Recently I had the distinct pleasure of talking to Johnny Moeller, Ian Moore and Jesse Dayton of Texas Headhunters, who have just released their first album. I’ll say it now, it’s been one of my favorite new releases of the year. Some of it is my love of guitar – you just aren’t going to […]
Shawn Camp on Staying in the Moment and Touring in His Customized Mercedes Sprinter
Country and bluegrass virtuoso Shawn Camp talks about leading tours at the Country Music Hall of Fame, the type of guitar strings that he currently uses, and his approach to rehearsals (hint: he doesn’t).
Monday Morning Video – Harry Nilsson
We’re gonna travel back 50 years for this week’s Monday Morning Video. In 1975 legendary songwriter Harry Nilsson appeared on The Smothers Brothers tv show to talk about songwriting – “song construction” in his words – and play a few songs. He kicks things off with “I Guess the Lord Must Live in New York […]
Readers’ Pick: Big Thief – Double Infinity
You picked Big Thief – Double Infinity as your favorite new release for the week of September 5, 2025.
Tift Merritt – Time & Patience
Some 21 years after Tift Merritt’s breakthrough album Tambourine, she returns with “Time & Patience: Tambourine Kitchen Recordings.” The original Tambourine highlighted both Tift Merritt’s voice and a classic blue-eyed soul sound. The demos have stripped back the embellishments and allowed the songs to stand on their own. It turns out that they have taken […]
“See For Yourself” – a Premiere from The Far West
Some records take longer than others to make. While not in the Guns N’ Roses Chinese Democracy category (or budget), The Far West’s latest album Everything We Thought We Wanted took the long road to fruition. Delays were both planned and unplanned – COVID, for example, was an interruption that turned into an opportunity to […]
Eddie Angel of Los Straitjackets on PBJs, Link Wray, and Paying Attention
Guitarist Eddie Angel of Los Straitjackets talks about why he avoids restaurant salad bars, why one shouldn’t rent a Kia, and the time he was a guest bartender in Moscow, Russia.
Monday Morning Video – Michigander
Michigander, the nom de plume of singer-songwriter Jason Singer, have been plying the trade for a decade yet only released a debut album earlier this year. The self-titled release remains one of the best power pop albums of the year. Here are two songs from said album performed acoustic style (“I’ll Be OK” and “Giving […]
Readers’ Pick: Rodney Crowell – Airline Highway
You picked Rodney Crowell – Airline Highway as your favorite new release for the week of August 29, 2025.
The Pleasures – Enemy Of My Enemy
At last year’s Folk Alliance I had the pleasure (pun intended) of seeing a new-ish duo from Australia, Catherine Britt and Lachlan Bryan, who now perform as The Pleasures. Both had already established themselves at solo artists, Britt as an internationally respected country music award winner, and Bryan as a veteran rock and roll road […]