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H. KINK men. Hello Magic Recordings H. Kink is the side project — essentially solo but also sort of a duo and/or sometimes a band, …

TERRI HENDRIX Talk to a Human (Project 5.3) Who is Ann? (Project 5.4) Wilory Records When all is sung and done, it doesn’t matter a …

SON VOLT Union Transmit Sound/Thirty Tigers In his quarter-century at the helm of Son Volt, preceded by his pioneering stint as co-leader of Uncle Tupelo, …

TODD SNIDER Cash Cabin Sessions, Vol. 3 Aimless Records/Thirty Tigers In tales that may or may not have been true in his pleasantly rambling, comically …

TOWNES VAN ZANDT Sky Blue Fat Possum Considering the fact that he never sold many records when he was alive, it’s remarkable how many of …

HAYES CARLL What It Is Dualtone Hayes Carll has pulled off one of the nimblest balancing acts in modern music, especially on the country/roots side …

DAVE ALVIN & JIMMIE DALE GILMORE Downey to Lubbock Yep Roc Effective as they may be for publicity, ticket sales, and award nominations, duo collaborations …

AMANDA SHIRES To the Sunset Silver Knife Records Now this is more like it. As lovely as it admittedly was, Amanda Shires’ last album, My …

JAIMEE HARRIS Red Rescue www.jaimeeharris.com Jaimee Harris’ name has showed up so many times in the music pages of the Austin Chronicle and Austin American-Statesman …

JAMIE LIN WILSON Jumping Over Rocks www.jamielinwilson.com The most striking thing about Jamie Lin Wilson’s Jumping Over Rocks isn’t just the fact that her cover …