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ZANE WILLIAMS Snapshots Be Music & Entertainment An erstwhile singer-songwriter who got a deserved boost during his tenure as one of the focus artists on …

KEVIN GORDON Long Gone Time Crowville Media Kevin Gordon may have taken an excruciating five years between releasing 2010’s Gloryland and his latest gem, Long Gone …

SAM RIGGS Breathless Deep Creek Records A young artist caught up in an enviable career trajectory after a few years of toughing it out in …

By Kelly Dearmore “Ain’t it great to be alive? Ain’t it nice to be fighting’ on the winning side?” There’s always a ring of triumph to Shovels …

TERRI HENDRIX Love You Strong (Project 5.1) Wilory Records The common perception of the lullaby is that of a simple, gentle tonic before sleep. But …

LYLE LOVETT Joshua Judges Ruth Curb (1992) The 1970s wave of “outlaw” country musicians were revolutionary in a ruggedly coherent sort of way: Willie, Waylon, …

By Darryl Smyers Oklahoma’s Turnpike Troubadours put on a lengthy, authoritative performance of roots rock in front of a sold-out audience, Saturday night at Fort …

LUCINDA WILLIAMS The Ghosts of Highway 20 Highway 20 Records If Lucinda Williams’ 2014 album Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone found the singer …

WILLIE NELSON Tougher Than Leather Columbia (1983) Blessed with a long life, an enduring and distinctly offbeat charisma, and more natural talent than any one …

EVE MONSEES & THE EXILES You Know She Did Serpent It’s hard to stand out in a town full of hot guitar players, but Eve …