Mike Ryan: “Bad Reputation”
MIKE RYAN Bad Reputation Rock & Soul Records The star of Mike Ryan’s new album, Bad Reputation, isn’t any one of its terrific songs, but …
MIKE RYAN Bad Reputation Rock & Soul Records The star of Mike Ryan’s new album, Bad Reputation, isn’t any one of its terrific songs, but …
LUCERO Live From Atlanta ATO Records Memphis-based roots-rockers Lucero have rightfully earned their name as a killer live act, especially after implementing a small horn …
DIRTY RIVER BOYS Dirty River Boys DRB Music From the very first notes, it’s clear that the self-titled release from El Paso’s Dirty River Boys …
JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE Single Mothers Vagrant Records After the old-time country stylings of his 2008 debut, The Good Life, Justin Townes Earle has diverged from …
BRANDON JENKINS I Stand Alone Red River Entertainment Brandon Jenkins is an artist unafraid. As impactful of a statement as last year’s remarkably vulnerable Through …
THE FELICE BROTHERS Favorite Waitress Dualtone The Felice Brothers from Woodstock, N.Y., haven’t ever — and likely will never — be accused of being an outfit overly …
OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW Remedy ATO Records Fans of Old Crow Medicine Show didn’t have to hold their breath for too long when their string-band …
By Kelly Dearmore (LSM July/Aug 2014/vol 7 – issue 4) There are any number of reasons that can lead the frontman of a successful group …
JOSH GRIDER Luck & Desire AMP Josh Grider’s latest full-length effort, the Trent Wilmon-produced Luck & Desire, can be heard as a tale of two …
RADNEY FOSTER Everything I Should Have Said Devil’s River Records With last year’s Del Rio, Texas Revisited: Unplugged & Lonesome, Radney Foster returned to his …