By Darryl Smyers Hailing from, of all places, Moscow — Moscow, Idaho, that is — Josh Ritter is one of the most literate singer-songwriters currently working …
WALT WILKINS Streetlight Hwy 29 Records WALT WILKINS AND THE MYSTIQUEROS Watch It Shine Hwy 29 Records No one waxes on the glory of life …
Without Getting Killed or Caught: The Life and Music of Guy Clark By Tamara Saviano Texas A&M University Press By Diana Finlay Hendricks Tamara Saviano …
By Thomas D. Mooney Texas singer-songwriter Troy Cartwright’s new release, the stellar five-track Don’t Fade (out Oct. 7), may only clock in at five tracks long, but …
TERRI HENDRIX The Slaughterhouse Sessions (Project 5.2) Wilory Records In the full 20 years now that she’s been making records, Terri Hendrix has never once …
WILLIE NELSON For the Good Times: A Tribute to Ray Price Legacy Willie Nelson’s prodigious recording output — 60 or so albums just since 1975’s …
By Richard Skanse “Hey, do you know anything about bubble machines?” Amanda Shires is on the phone from her home in Nashville, wrapping up a …
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 …
BRANDY CLARK Big Day in a Small Town Warner Bros. Career-wise, Nashville songwriter Brandy Clark brings to mind a Jim Lauderdale or Chris Stapleton, someone …
By Michael Corcoran The ranking of Texas songs is not a new idea. I think the first person who took on the task held back …
