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Classic Clips: Reckless Kelly “Crazy Eddie’s Last Hurrah” – La Zona Rosa, Austin, Texas, 2006

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Texas Red Dirt country has never been cautious about colouring outside the lines on what constitutes the music of the Lone Star state. Reckless Kelly is a Texas band, though its members numbered only one Texan […]
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Behind the Songs: Carson McHone “Pentimento”

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Carson McHone’s music is utterly timeless, of the type that listeners of many generations can find appealing. For much of her career, we’ve known the Austin, Texas, singer-songwriter to engage in wistful americana tunes that avoid […]
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Sounds from beyond the Shed 203 “Out of the ashes…”

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So last week’s column talked about Black Deer’s demise and how I was a bit cut up about it. One of the things I did for BD was host an hour-long news show each week, which […]
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Malin Pettersen “Wildflower”

October 10, 2025 Rick Thorn 0
Confident and considered Norwegian Americana. Norwegian Americana is alive and well and is firmly embodied in Malin Pettersen whose new album ‘Wildflower’ is a follow-up to her delightful 2020 album ‘Wildhorse’. The first thing that hits […]
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Track Premiere: Kate Gregory and Brendan Hearn “Little Bird”

October 10, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
Kate Gregory and Brendan Hearn are gearing up to release their debut album, “One Year Since“, which was recorded last year in what we now have to refer to as “wartorn Portland”, and will be released […]

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