Reckless Kelly, Under the Table & Above the Stars (Sugar Hill)

Caitlin Cary, I’m Staying Out (Yep Roc Records)

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The Black Keys, thickfreakness (Fat Possum)

The Polyphonic Spree, The Beginning Stages of…The Polyphonic Spree (Good Records)

The Myrtles, Nowhere to Be Found (C Student Records)

Various Artists, Lonesome On’ry and Mean: A Tribute to Waylon Jennings (Dualtone)

John Boutte & Uptown Okra, Carry Me Home (Independent)

Fest Focus: Ben Harper

Ben Harper is a shape-shifter, moving through genres with uncanny ease. Starting out as a gospel blues folk hybrid, Harper has branched out to include rock, funk, reggae, soul and […]

Fest Focus: Tyronne Foster & the Arc Singers

If Tyrone Foster and the Arc Singers replaced the choir of your church, I’d wager attendance would triple. Based out of the St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church in Carrollton, Foster and his buoyant troupe of over 70 pubescent youths could restore the faith of even the most jaded of papists.

Lynn Drury and Bad Mayo, Spun (Independent)