Posts tagged Americana

By Cody Oxley (May/June 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 3) “I figured it’d go one way or the other — a big success or a horrible …

By Lynne Margolis (May/June 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 3) To hear John Fullbright sing is to know the sound of existential weariness. His songs sometimes …

K. PHILLIPS American Girls Rancho Azul Singer-songwriter K Phillips is based in Austin and plays the kind of music that makes the Austin scene so …

JIM WHITE Where It Hits You Yep Roc Released on David Byrne’s adventurous Luaka Bop label, Jim White’s extraordinary 1997 debut, The Mysterious Tale of …

JORDAN MINOR The Cottonwood Tree www.jordanminor.com Somewhere between Ryan Adams and Jesse Dayton rests Jordan Minor’s new work, The Cottonwood Tree. The New Braunfels-based songwriter …

By Lynne Margolis (March/April 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 2) Austin musician Danny Malone has a particularly odd tattoo on his right forearm. It’s a set …

By D.C. Bloom (March/April 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 2) Austin singer-songwriter Charlie Faye isn’t afraid to take the road less traveled. No, wait, that’s Robert …

By Lynne Margolis (March/April 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 2) Some kids are practically raised as bandmates. Others join forces at an early age, gain fame, …

By Andrew Dansby (March/April 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 2) Ray Wylie Hubbard’s story is that of two men in their 20s. One was young and …

TODD SNIDER Agnostic Hymns & Stoner Fables Aimless Records Eight years ago, Todd Snider’s masterwork East Nashville Skyline backed woozy wisdom (“Age Like Wine”) and …