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Chuck Armstrong

SPOTLIGHT: Thirty Years into The Mavericks, ‘We Have a Lot to Do Still’

SPOTLIGHT: Thirty Years into The Mavericks, ‘We Have a Lot to Do Still’

There’s a certain kind of self-awareness that arises when you’ve worked in the same career for 30 years. For some, it may consist of near-perfect understanding of their particular vocation. For others, it may produce a deeper love for something outside of work. For Raul Malo, frontman and

Chris Knight Crafts Haunting, Unforgettable Stories on 'Almost Daylight'

Chris Knight Crafts Haunting, Unforgettable Stories on 'Almost Daylight'

Chris Knight is a storyteller. Since releasing his self-titled debut in 1998, Knight's been telling unforgettable tales in a matter of minutes. Chris Knight opens with the classic "It Ain't Easy Being Me," which begins: "There ought to be a town somewhere named

Trigger Hippy Starts Fresh on ‘Full Circle & Then Some’

Trigger Hippy Starts Fresh on ‘Full Circle & Then Some’

Theologian Kosuke Koyama once wrote that "there is a powerful trend in our world today to turn away from the traditional toward the revolutionary." Koyama points out that no matter how much you move toward the "supersonic aircraft," the traditional "ox cart" will not

The Legend of Charlie Parr Grows with Eponymous Album

The Legend of Charlie Parr Grows with Eponymous Album

There's a certain type of statement artists make when they release a self-titled record. Sometimes it's as simple as that record being their debut and there's no better way to make an entrance than by naming it after themselves. But other times, well into

Hiss Golden Messenger Finds Salvation in ‘Terms of Surrender’

Hiss Golden Messenger Finds Salvation in ‘Terms of Surrender’

Ahead of the release of Terms of Surrender, Hiss Golden Messenger’s seventh studio album, bandleader M.C. Taylor wrote a letter to fans. In a little over 700 words, Taylor lamented the reality in which he had been living, a reality that led him to admit he often felt

The Sun Will Rise: Jesse Malin on His Friendship with Lucinda Williams

The Sun Will Rise: Jesse Malin on His Friendship with Lucinda Williams

Though it’s fairly quiet on a Monday afternoon, there is an energy that permeates the walls of Berlin, Jesse Malin’s bar in the East Village. There are flyers hanging on the windows promoting a myriad of events — including a listening party for Malin’s new record, Sunset Kids

Joe Pug Brings Simple Beauty to Life on ‘The Flood in Color’

Joe Pug Brings Simple Beauty to Life on ‘The Flood in Color’

As Joe Pug’s new record, The Flood in Color, opens, the listener is quickly reminded of the minimalist beauty that has painted the singer-songwriter’s career for more than a decade. As he repeats the heartbreaking truth, “No drink is strong enough,” near the beginning of “Exit,” Pug lays