ON THE COVER: The Shins” James Mercer. Photograph by Aldo Mauro.
FRONT PORCH
Hello Stranger; Box Full Of Letters; Field Reportings; Farther Along (James Brown, Ahmet Ertegun, Sneaky Pete Kleinow, Del Reeves).
MIKED live reviews
Ann Arbor Folk Festival in Ann Arbor, MI; dBs, Mitch Easter, Sneakers in New York, NY; Jeff Tweedy in Marfa, TX; Butch Hancock, Uncle Monk in Chicago, IL; Robbie Fulks in Madison, WI; Bruce Robison & Kelly Willis in Nashville, TN.
TOWN & COUNTRY brief regional features
Elana James (Austin, TX); Memory Band (London, England); Ruthie Foster (Austin, TX); Infamous Stringdusters (Nashville, TN); Christine Smith (Brooklyn, NY); Anais Mitchell (Montpelier, VT).
THE LONG WAY AROUND extended features
Bill Kirchen by John Morthland
Frames by Mark Guarino
Dolly Varden by Don McLeese
David Bromberg by Barry Mazor
Ry Cooder by Bill Friskics-Warren
Shins by Kurt B. Reighley
Joe Ely by John T. Davis
Carlene Carter by Silas House
NOT FADE AWAY reissues
Dwight Yoakam; Johnny Paycheck; Roger Miller; Allen Toussaint; Lorraine Ellison; Chris Knight; Junior Wells; Neil Young; Insect Trust; Catherine Howe; Four Seasons; P.F. Sloan; Michael Weston King.
WAXED reviews
Son Volt; Willie Nelson/Merle Haggard/Ray Price; Johnny Bush; J.D. Crowe & the New South; Norah Jones; Cary Hudson; Jesse Sykes & the Sweet Hereafter; Silos; Innocence Mission; Daryle Singletary; The Band tribute; Charlie Louvin; Grant-Lee Phillips; Otis Taylor; J.J. Cale & Eric Clapton; Low; Apples In Stereo; Dean & Britta; Bill Callahan; Zincs; Southern Culture On The Skids; Lee Hazlewood; Paula Frazer & Tarnation; Chuck E. Weiss; Dolorean; Ted Leo & the Pharmacists; Ed Pettersen; Greencards; Spanic Boys; Kings Of Leon; Last Town Chorus; Po Girl; Martha Scanlan; Rickie Lee Jones; Erin McKeown; Mary Chapin Carpenter; Graham Parker; Maria McKee; Moaners; Roches; Donna Hughes; Viktor Krauss; JJ Grey & Mofro; Broken West; Kristin Hersh; National Lights; Willard Grant Conspiracy; John Starling & Carolina Star; Bob Egan; Mic Harrison & the High Score; Audrey Auld Mezera; Storyhill; Winterpills; Cadillac Sky; Rounders; Assembly Of Dust; Barton Carroll; Ted Russell Kamp; Joe Goldmark; Simone White; Maria Taylor; Allons Boire Un Coup; Kim & Reggie Harris; Steve Bedunah; Big Pete Pearson; Martin Sexton; Geoff Berner.
BACK PORCH
Film At 11; Bound; Screen Door.
