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Oct 22, 2020
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Jeff Tweedy and sons play through the crisis on
Love Is the King
By Salem Collo-Julin
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May 29, 2020
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Lucinda Williams is a forceful spirit on
Good Souls Better Angels
By Salem Collo-Julin
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Country mainstay Pam Tillis hits her stride on
Looking for a Feeling
By Salem Collo-Julin
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Dec 16, 2019
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Hard-working country rockers the Moondogs never released their only album
This beloved band gigged hard for a few years in the late 70s and early 80s, and they’ve played a reunion show as recently as 2012.
By Steve Krakow
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Sep 23, 2013
In Rotation: Reggie's booker Elle Quintana on never regretting Tindersticks
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Chris Darrow: next year's best country-rock reissue
Mellow country grooves from legendary sideman Chris Darrow
By Miles Raymer
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