Matt Harlan: “Raven Hotel”
MATT HARLAN Raven Hotel Berkalin Records Matt Harlan is a regular at the historic Anderson Fair venue in his native Houston, where quite often established …
Album Reviews
Lew Card: “Low Country Hi-Fi”
LEW CARD Low Country Hi-Fi It’s Hard to Be Lew Card If you count Jason Eady and Sturgill Simpson amongst your favorite songwriters of the …
Claire Domingue: “The Shape of Sounds”
CLAIRE DOMINGUE The Shape of Sounds www.clairedomingue.com Just a couple of albums into a presumably tough career trying to distinguish herself from the crowd of …
Lars Attermann: “Shanghaied Into the Lonely Sea”
LARS ATTERMANN Shanghaied Into the Lonely Sea Nice Man Music Even if you’ve never heard Lars Attermann before, you’ve heard the voice. Well, you’ll think …
The Jayhawks: “Sound of Lies,” “Smile,” “Rainy Day Music” (reissues)
THE JAYHAWKS Sound of Lies (reissue) Smile (reissue) Rainy Day Music (reissue) American Recordings There’s a breed of longtime alt-country fan — and more than …
Brandon Jenkins: “I Stand Alone”
BRANDON JENKINS I Stand Alone Red River Entertainment Brandon Jenkins is an artist unafraid. As impactful of a statement as last year’s remarkably vulnerable Through …
Rich O’Toole: “Jaded”
RICH O’TOOLE Jaded PTO Records More so than any other young artist on the Texas country — sorry, “indy” country — scene, Rich O’Toole seems …
Aaron Stephens: “Hard Times Straight Lines”
AARON STEPHENS Hard Times Straight Lines www.aaronstephensmusic.com The Hill Country has been abuzz over Aaron Stephens for a couple of years now, and his new …
The Felice Brothers: “Favorite Waitress”
THE FELICE BROTHERS Favorite Waitress Dualtone The Felice Brothers from Woodstock, N.Y., haven’t ever — and likely will never — be accused of being an outfit overly …
Kelley Mickwee: “You Used to Live Here”
KELLEY MICKWEE You Used to Live Here www.kelleymickwee.com Thrust onto some of the bigger stages in Americana music for a few years as a member …
