It’s over. At least for the most part, and for now. And though the producers of Jimmy Kimmel Live! and other corporate-warped minds might think he’s still the current hot thing, the truth is that Jelly Roll is cold product
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Country crossover albums are nothing new. Notably in that long tradition, there’s Ray Charles’ Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, The Pointer Sisters’ Fairytale, and Cyndi Lauper’s Detour, and Bowling for Soup Frontman Jarret Reddick’s Just Woke Up. Ringo Starr cut
Jason Isbell and Patty Griffin at the Wolf Trap Performing Arts Center August 20 (all photos by Jade Clarke) At the Wolf Trap on a Thursday night in August for the Jason Isbell show with Patty Griffin opening, it was the perfect temperature as the crowd made their way to their seats and the atmosphere […]
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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