Miranda Lambert has always done what she wanted to do and staked her claim as a by-God country singer that rocks when she wants to and croons a soft ballad when she gets a mind to. Lambert cannily writes the […]
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In previewing the Turnpike Troubadours’ gig opening for Miranda Lambert at the Tacoma (Wash.) Dome on Feb. 1, I wrote that they would “likely be restricted to about 45 minutes of stage time, max.” It turned out to be more […]
Clad in a black hat onstage at Seattle’s Tractor Tavern on Thursday night, Sunny Sweeney remarked that she’d move to the Pacific Northwest in a heartbeat, just so she could wear a hat every day. But that wouldn’t feel quite […]
This week, we lead off with a no-brainer of a new release – a retrospective on the life and career of the great Duane Allman. As reviewer Grant Britt notes, you can just put this one on the stereo and […]
Americana music is made around the world, from Austin’s Reckless Kelly to Australia’s Paul Kelly. But its soul rests deep in the heart of Texas. This is punctuated by two of the genre’s best releases of 2016, one a tribute […]
With the volume of books published every year, many books are forgotten almost as soon as they are published. This week’s column looks back at a handful of recent books that merit another look. Respect Yourself: Stax Records and the […]
In many ways, the careers of Miranda Lambert and Lucinda Williams have been divergent. Lambert burst into prominence on a televised talent show before she was old enough to drink, and is now inarguably country music’s most celebrated female star at the […]
The most striking thing about John Fullbright’s brilliant 2014 album, Songs, isn’t the music; it’s the jacket art. On the cover, Fullbright sits on a wooden stoop, wearing the everyday uniform of an average male Oklahoman: plaid shirt, blue jeans and black […]
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