 2) Continuing our look back at some of our favorite Americana albums of the past year
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January 4, 2019 LSM’s 2018 review round-up … and catch-up (Part 1) As we look forward to a 2019 promising a bumper crop of new releases from many of our favorite artists, here's a look back at some of the most notable Americana, Texas, and Red Dirt albums of 2018
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Mary Gauthier: “Rifles & Rosary Beads”
MARY GAUTHIER Rifles & Rosary Beads In the Black In a political era where too many people feel compelled to a) pick a side and …
Kelly Willis: “Back Being Blue”
KELLY WILLIS Back Being Blue Premium Recordings Once the chanteuse that many pinned the hopes of the whole alt-country genre on, Kelly Willis has spent …
Billy F Gibbons: “The Big Bad Blues”
BILLY F GIBBONS The Big Bad Blues Concord Records As the main man behind the wheel of ZZ Top, Billy F Gibbons has enjoyed no …
Eliza Gilkyson: “Secularia”
ELIZA GILKYSON Secularia Red House Records Just shy of 20 years into her remarkable second act (2000 being the year that she rebooted her career, …
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit: “Live From the Ryman”
JASON ISBELL AND THE 400 UNIT Live from the Ryman Southeastern Records/Thirty Tigers Sometimes when you’ve got a stack of albums to review and you’re listening to one you’ve …
Cody Canada & the Departed: “3”
CODY CANADA & THE DEPARTED 3 Underground Sound Confusing as it may seem for Cody Canada & the Departed to have titled their fifth release …
Jimmy LaFave: “Peace Town”
JIMMY LAFAVE Peace Town Music Road Records Beloved Austin music veteran Jimmy LaFave lost his battle to cancer back in May of 2017, but his …
Paul Thorn: “Don’t Let the Devil Ride”
PAUL THORN Don’t Let the Devil Ride Perpetual Obscurity Records Considering that the lord and the devil are two of Paul Thorn’s favorite subjects, and …
American Aquarium: “Things Change”
AMERICAN AQUARIUM Things Change New West Records Raleigh, North Carolina songwriter and American Aquarium frontman BJ Barham started finding his way around a gritty folk-rock …
