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CHRIS KING Animal Classic Records If you follow Austin songwriter Chris King on Twitter, you might have noticed that he can be a bit of …

By Nichole Wagner When their “Use Your Voice” tour supporting the League of Women Voters stopped at Bass Concert Hall on Tuesday, it was clear …

WADE BOWEN Then Sings My Soul … Songs for My Mother Bowen Sounds Wade Bowen typically skates along musical edges with a rock sound, some …

ADAM CARROLL South of Town Down Hole Records If you’re reading this, there’s a pretty good chance that at some point someone’s floated the notion …

LORETTA LYNN Full Circle Legacy It may be hard for contemporary audiences to grasp just how much of an innovator Loretta Lynn was in her …

CHUBBY KNUCKLE CHOIR 6 www.chubbyknucklechoir.com “More unique” isn’t a grammatically correct sequence of words, but Austin’s Chubby Knuckle Choir aren’t all that concerned with rules anyway …

THE BROKEN SPOKES The Broken Spokes www.brokenspokesmusic.com Some of the leading lights of Texas retro-country have split or faded, and the enduring diehards (Eleven Hundred …

By Scott Schinder At 76, Mavis Staples is in the midst of a remarkable resurgence. Having already changed the face of gospel music with her …

ELVIS PRESLEY The Album Collection RCA Legacy With the general devaluation of music in the digital era, some of the most important music ever made …

By Tiffany Walker “All you can leave is what someone will carry, after your ashes are spread …” That line, from the first song played …