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JONNY BURKE Along Alone Alright www.jonnyburke.com Jonny Burke has been building his already-impressive catalog for a stunningly long amount of time considering that he’s still …

By Richard Skanse It’s not about nostalgia, Terry Allen insisted. “It’s about memory.” That was mid-December, and the internationally renowned artist, sculptor, and maverick songwriter …

The Band/Various Artists The Last Waltz (40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) Rhino/Warner Bros. The Band’s star-studded 1976 farewell concert is a pivotal event in multiple respects. …

MIRANDA LAMBERT The Weight of These Wings Vanner Records/RCA Nashville “Happiness ain’t prison/ But there’s freedom in a broken heart…” laments seven-time and recently deposed …

By Richard Skanse “It’s not going to be perfect, but it’s going to be fun as hell …” That’s how Amanda Shires introduced — but …

GUS SAMUELSON AND SINNER MAN Bottomland www.biggusandswampadelic.com Over a long and varied career, D/FW singer-songwriter Gus Samuelson has come at the music business from various angles: …

JEREMY PLATO & THE DEPARTED In Retrospect Underground Sound As a steadfast member of turn-of-the-century country-rock phenoms Cross Canadian Ragweed, bassist Jeremy Plato held down …

BOB DYLAN The 1966 Live Recordings The Real Royal Albert Hall 1966 Concert Columbia Legacy Bob Dylan’s 1966 tour of the U.S., U.K., Europe and …

By Kelly Dearmore Few Lone Star artists of note don’t have an annual cause to promote with a start-studded show where all-day line-ups, golf tournaments …

ROBERT EARL KEEN Live Dinner Reunion Dualtone “20 years ago, a very monumental live record was made right here on this stage, and tonight, you …