Hal Ketchum: “I’m the Troubadour”
HAL KETCHUM I’m the Troubadour Music Road Records Having gotten through a bout of mainstream stardom back in the early ’90s — and a long run …
Album Reviews
Cody Canada and the Departed: “HippieLovePunk”
CODY CANADA AND THE DEPARTED HippieLovePunk Underground Sound Let’s address the elephant in the room — or rather, the one not in the room — …
Various Artists: “Lost on the River: The New Basement Tapes”
VARIOUS ARTISTS Lost on the River: The New Basement Tapes Harvest Records When Billy Bragg and Wilco set Woody Guthrie’s lyrics to music for Mermaid …
Chris Carroll: “Trouble & Time”
CHRIS CARROLL Trouble & Time Gypsy Shuffler Music A Canadian ex-pat who recently brought her muse to the Texas Hill Country, Chris Carroll is already …
Aaron Watson: “The Underdog”
AARON WATSON The Underdog Big Label/Thirty Tigers Aaron Watson’s 12th album, The Underdog, deals in the topics he loves the most; his God, his family, and …
Ronnie Lane and Slim Chance: “Ooh La La: An Island Harvest”
RONNIE LANE AND SLIM CHANCE Ooh La La: An Island Harvest Universal-Island After co-founding two of England’s greatest rock ’n’ roll bands — ’60s mod …
D.C. Bloom: “The Rest is Commentary”
D.C. BLOOM The Rest is Commentary Table or Booth Music In the 10 years since his move down from Virginia, corporate/ government speechwriter by day/singer-songwriter …
Jeremy Steding: “My Own American Dream”
JEREMY STEDING My Own American Dream Bonnie Blue Music Although he’s been getting steadily better with each record, Austin’s Jeremy Steding’s third album marks a …
Mike Ryan: “Bad Reputation”
MIKE RYAN Bad Reputation Rock & Soul Records The star of Mike Ryan’s new album, Bad Reputation, isn’t any one of its terrific songs, but …
Roger Creager: “Road Show”
ROGER CREAGER Road Show Fun All Wrong Records Back in the late ’90s, Roger Creager was firmly amongst the wedge of young artists like Pat …
