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ALBUM REVIEW: On Dance Record ‘Mutiny After Midnight,’ Johnny Blue Skies Mixes Fire and Fun

ALBUM REVIEW: On Dance Record ‘Mutiny After Midnight,’ Johnny Blue Skies Mixes Fire and Fun

Count on Johnny Blue Skies, formerly known as Sturgill Simpson, to walk whatever path he pleases, fences be damned. He started his career in country music, applying his richly retro voice to uncharted territory in the genre. But before long he was ready to roam even farther, releasing 2019'

ALBUM REVIEW: Tony Trischka’s 'Earl Jam 2' Pays Tribute to Bluegrass Banjo Great, Earl Scruggs

ALBUM REVIEW: Tony Trischka’s 'Earl Jam 2' Pays Tribute to Bluegrass Banjo Great, Earl Scruggs

ALBUM REVIEW: Sweet Petunia Gets Raw and Real about Mental Health on 'Foggy Mountain Mental Breakdown'

ALBUM REVIEW: Sweet Petunia Gets Raw and Real about Mental Health on 'Foggy Mountain Mental Breakdown'

ALBUM REVIEW: Trey Hensley Lays Down a Guitar Masterpiece on ‘Can’t Outrun the Blues’

ALBUM REVIEW: Trey Hensley Lays Down a Guitar Masterpiece on ‘Can’t Outrun the Blues’

ALBUM REVIEW: With 'Watterson Hall,' William Clark Green Embraces a Mainstream Sound

ALBUM REVIEW: With 'Watterson Hall,' William Clark Green Embraces a Mainstream Sound

ALBUM REVIEW: Chemistry, Storytelling Propel Sons of Town Hall’s ‘Of Ghosts and Gods’

ALBUM REVIEW: Chemistry, Storytelling Propel Sons of Town Hall’s ‘Of Ghosts and Gods’

ALBUM REVIEW: Brit Taylor's ‘Land of the Forgotten’ Is One Banger After Another

ALBUM REVIEW: Brit Taylor's ‘Land of the Forgotten’ Is One Banger After Another