Delbert McClinton Honors His Heroes as He Settles Into a Major Career Change
Delbert McClinton sets the record straight in the succinct, to-the-point manner that has always been a hallmark of the American music great’s lyrics.
“I’m retired, but I’m not retired from music,” the 81-year-old Texas native says from his Nashville home. “I’m retired from the bus and
ALBUM REVIEW: On ‘Moving Through America,’ Steve Forbert Seeks the Extraordinary in the Ordinary
Steve Forbert remains the great American troubadour, crisscrossing the country, guitar slung over his back and harmonica rack over his shoulders, celebrating the colorful diversity of life along America’s highways and byways. The swaggering title track of Forbert’s new album, Moving Through America, mimics the road tripping of
Drawing Conclusions on the Wall: A Visit to the Bob Dylan Center
Who knew that Bob Dylan was such a hoarder? Until 2016, when details about the contents of his personal archives began to emerge, it’s unlikely that even the most ravenous Dylan scholars had any idea of just how much stuff he’d held onto over the years. It was
ALBUM REVIEW: Kamara Thomas Weaves Past and Present Into Debut ‘Tularosa: An American Dreamtime’
Throughout Tularosa: An American Dreamtime’s 11-song sequence, Kamara Thomas — activist, multidisciplinary artist, and singer-bassist for blues-rock trio Earl Greyhound — debuts with her own brand of historically based mythology, depicting the lives of various figures as they navigate love, tragedy, and displacement in the 19th-century American West.
With the opening
ALBUM REVIEW: 49 Winchester Finds Firm Footing on ‘Fortune Favors the Bold’
As far as many musicians are concerned, touring is hell. Irregular sleep schedules, unhealthy food, and long stretches away from loved ones tend to take their toll, even on those with the luxury of staying in hotel rooms rather than in the backs of vans and buses. But for 49
Lyle Lovett Is Not the Same, But He’s Different
Toward the end of Lyle Lovett’s new album, 12th of June, comes “Are We Dancing,” a lushly orchestrated tune that evokes young lovers sweeping across a ballroom floor in a Golden Age movie.
It’s romantic and grand, sounding like something out of the Great American Songbook. But it’