The Jayhawks Sanctuary Park I didn’t have time to write this review. But when I looked on the Americana Highways “to be reviewed” spreadsheet and saw the Jayhawks were releasing Sanctuary Park on Aug. 28, I signed up anyway. I made time. And I’m glad I did. I’ve been blown away with each listen. It’s […]
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The Bird Calls “Take Leave” Everyone has to grow up sometime (or that’s what they keep telling me – unsuccessfully, it would seem). But making music fights that life commandment at every turn. Writing lyrics and recording songs for money (because everyone needs to eat) seems a fool’s errand, especially in a time where virtually […]
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Austin, Texas-based outfit Hill Country Revival unveils their debut album, A Place Much Better, a collection of songs fusing elements of Southern rock with tints of red dirt country. Grammy-nominated producer David Percefull oversaw the project, which was recorded at yellow DOG Studios in San Marcos, Texas. Formed in 2016, Hill Country Revival is made […]
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Gerry Beckley – Merciful Sometimes pensive music can be penetrating. Former multi-platinum member of America (“A Horse With No Name”) multi-instrumentalist & vocalist Gerry Beckley is exceptional with reflective, melodic songs that explore relationships, moving boundaries as we age, savoring old ideas, uncovering unfinished compositions, & dusting off old songs & pairing them with new […]
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Heather Anne Lomax – Who Do You Think You Are Bordering on but not quite in the vocal realm of Genya Ravan (Ten-Wheel Drive’s “Morning Much Better”) & other muscular female vocalists with a bluesy tinge, Heather Anne Lomax has a good, reliable presentation. What she lacks is a bit of the intense bluesy soul […]
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Tony Hannah’s Love It Or Leave It is one of those albums you don’t really need to make a convincing argument for. You simply press play, and the music does the rest. It’s so hard to find fault in, and so easy to fall in love with.
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Riley Downing loved his grandparents.
There is no mistaking the tenderness, the warmth, and the wonder he feels for the bond they shared. It drives “Helen & Gene,” in which Downing turns family lore into a living, breathing narrative of two young people falling for each other. They
Amen. It’s hard to think of a more universally beloved American than Dolly Parton. The country music legend and American icon passed away today at the age of 80, which is an unthinkable thing to even say right now because it felt like Dolly was an immortal icon who transcended culture and country music to become one of the most beloved figures in America. Dolly had been dealing with undisclosed health issues for the last year or so, and she […]
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