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Things Happen That Way (Rounder). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Dr. John’s Final Studio Album Things Happen That Way Comes Out September 23, 2022
Found Yourself a Lady (Self-Release). Review by Christopher Long.
James Mann chose a grand night to welcome live music back to Santa Fe with Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives.
Let’s leave 2020 in our rearview, shall we?
Listening to the Music (Last Roundup Records). Review by James Mann.
Tommy Emmanuel with opener Ida Mae thrilled Central Florida with an astounding acoustic performance. Michelle Wilson loved every minute of it.
Ignored upon release, Marty Stuart’s The Pilgrim is now regarded as a classic of the genre. Read how it came to be in this lavish look.
You Don’t Know Me (Southpaw Musical Productions). Review by Christopher Long.
I Believe in You. Review by Stacey Zering.
An Article From Life: The Complete Recordings (Bear Family Productions). Review by James Mann.
Two artists look at fathers and sons - Doug Hoekstra experiences Springsteen on Broadway.
Circus of Life (Echo Hill Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
A few our editor saved from falling thru the cracks of 2017.
A bastion of the Texas Two Step fights off the real estate boom in Austin Texas.
Close Ties (New West Records). Review by James Mann.
South Texas Suite (Six Shooter Records, Inc.). Review by James Mann.
The Out of Towners (Saustex). Review by James Mann.
Ray Benson looks back at the his journey with Asleep At the Wheel, and the result is a hoot. James Mann says “Ah ha!”
Everything Changes, Everything Stays the Same (Tapete Records). Review by Peter Lindblad.
Stories I Only Tell My Friends (Blackbird Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Bone Bells (Pyroclastic Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
In this installment of his popular weekly series, Christopher Long recalls rolling up on a used record joint in Myrtle Beach where he scored a clean and quiet vinyl copy of Hermit of Mink Hollow, the 1978 masterpiece from Todd Rundgren, for just $2.
Ink 19 spoke with Brendan James to discuss the inspiration behind Chasing Light, his uniquely alluring sound, and why he makes music.
Serving as an inspirational beacon for aspiring musicians and artists — women and men alike — Beat Keepers: The Next Chapter may not be a big-budget feature, but its heartbeat is HUGE!
Let the Good Times Roll (Vegas Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.