STEPHEN KELLOGG, South, West, North, East beats out THE RECORD COMPANY, Give It Back To You as your favorite for the week of February 12, 2016. Poll Results New Releases Did we miss something? If you feel a new release is missing from our current poll, please let us know in the comments. Readers’ Tops […]
Mayer’s Playlist for February 2016, Part 1
ALBUMS OF THE MONTH Heavy Hearts, Hard Fists by Nikki Hill We’re gonna call this the best 2015 album that slipped by me last year. Better late than never, right? Hill’s sophomore release, the aptly titled Heavy Hearts, Hard Fists, hits like a punch in the gut. While her sound is rooted in old-school R&B, […]
Western Star Discuss the Difficulty in Finding a Great Drummer and the Joy of Working a Day Job Together As a Band
Max Jeffers of Western Star talks about cramming canned food into their van floorboards and the band debate over when they played their first gig.
Monday Morning Video – Brandi Carlile and Anderson East “Bring It On Home”
How about something a little soulful to start the week? Here are Brandi Carlile and Anderson East covering the Sam Cooke classic “Bring It On Home to Me.”
Readers’ Pick: Ghosts Of Highway 20 by Lucinda Williams
LUCINDA WILLIAMS, Ghosts Of Highway 20 beats out THE PINES, Above the Prairie as your favorite for the week of February 5, 2016. Poll Results New Releases Did we miss something? If you feel a new release is missing from our current poll, please let us know in the comments. Readers’ Tops Winter 2016 THE […]
Van Wilks – 21st Century Blues
Van Wilks is a Texas-based blues rocker who plays a mean guitar. His newest release, 21st Century Blues, is a solid testament to Wilks’ blazing skills. A longtime fixture in the Austin, Texas music scene, the Galveston-born Wilks recorded his first solo album – Bombay Tears – in 1980. Â His straight-forward blues-rock echoes Texas musical […]
Brother Nothing – All In My Mind
As Mick sings, “you can’t always get what you want, but if you try sometime, you might find, you get what you need.” Â Turns out what I needed was Brother Nothing. Â I’ve been listening to a lot of bluegrass, old-timey, acoustic music lately. Then, a couple of weeks ago, the release from Austin-based Brother Nothing […]
Robert Earl Keen is Coming Home
Texas hill country singer-songwriter Robert Earl Keen has a tendency to mix humor, sometimes dark humor, into his songs. He plays it straight-up, however, on this tender love song “I’m Coming Home.” “Ain’t nothin’ better than your own backyard, I’m comin’ home to you.” Here is an early performance of the song taken from a […]
Readers’ Pick: Let Me Get By by Tedeschi Trucks Band
TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND, Let Me Get By beats out BUDDY MILLER AND FRIENDS, Cayamo Sessions at Sea as your favorite for the week of January 29, 2016. Poll Results New Releases Did we miss something? If you feel a new release is missing from our current poll, please let us know in the comments. Readers’ […]
Dori Freeman – Dori Freeman
From purely a songwriting perspective, I sometimes feel like many an artist’s best work is their debut album. Â The songs have been crafted over years and found their voice right along with the artist. It’s also frequently the case that you get a broader range of styles before fans and personal preferences start driving to […]