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THE BAND OF HEATHENS Top Hat Crown & The Clapmaster’s Son BOH Records Colin Brooks, Ed Jurdi and Gordy Quist are the kind of scarily …

TODD SNIDER Live: The Storyteller Aimless Records As anyone who’s ever seen him play live can attest to, Todd Snider backs his remarkable songwriting with …

LISA MORALES Beautiful Mistake Zaino Records As poor consolations go, “it’s an honor just to be nominated” doesn’t hold a candle to “well, at least …

LUCINDA WILLIAMS Blessed Lost Highway Smack in the middle of Lucinda Williams’ last album, 2008’s Little Honey, Elvis Costello popped up for a duet with …

By D.C. Bloom (LSM March/April 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 2) It appeared in my inbox in early December with the subject line that read: “Shiner …

ELEVEN HUNDRED SPRINGS  Eight The Hard Way Smith Music The title of Eleven Hundred Springs’ latest, Eight the Hard Way, is testament to the band’s …

MAEGAN TUBB  Cast Your Shadow Imaginary Box Productions Clearly, Meagan Tubb isn’t lacking in the chops, pipes or math departments, as she demonstrates on her …

MIKE ETHAN MESSICK The Only Easy Day Was Yesterday Messick Mucho Bucho Records It’s really easy to like this sophomore outing from Austin-based singer-songwriter Mike …

BOB LIVINGSTON Gypsy Alibi New Wilderness Records As a charter member of the Lost Gozno Band, Bob Livingston’s logged as many miles on the cosmic-cowboy …

BUDDY MILLER The Majestic Silver Strings  New West Records The steel guitar has a natural ache in its tone, an otherworldly quality, like the sound …