Charlie Robison: “High Life”
CHARLIE ROBISON High Life Jewell Records/Thirty Tigers It seems every Texas singer-songwriter worth their salt will at one point in the careers do an entire album …
Album Reviews
The Avett Brothers: “Magpie and the Dandelion”
THE AVETT BROTHERS Magpie and the Dandelion American/Republic The first single from the Avett Brothers’ new album is called “Another is Waiting.” If they trafficked …
Brandy Zdan: “Lone Hunter”
BRANDY ZDAN Lone Hunter Cavalier Recordings Entertainment Clocking in at a modest 21-minutes, Brandy Zdan’s debut six-song EP, Lone Hunter, is a textbook example of …
George Strait: “Love Is Everything”
GEORGE STRAIT Love Is Everything MCA Nashville In his 32nd year of recording hit after smash-hit, does the 62-year-old George Strait really need to be …
HalleyAnna: “HalleyAnna”
HALLEYANNA HalleyAnna www.halleyanna.com Given her stubborn first-name-only shtick, compounded with her decision to self-title her second album and spell it on the cover with a …
Courtyard Hounds: “Amelita”
COURT YARD HOUNDS Amelita Columbia Long before Natalie Maines turned the Dixie Chicks into a runaway freight train without brakes, they were a roots band …
Charla Corn: “Stella”
CHARLA CORN Stella Winding Road Music With the release of the imminently enjoyable Stella, Charla Corn effectively presents herself as a country girl with a …
Blue Bear: “Santa Fe”
BLUE BEAR Santa Fe www.bluebearband.com Still-new Austin band Blue Bear plays exactly the sort of indie rock you’d both expect and hope would spring from …
Aaron Allan: “Satisfaction”
AARON ALLAN Satisfaction Red Nickel Records Aaron Allan was just another songwriter I wasn’t familiar with the first time I heard him at Cheatham Street …
Statesboro Revue: “Ramble on Privilege Creek”
THE STATESBORO REVUE Ramble on Privilege Creek Shalley Records/Vision Entertainment If Stewart and Garrett Mann had created the Statesboro Revue in the ’70s, they almost …
