After recording a couple of critically acclaimed albums for HighTone (along with a live import release), this Southern California country singer shows no sign of losing steam on her first studio album in over three years. In fact, it may very well turn out to be one of the year’s finest hard country albums. Myles [...]

Honky-tonk crooners have been serenading the Texas dancehalls since the beginnings of the genre, and while they’re not as ubiquitous as they once were, 24-year-old Justin Trevino is a worthy upholder of the tradition. Comprised of eight classic-country covers, four originals, and two new songs written for Trevino by songwriting great Lawton Williams (“Fraulein”, “Farewell [...]

By wedding old-school country melodies and lyrics to the dance rhythms and textures of modern electronica, Greg Garing has managed to create one of the most innovative country-flavored albums in quite some time. Garing brings plenty of rock-solid country credibility to the project. He played fiddle with Peter Rowan and bluegrass great Jimmy Martin, then [...]

Bob Woodruff’s 1994 debut album, Dreams & Saturday Nights, was one of the finest country albums of the ’90s. With songs such as “The Year We Tried To Kill The Pain”, “Poisoned At The Well” and “You Can’t Win”, Woodruff showed himself to be a master of the well-crafted story-song and the honky-tonk lament. But [...]

Country guitar instrumentals may not be as much in vogue as they used to be, but hopefully this magnificent all-instrumental album will bring attention to a neglected part of country history. Produced by guitarist Jim Stringer and featuring some of Austin’s finest twang guitarists, Travis County Pickin’ features all original compositions that often pay homage [...]