Kelly Willis: “Back Being Blue”
KELLY WILLIS Back Being Blue Premium Recordings Once the chanteuse that many pinned the hopes of the whole alt-country genre on, Kelly Willis has spent …
KELLY WILLIS Back Being Blue Premium Recordings Once the chanteuse that many pinned the hopes of the whole alt-country genre on, Kelly Willis has spent …
Last month, we kicked off the new year with a round-up of all of the albums we reviewed in 2018 — along with new reviews …
By Richard Skanse “How did you find me?” asks a (somewhat) convincingly surprised-sounding Joe Ely by way of “hello.” “I’m in a small village in …
By Richard Skanse Much like the fitness zealots who run every marathon actively looking forward to their next 26-mile endorphin binge, there are some people — a whole lot …
ROBYN LUDWICK This Tall to Ride Late Show Records / www.robynludwick.com Robyn Ludwick’s family might be a bit of a microcosm for the gender politics …
Bruce Robison Bruce Robison & the Back Porch Band www.brucerobison.com “Wanna punch that one from the bong hit on?” That little nugget of studio chatter — …
DIXIE CHICKS Wide Open Spaces (1998, Monument; 2016 vinyl reissue on Sony Legacy) Fly (1999, Monument; 2016 vinyl reissue on Sony Legacy) Home (2002, Open …
By Chris Mosser Wednesday, April 6, 2016 was one of those days when something almost imperceptible, but somehow unmistakably palpable, changed. A dramatic shift in …
By Richard Skanse Country music has done right by Monte Warden, and for most of his life, the Austin singer-songwriter and band leader has been …
By Lynne Margolis Jon Dee Graham has been known for decades as a top-notch singer-songwriter and guitarist; he’s the only three-time inductee into the Austin …