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ALBUM REVIEW: Bernie Leadon Right on Time with ‘Too Late to be Cool’

ALBUM REVIEW: Bernie Leadon Right on Time with ‘Too Late to be Cool’

It’s been too long since we’ve heard new music from Bernie Leadon. Leadon, of course, helped usher in Americana music during his days with the Flying Burrito Brothers and Dillard & Clark, and co-founded the Eagles, for whom he co-wrote “Witchy Woman” and “Train Leaves Here

THE READING ROOM: 'Living in the Present with John Prine'

THE READING ROOM: 'Living in the Present with John Prine'

In May 2018, John Prine told Tom Piazza that many of his friends told him he should write a memoir. Prine laughed at the idea, telling Piazza: “’That’s for when you’re almost dead, isn’t it? I’m just getting started. There’s a lot of things I

ALBUM REVIEW: Ramona and the Holy Smokes Smoke the Dance Floor

ALBUM REVIEW: Ramona and the Holy Smokes Smoke the Dance Floor

On their dynamic self-titled debut, Ramona and the Holy Smokes deliver some rollicking honky-tonk barroom ramblers interspersed with smoky lounge ballads. Singer Ramona Martinez’s powerful vocals move from the emotionally resonant registers of Patsy Cline to the soaring melodic heights of Mandy Barnett. The Holy Smokes—guitarist

THE READING ROOM: The Best Books from 2025 AmericanaFest Panelists

THE READING ROOM: The Best Books from 2025 AmericanaFest Panelists

ALBUM REVIEW: West Texas Exiles Come to Town on ‘8000 Days’

ALBUM REVIEW: West Texas Exiles Come to Town on ‘8000 Days’

Out of the remains of the Dirty River Boys, co-founded in 2009 by guitarist Marco Gutierrez, comes the West Texas Exiles. Joining Gutierrez are bassist Eric Harrison, keyboardist Daniel Davis, guitarist Colin Gilmore, and former Dirty River Boys drummer Trinidad Leal. On 8000 Days, the group’s debut album,

ALBUM REVIEW: Rodney Crowell Takes Flight Down the ‘Airline Highway’

ALBUM REVIEW: Rodney Crowell Takes Flight Down the ‘Airline Highway’

THE READING ROOM: Tamara Savino's 'Poets and Dreamers: My Life in Americana Music'

THE READING ROOM: Tamara Savino's 'Poets and Dreamers: My Life in Americana Music'

Grammy-winning producer and author Tamara Saviano has a knack for telling stories. She slowly creates a world into which she draws her readers; upon entering, readers find many rooms filled with entrancing conversations about the enduring power of music and its continual evolution. Although Saviano follows the founding and