Shinyribs: “Well After Awhile”
SHINYRIBS Well After Awhile Nine Mile Records I’ve watched Kevin Russell develop his Gourds alter-ego Shinyribs at a Wednesday residency once a month for the …
Album Reviews
The Trishas: “They Call Us the Trishas”
THE TRISHAS They Call Us the Trishas www.thetrishas.com According to group member Savannah Welch, the Trishas prefer to call their 20-minute debut a “mini album” …
Alejandro Escovedo: “Street Songs of Love”
ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO Street Songs of Love Fantasy Early on Streets Songs of Love, Alejandro Escovedo hits you with two back-to-back rockers of such thrilling atomic …
Elizabeth Cook: “Welder”
ELIZABETH COOK Welder Thirty One Tigers Elizabeth Cook is a twangy torch singer who writes about the familial beads that bond and the white-hot heat …
Paul Thorn: “Pimps and Preachers”
PAUL THORN Pimps and Preachers Perpetual Obscurity Mississippi’s Paul Thorn is another “outsider” who has long had a loyal following in Texas. But unlike Eaglesmith, …
Fred Eaglesmith: “Cha Cha Cha”
FRED EAGLESMITH Cha Cha Cha Lonesome Day Writing and performing “Americana” songs long before there was a genre by the name, Fred Eaglesmith is a …
Tift Merritt: “See You On the Moon”
TIFT MERRITT See You On the Moon Fantasy The last time we heard from Tift Merritt, the Houston native had become fully introspective, on songs …
Raul Malo: “Sinners & Saints”
RAUL MALO Sinners & Saints Fantasy If Americana music has a Mr. Dependable to match mainstream country’s George Strait, it may well be Raul Malo. …
Guy Forsyth: “Live at Gruene Hall”
GUY FORSYTH Live at Gruene Hall Small and Nimble Records Guy Forsyth is a simply one of the best performing musicians around. The brotherhood he shares …
Turnpike Troubadours: “Diamonds & Gasoline”
TURNPIKE TROUBADOURS Diamonds & Gasoline Red 11 Music In parts of Jason Boland’s “Tulsa Time” video, he’s sporting a t-shirt emblazoned Turnpike Troubadours. In my experience, …
