Gram Parsons

Rockin’ Rides: AZ gets music theme park proposal, we get some baaad ideas

THE GOOD OL' BOY FROM NYC

NEWCOMER BOB WODDRUFF PLAYS BY NASHVILLE'S RULES; HE JUST PREFERS THE OLD ONES

ANGELS AND INBREDS

IS IT EARL C. WHITEHEAD AND THE GRIEVOUS ANGELS OR IS IT THE INBREDS? YES TO BOTH.

The Rebirth of Emmylou Harris

The vocalist reinvents herself on a new album

Recordings

The vocalist reinvents herself on a new album

New Twang

The vocalist reinvents herself on a new album

Recordings

The vocalist reinvents herself on a new album

Tupelo Honey

Wilco's Jeff Tweedy sinks his Summer Teeth into the sugary pop he was always meant to play

Thad Cockrell

Stack of Dreams (Miles of Music)

Kasey Chambers

Barricades & Brickwalls (Warner Bros.)

Mohave 3

Puzzles Like You
(4AD)

Gram Parsons

Gram Parsons with The Flying Burrito Brothers: Live at the Avalon Ballroom 1969
(Amoeba)

Hacienda Brothers

Gram Parsons with The Flying Burrito Brothers: Live at the Avalon Ballroom 1969
(Amoeba)

Jesse Dayton and Brennen Leigh

"Holdin' Our Own" and Other Country Gold Duets
(Stag)

J.D. Souther

"Holdin' Our Own" and Other Country Gold Duets
(Stag)

Conner Cecil

Conner
(Old Dominion Records)

You Asked For It: Conner Cecil

Conner CecilConner(Old Dominion Records)There was a time when hearing a boyish and manicured voice like Conner Cecil's alongside a willowy pedal steel wasn't uncommon in country music. That time is long gone, though, and hearing Conner -- a Globe native whose voice matches his cherubic face -- on h ... More >>

Wayne "The Train" Hancock

Conner CecilConner(Old Dominion Records)There was a time when hearing a boyish and manicured voice like Conner Cecil's alongside a willowy pedal steel wasn't uncommon in country music. That time is long gone, though, and hearing Conner -- a Globe native whose voice matches his cherubic face -- on h ... More >>

Willie Nelson

Songbird
(Lost Highway)

Down-Home Delights

Ten of the best from Nashville and elsewhere

Good Thinking

Old-time, longtime

Caitlin Cary and Thad Cockrell

Good together

No Depression – Revisited

The reissue of Uncle Tupelo's albums offers the world a chance to ponder how 'alt-country' got started

Bottle Rockets

Songs of Sahm (Bloodshot Records)

Celebrity Skin Peel

A one-stop guide to the latest round of pop-star foolishness and bad behavior

Timeless Flight

L.A.'s twangy, trippy Beachwood Sparks ascend with a white-soul masterpiece

Lonesome Brothers / Ribeye Brothers

Swamptown Girl (Captivating Music), If I Had a Horse...(All Indie)

Ass Ponys

Lohio (Checkered Past)

Critical Mass 2000

Our panel of writers offer up their takes on the top discs of Y2K

Victoria Williams, Mark Olson and the Original Harmony Ridge Creekdippers

Water to Drink (Atlantic), My Own Jo Ellen (Hightone)

The Schramms, Tom Heyman, Matt Piucci, and Guru Guru

One Hundred Questions, Boarding House Rules (Innerstate), Hellenes (Inbetweens USA), 2000 Gurus (Funfundvierzig, dist. by Innerspace)

Lou Ford

Alan Freed's Radio (Headhunter/Cargo)

Southern Culture on the Skids

Liquored Up and Lacquered Down (EMusic/TVT) and Tav Falco's Panther Burns Panther Phobia (In The Red)

Dolly Varden

The Dumbest Magnets
(Evil Teen)

Fill 'er Up

10-gallon hats and 10-gallon gas tanks come to mind when BR5-49 plays

Plain Folk

Roger McGuinn, still a Byrd man, doesn't wanna be a rock 'n' roll star

Critical Mass

Even with impending Willennium looming, 1999 proved to be a banner year for music

Molten Wax

Even with impending Willennium looming, 1999 proved to be a banner year for music

A Song for You

The essential Gram Parsons discography

Cosmic American Muse

More than 25 years after his death, the spirit of Gram Parsons rides high with a new tribute album

TRES CANADIANS

SCREED

NEW RELEASES FROM THE DESERT

SCREED

Lucero Live: Moshing to Pedal Steel

Martin CizmarLucero: Music to mosh to!Dear ex-hardcore kids,Please stop ruining roots music.Look, I get it, you're pretty much aged out of hardcore shows, but you're covered in tattoos and have plugs in your earlobes, and it's hard to find a scene. Every band you've ever liked seems to be starting a ... More >>

Lucero Live: Why Country Music Needs Some Punk Blood

I love discussing music with our new Music Editor, Martin. More often than not we basically agree on most things. But I could not disagree more with his review of the Lucero show last night at the Rhythm Room. The first of my complaints is when talking about how the crowd was reacting (or the fact t ... More >>

George Jones: A National Treasure

I love discussing music with our new Music Editor, Martin. More often than not we basically agree on most things. But I could not disagree more with his review of the Lucero show last night at the Rhythm Room. The first of my complaints is when talking about how the crowd was reacting (or the fact t ... More >>

You Asked For It: Mike Lennon

​Band: Mike Lennon, a country-tinged classic rock-y sideproject from the the bassist of Psychobilly Rodeo Band, the house band at Scottsdale's Rusty Spur saloon. Record: The Dateline Phoenix 2009 album. The included press materials make it clear the record was actually written and recorded in 2007 ... More >>

Why Hipsters Can't Bring Themselves to Love The Eagles

​Band: Mike Lennon, a country-tinged classic rock-y sideproject from the the bassist of Psychobilly Rodeo Band, the house band at Scottsdale's Rusty Spur saloon. Record: The Dateline Phoenix 2009 album. The included press materials make it clear the record was actually written and recorded in 2007 ... More >>

“I Fuckin’ Hate the Eagles, Man”

Hipsters Can’t Bring Themselves To Love The Eagles

The Earps: Get a Room

Artist: The Earps​Title: Get a RoomBasics: Who wants a dose of fun, lighthearted countrified rock music? Yeah, me either. "But this is Arizona, every other local band plays some sort of tame rock music with a country influence," you say. I know, I know -- it's inevitable to the point that mocking ... More >>

Toby Keith's Boot Still Fits a Lot of Asses

Artist: The Earps​Title: Get a RoomBasics: Who wants a dose of fun, lighthearted countrified rock music? Yeah, me either. "But this is Arizona, every other local band plays some sort of tame rock music with a country influence," you say. I know, I know -- it's inevitable to the point that mocking ... More >>