A pair of stellar songwriters and a blues icon will be the latest artists added to the Austin City Limits Hall of Fame in a ceremony set for October 24th. Four-time Grammy winner Lyle Lovett — who has more appearances on the long-running music series than anyone except Willie Nelson …
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A former rock & roll drummer, Garrett T. Capps kickstarted a solo career as a left-field country singer while living in the Texas Hill Country. His songs approach the country tradition from unexpected directions, making room for Hawaiian lap steel, modular synthesizer and arty arrangements along the way. Capps calls …
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“I love recording live,” Maggie Rose told Rolling Stone last year while discussing her new LP, Change the Whole Thing, over lunch. “Everyone’s holding their breath at certain points. It’s just fun.” Live is how Rose recorded Change the Whole Thing, alongside her touring musicians and Nashville band Them Vibes, …
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The fourth annual Outlaw Country Cruise set sail this week from Tampa for the Bahamas, but for the 2,500 or so rabid fans onboard, the Norwegian Pearl could have just circled Tampa Bay — these folks were here for the tunes. Presented by cruise promoter Sixthman in conjunction with SiriusXM’s …
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North Country, the acoustic-based new album from transatlantic troubadour Danny Burns, not only benefits from Burns’ richly textured vocals and keen storytelling, but also from the Irish-born artist’s musical kinships with Jerry Douglas, Sam Bush, Holly Williams, Dan Tyminski and Mindy Smith, among others. The result is a collection of …
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