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It makes more sense to think of Swag as a stellar ensemble cast than a supergroup -- say, the "Hill Street Blues" of pure pop. Among the gifted character actors who compose the lineup of this Nashville-headquartered side project are a pair of guys, Jerry Dale McFadden and

Remarkably, this album is about the only recorded document of the mid-'80s-to-mid-'90s version of the Tony Rice Unit. Led by the most influential bluegrass-based guitarist ever, that lineup -- Rice, brother Wyatt on second guitar, mandolinist Jimmy Gaudreau, and brothers Ronnie (bass) and Rickie (fiddle) Simpkins

With each new album, the Old 97's inject less and less twang into their rambling Texas rock. Or do they? On their fifth full-length (and third for major-label Elektra), this sly quartet catapults into full-on pop territory, tossing out hooks and flaunting their harmonies, and seemingly edging further

Tim Easton steps up in a big way on The Truth About Us. Backed by an impressive cast that includes three-fourths of Wilco, Mark Olson and Victoria Williams, Easton fully delivers on the promise of his 1998 solo debut Special 20. Easton's move from his native Ohio to

A good tribute album is a tough assignment: to capture the essence of someone else's body of work, to bring something new to the songs, and to do justice to the artist, as well as their fans. When the artist in question is someone such as John Hiatt,

At first glance, you might consider these guys the Triple-A Wilburys. It's surprising that Jules Shear, Chuck Prophet, Jim Dickinson, Harvey Brooks, Winston Watson, Sean Slade and Paul Q. Kolderie all know each other, let alone are playing together. Yet these Raisins gathered amid the sun of Tucson