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 …
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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 …
Mr. Record Man: Doug Sahm, Sir Douglas Quintet and the Texas Tornados
By Eric Hisaw Douglas Wayne Sahm, the Godfather of San Antonio rock ’n’ roll, hit the mainstream only a couple times in his 40-year musical …
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 …
