Posts tagged country music

By D.C. Bloom (LSM Jan/Feb 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 1) When your uncle was Stevie Ray Vaughan — and your father is Jimmie Vaughan — you’ve …

By Richard Skanse (LSM Jan/Feb 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 1) In between the platinum-certified Outlaw uprising of the ’70s and the scruffy, punk-infused alt-country movement of …

DALE WATSON & THE TEXAS TWO  The Sun Sessions Red House Records Dale Watson channels the vibe of the Sun Records artists he so obviously …

Various Artists The Lost Notebooks Of Hank Williams Egyptian Records/Columbia When Nora Guthrie first came up with the idea of having musicians breathe life into …

ADAM HOOD The Shape of Things Carnival Recording Company Three years after releasing his acclaimed second album, Different Groove, Adam Hood is back with his …

By Chris Mosser (Nov/Dec 2011/Vol. 4 – Issue 6) Jason Boland is a survivor. The onetime “Bourbon Legend” is now six-years sober, and in recent …

HALLEYANNA The Country Cheatham Street Records When you’ve spent most of your formative years in a place that rightly bills itself as a museum to …

RICH O’TOOLE Kiss of a Liar Average Joe’s Entertainment Houston’s Rich O’Toole takes an awkward stumble right out of the gate on Kiss of a …

GEORGE STRAIT Here for a Good Time MCA George Strait remains the standard by which all modern mainstream country singers are judged — as much …

KEVIN FOWLER Chippin’ Away Average Joe’s Entertainment It’s been a while since his last album of new material, but the release of Chippin’ Away proves …