Bar Band Americanus: The Best of Charlie Pickett And… (Bloodshot Records). Review by James Mann.

The Watershed EP (Vanguard). Review by Tim Wardyn.

The Boxmasters (Sawmill Records/ Vanguard Records). Review by Tim Wardyn.

Ghost Dance (K). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Bob Ham enjoys this archival DVD release of a George Jones concert from the early 80s - we think.

Invisible Man (Full Light). Review by David Whited.

All the Walls (Crazy River Records). Review by Tim Wardyn.

Big Boss Man (Sony ATV Music). Review by Carl F Gauze.

This Weary Way (Full Light Records). Review by David Whited.

Tom Schulte hears the bad CDs so you don’t have to. Herein are paragraphs on the good ones.

Well Deserved Obscurity (429 Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Locally World Famous. Review by Gail Worley.

Desperate Man (self-released). Review by Stein Haukland.

Various Artists (Tomato). Review by James Mann.

Holopaw (Sub Pop). Review by Stein Haukland.

The duet he did with his father, Bobby Bare, earned Bobby Jr. a Grammy nomination at the age of five. Stein Haukland catches up with the grown-up version.

New Deal (Bloodshot). Review by Rob Walsh.

Folklore (Jetset). Review by Rob Walsh.

Darkness And Light (Sideburn). Review by Stein Haukland.

David Whited discusses North and South, Filth And Fire, and the darker side of life with Texas singer / songwriter Mary Gauthier.