Mary Gauthier: “Rifles & Rosary Beads”
MARY GAUTHIER Rifles & Rosary Beads In the Black In a political era where too many people feel compelled to a) pick a side and …
MARY GAUTHIER Rifles & Rosary Beads In the Black In a political era where too many people feel compelled to a) pick a side and …
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 …
ELIZA GILKYSON Secularia Red House Records Just shy of 20 years into her remarkable second act (2000 being the year that she rebooted her career, …
BRANDY ZDAN Secretear Tallest Man Records A songwriter/guitarist who’s glanced off the Texas Americana scene with a tangent or two (touring with the Trishas, recording …
MANDY ROWDEN When That Day Comes Howlin’ Dog Records Sometimes a twang runs so deep that it sounds as if it might extend not just …
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 Madisun K. Geis With a voice that commands the room and the songwriting chops to back it up, Kaitlin Butts is a spitfire songstress …
COURTNEY MARIE ANDREWS May Your Kindness Remain Fat Possum/Mama Bird Recording Co. With a voice as pure and expressive as Judy Collins and a pen …
EMILY HERRING Gliding Eight 30 Records Choosing to be an alt-country artist is a tenuous career prospect at best. For every Jason Isbell or Lucinda …
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, …