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ALBUM REVIEW: Bettye LaVette Shines Brightly and Boldly on ‘LaVette!’

ALBUM REVIEW: Bettye LaVette Shines Brightly and Boldly on ‘LaVette!’

It’s now been nearly two decades since Bettye LaVette’s debut, I’ve Got My Own Hell to Raise, on the indie behemoth ANTI- Records, which revitalized the R&B singer’s mostly thwarted recording career and sent her on a late-career hot streak that continues mostly unabated

ALBUM REVIEW: Brennen Leigh Blasts Open the Doors to the Honky-Tonk

ALBUM REVIEW: Brennen Leigh Blasts Open the Doors to the Honky-Tonk

ALBUM REVIEW: Son Volt Finds a Truer Sound in Song Selection for Doug Sahm Tribute

ALBUM REVIEW: Son Volt Finds a Truer Sound in Song Selection for Doug Sahm Tribute

ALBUM REVIEW: Dallas Burrow Shows Range and Savvy on ‘Blood Brothers’

ALBUM REVIEW: Dallas Burrow Shows Range and Savvy on ‘Blood Brothers’

ALBUM REVIEW: Tim O’Brien Plays With Perspective on His First All-Original Album

ALBUM REVIEW: Tim O’Brien Plays With Perspective on His First All-Original Album

ALBUM REVIEW: Gov’t Mule Honors Influences With Their Own Twist

ALBUM REVIEW: Gov’t Mule Honors Influences With Their Own Twist

ALBUM REVIEW: Tracy Nelson Doesn’t Miss With First Record in Over a Decade

ALBUM REVIEW: Tracy Nelson Doesn’t Miss With First Record in Over a Decade