CODY JINKS Lifers Rounder If part of the charm of turn-of-the-millennium Texas country and roots music was its camaraderie, then the downside might have been the …

JAMES STEINLE South Texas Homecoming www.jamessteinle.com Somewhere along the line, artists labelling themselves “Texas Country” started gradually losing favor, with more inclusive taxons like “Americana” …

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’ …

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 …

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 …

JOSH GRIDER Good People Boot Strap Records Singer-songwriter Josh Grider has had a foothold on the Texas independent music scene for years, a reliable if …

By Mike Ethan Messick When Oklahoma singer-songwriter Brandon Jenkins died on March 2, 2018, after several harrowing days of fighting for his life in the wake of …