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Austin360 On The Record: Marcia Ball, Charley Crockett, more
Marcia Ball’s new album was recorded in Austin and Louisiana. Contributed/Mary Bruton OUT THIS WEEK Marcia Ball, “Shine Bright” (Alligator). At 69, Ball remains one of Austin’s most prominent and...
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Willie Nelson co-wrote every song on his new album. Has anyone his age ever...
Willie Nelson, “Last Man Standing” (Legacy). Let’s pause for a moment to recognize what this is: At 85, the age he turns on Sunday, Willie Nelson has released an album of entirely new original...
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Austin360 On The Record: Gary P. Nunn, Mobley, Christy Hays, more
The big Austin release this week is Willie Nelson’s “Last Man Standing.” Read our extended review of that album here: Willie Nelson is still writing songs, well into his 80s Christy Hays’ new album is...
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On The Record: Shakey Graves, Jeff Plankenhorn, more
Jeff Plankenhorn celebrates the release of “Sleeping Dogs” with an in-store Friday at Waterloo Records and show Saturday at One-2-One Bar. Contributed/Conqueroo OUT THIS WEEK Shakey Graves, “Can’t Wake...
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Austin360 On The Record: Kat Edmonson, Vince Bell, more
Kat Edmonson plays songs from her new album “Old Fashioned Gal” at Waterloo Records on May 17 and at ACL Live on May 19. Contributed/Glynis Carpenter Generally our Austin360 On The Record roundup...
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Austin360 On The Record: Kelly Willis, Jason Boland, more
Kelly Willis is at Waterloo Records at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 17, to celebrate the release of “Back Being Blue.” LAURA SKELDING/AMERICAN-STATESMAN OUT THIS WEEK Kelly Willis, “Back Being Blue” (Thirty...
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Austin360 On The Record: Patricia Vonne, Brownout, more
Patricia Vonne celebrates the release of her new album on Saturday at the Continental Club. Contributed/Mark Guerra OUT THIS WEEK Patricia Vonne, “Top of the Mountain” (Bandolera). The seventh album...
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Austin360 On The Record: Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore, more
Jimmie Dale Gilmore, left, and Dave Alvin celebrate the release of their new album “Downey to Lubbock” on Saturday at Antone’s. AMANDA VOISARD / AMERICAN-STATESMAN OUT THIS WEEK Dave Alvin & Jimmie...
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Austin360 On The Record: Jesse Dayton, Sarah Sharp, Golden Dawn Arkestra
Jesse Dayton’s “The Outsider” is his 10th album. Contributed OUT THIS WEEK Jesse Dayton, “The Outsider” (Blue Elan). Originally from Beaumont, Dayton subsequently lived in Houston and Los Angeles...
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Austin360 On The Record: Outlaws & Armadillos, Tish Hinojosa, more
The entrance to the new Outlaws & Armadillos exhibit, which opens May 25 at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville and will run through early 2021. At left is a portrait of a young...
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Austin360 On The Record: Dawn & Hawkes, Justin Stewart, more
Dawn & Hawkes play a release show for their new album “The Other Side” on Friday, July 6, at Cactus Cafe. Contributed/Hello Darlin Photography OUT THIS WEEK Dawn & Hawkes, “The Other Side.”...
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Austin360 On The Record: Jimmy LaFave, Eliza Gilkyson, more
Jimmy LaFave. Matt Rourke/AMERICAN-STATESMAN 2005 Jimmy LaFave “Peace Town” (Music Road) For about a year before his death from cancer in May 2017, Austin troubadour Jimmy LaFave was earnestly working...
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Austin360 On The Record: Belle Sounds, Ume, Cody Canada
Andre Moran and Noelle Hampton of the Belle Sounds. Contributed/Barbara FG Photography OUT THIS WEEK Belle Sounds, “The Sea Within.” Centered around singer-songwriter Noelle Hampton and guitarist Andre...
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Austin360 On The Record: Israel Nash hits new heights on ‘Lifted’
Israel Nash celebrates the release of “Lifted” on Friday at Scoot Inn. Contributed/Rett Rogers OUT THIS WEEK Israel Nash, “Lifted” (Desert Folklore/Thirty Tigers). Communing with music and nature on...
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Austin360 On The Record: Kevin Galloway, ‘Blaze’ soundtrack news, more
Kevin Galloway celebrates the release of “The Change” on Friday at 5 p.m. at Waterloo Records and 9:30 p.m. at the Continental Club. Tom McCarthy Jr. for AMERICAN-STATESMAN OUT THIS WEEK Kevin...
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Austin360 On The Record: William Clark Green, Ben Ballinger, more
William Clark Green. JAY JANNER / AMERICAN-STATESMAN OUT THIS WEEK William Clark Green, “Hebert Island.” Following 2015’s acclaimed “Ringling Road” and a 2016 live album recorded at Gruene Hall, Green...
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Austin360 On The Record: Joe Ely, Nakia, Blue October, Jeremy Nail, more
Joe Ely’s “The Lubbock Tapes: Full Circle” revisits previously unreleased 1970s demo recordings. JAY JANNER / AMERICAN-STATESMAN OUT THIS WEEK Joe Ely, “The Lubbock Tapes: Full Circle” (Rack ’Em)....
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Austin360 On The Record: White Denim, Teddy Glass, more
Mike Schoenfeld (second from left) celebrates the release of his new EP “Little Feet” at Kitty Cohen’s on Thursday, Aug. 23. Peter Blackstock/American-Statesman OUT THIS WEEK White Denim,...
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Austin360 On The Record: Bob Schneider, Andrew Nolte, Extreme Heat, more
Bob Schneider will play songs from his new “Blood & Bones” and other favorites from his catalog on Sunday at Nutty Brown Amphitheatre. Suzanne Cordeiro for American-Statesman 2016 RECENTLY RELEASED...
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Austin360 On The Record: Ghostland Observatory, Black Joe Lewis, more
Austin singer-songwriter Ray Bonneville (who performed at last year’s Jimmy LaFave tribute at the Paramount Theater) has a new album out this week. TAMIR KALIFA/ AMERICAN-STATESMAN 2017 OUT THIS WEEK...
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