By Madisun K. Geis At times self-deprecating and always authentic, John Baumann is a storyteller through and through. With the release of his second full-length album, Proving …
COURTNEY PATTON What It’s Like to Fly Alone www.courtneypatton.com For all the ways in which mainstream country music and its more indie-minded alternatives compare, contrast, …
By Richard Skanse It’s mid-morning on Tuesday, July 18 — Day 2 of President Trump’s mildly ballyhooed “Made in America” week — and Todd Snider …
By Richard Skanse As of this Tuesday morning, Joe Ely has just 48 hours left in his term as the Texas State Musician of 2016 …
By Richard Skanse The five young gentleman comprising the San Marcos, Texas-based Railhouse Band may be a fistful of generations removed from Bob Wills and the …
By Richard Skanse Out of all the songwriters and country stars to have launched their careers out of Cheatham Street Warehouse, perhaps no artist has …
By Richard Skanse Singer-songwriter and one-man “AM Country Heaven” preservation society Jason Eady, a champion of old-school musical integrity if ever there was one, has …
RANDY ROGERS & WADE BOWEN Watch This Lil’ Buddy Toons From Willie and Waylon to Jack, Charlie and Pat, every generation of Texas country music has …
RANDY ROGERS BAND Rollercoaster Smith Entertainment (2004) If you’re a band or artist striving to make your mark, every new album is a chance to …
By Richard Skanse “I guess I should just say I really didn’t mean for it to be any kind of tribute,” says Verlon Thompson of …
