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JOE TEICHMAN Heart Over Mind Tremolo Joe Records Texas-born singer-songwriter Joe Teichman takes this traveling troubadour thing seriously: he’s recently departed his Central Texas comfort …

SEAN MCCONNELL Sean McConnell Rounder Records Although he’s released several records over the dozen years or so, up until now Sean McConnell has for the …

By Lynne Margolis When in the course of human events and July heat, it becomes necessary to pay $4 for semi-chilled water, $6 for Sno-cones …

SHAWN COLVIN & STEVE EARLE Colvin & Earle Fantasy Not since Fleetwood Mac’s Rumors has a song been as fraught with romantic frisson, tension and …

JOHN EVANS Polyester Splice Records Veteran Houston-bred, Austin-based musician John Evans may not be one of Texas music’s best-known names, but despite his eclectic style …

SHAD BLAIR Sawdust www.shadblair.com Gifted but obscure, Shad Blair has been knocking around the Austin-area country-folk talent pool for at least a decade, honing a …

QUAKER CITY NIGHT HAWKS El Astronauta Lightning Rod Records If you can count yourself amongst the early adopters who recognized something special in Quaker City …

RANDY ROGERS & WADE BOWEN Watch This Lil’ Buddy Toons From Willie and Waylon to Jack, Charlie and Pat, every generation of Texas country music has …

ROBERT ELLIS Robert Ellis New West From the first sparkling moments of “Perfect Strangers,” it’s apparent that Robert Ellis has found a more pop-forward take …

TURNPIKE TROUBADOURS Diamonds & Gasoline Thirty Tigers/Onward Music (2010) Whether you’re talking about the Grammys themselves or some Saturday battle-of-the-bands at the dive bar down …