ALBUMS: A Better Built Dog and Pony Show
With The Horses and The Hounds, James McMurtry asserts his everyman attitude
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New West Records
Los Lobos’ Native Sons: An Ode to Los Angeles’ Musical History
This excellent new album shows the band as a tour guide through their city’s sonic landscape, showcasing music from the 1940s through to the present day
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ALBUMS: Steve Earle Bids a Final Farewell To His Firstborn Son
J.T. navigates an uncertain divide between respect and remorse
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PYLON: The Art Students Who Took Their Fun Seriously
A stacked new box set offers the most complete look at the band who helped put Athens, GA, on the map
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ALBUMS: It’s Still Her Cross To Bear
On Neon Cross, Jamie Wyatt feels the glow
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ALBUMS: Steve Earle Is Seeing Ghosts
The Grammy winner and his Dukes summon up haunted memories with Ghosts of West Virginia
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Lilly Hiatt: Exploring Her Country Roots
The second generation singer-songwriter shines on the excellent Walking Proof
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ALBUMS: Sam Doores Determines His Destiny
With his self-titled debut, the Deslondes frontman makes a solo shuffle and still manages to remain true to his roots
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The Wood Brothers: Jazzy Americana from Nashville
Bassist Chris Wood talks new approaches in the band’s distinctive sound on Kingdom In My Mind
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ALBUMS: A Big Band of Brothers
A swinging take on Allman Brothers classics
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The North Mississippi Allstars are Up and Rolling
Cody and Luther Dickinson continue to keep the Delta tradition alive on their 10th studio LP
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Sing Us A Song, You’re The Piano Man
Robert Ellis earns his rhinestones on excellent new album
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Spirituals for Atheists
A conversation with Daniel Romano
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Sunlight Through The Cracks
A trip back to the country finds Parker Gispert flipping his Whigs
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Let The Rivers Run
Richard Thompson talks craft, creativity and cutting 13 Rivers
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