Posts in category Vol 4 Issue 6

SHELBY LYNNE Revelation Road Everso Records Shelby Lynne has always had a way of turning heartache into beauty, but on Revelation Road, she faces straight-on …

DALE WATSON & THE TEXAS TWO  The Sun Sessions Red House Records Dale Watson channels the vibe of the Sun Records artists he so obviously …

CAROLYN WONDERLAND Peace Meal Bismeaux Productions Carolyn Wonderland is a Houston-born guitarist and songwriter with a long resume as a session player and bandleader. This, …

Various Artists The Lost Notebooks Of Hank Williams Egyptian Records/Columbia When Nora Guthrie first came up with the idea of having musicians breathe life into …

NATHAN HAMILTON  Beauty Wit and Speed www.nathanhamilton.com Nathan Hamilton has come to confess what every singing poet who has every crafted sentiment into song has …

By Richard Skanse (Nov/Dec 2011/Vol. 4 – Issue 6) In the 2006 Mike Judge film Idiocracy, ordinary average guy and cryogenics guinea pig Joe Bauers (Luke Wilson) …

DREW KENNEDY  Fresh Water in the Salton Sea drewkennedymusic.com Drew Kennedy’s fifth album, Fresh Water in the Salton Sea, comes with the disclaimer that it’s …

RYAN ADAMS Ashes & Fire PAX-AM/Capitol A new Ryan Adams album always carries with it an interesting subplot of sorts: Namely, what exactly was the …

ADAM HOOD The Shape of Things Carnival Recording Company Three years after releasing his acclaimed second album, Different Groove, Adam Hood is back with his …

By Chris Mosser (Nov/Dec 2011/Vol. 4 – Issue 6) Jason Boland is a survivor. The onetime “Bourbon Legend” is now six-years sober, and in recent …