ON THE COVER: Son Volt photographed by Marty Perez.
MIKED
Live Reviews
Merle Haggard in Nashville, TN; Steve Earle in Chicago, IL; Johnny Cash/Mark Lanegan in Portland, OR; Shane MacGowan in Minneapolis, MN.
TOWN & COUNTRY
Brief Regional Features
Whiskeytown ( Raleigh, NC); Waco Brothers (Chicago, IL); Crop Circles (Seattle, WA); Steve Owen (San Francisco, CA).
THE LONG CUT
Extended Features
Dead Reckoning (by Grant Alden)
Picketts (by Mary Schuh)
Son Volt (by Peter Blackstock)
Bottle Rockets (by Jeff Copetas)
NOT FADE AWAY
Reissues
Buck Owens; Don Walser And The Pure Texas Band; Louvin Brothers; Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard; Wynn Stewart.
WAXED
Record Reviews
Emmylou Harris; Blue Mountain; Tarnation/Paula Frazer; Marlee MacLeod; Palace Music; Freakwater; Paul K. & The Weathermen; Joe Ely; Jesse Dayton; Pete Anderson/Stephen Bruton; Ron Sexsmith; Jayhawks/Wilco/Teenage Fanclub; Drivin' N' Cryin'; Earl C. Whitehead & The Grievous Angels; Red Hot + Bothered; Geraldine Fibbers; Southern Culture On The Skids; Flat Duo Jets; BoDeans; Shaver; Jason Eklund; Chris Gaffney; Kim Richey; Jim Lauderdale; Jimmy LaFave; Stacy Dean Campbell; Vic Chesnutt; Joan Osborne.
SCREEN DOOR
Stuff We Like
"Wichita Lineman" - from Glen Campbell to Urge Overkill to Ray Charles to Muz
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