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Alison Krauss Windy City Blue Note In a world where all artists of a certain age lean into the standards with some form of orchestral …

NIKKI LANE Highway Queen New West  Nikki Lane is a post-modern girl, and with all that sangfroid, she’s more the sweetheart of the heavy metal …

GURF MORLIX The Soul & The Heal Rootball Veteran six-stringer and producer Gurf Morlix takes a giant step forward and upward as an artist on …

STEVE JUDICE Loose Ends www.stevejudice.com A bit of an unknown even in Americana circles — although one of the few ready to pounce on a hot …

DELBERT McCLINTON & SELF-MADE MEN Prick of the Litter Hot Shot Records/Thirty Tigers “Listen up … I got news for you / You got to …

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 …

NRBQ High Noon: A 50-Year Retrospective Omnivore Over half a century of lineup changes, record-company breakups and grueling roadwork, NRBQ has remained true to its …

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 …