This week, author Christopher Long drops by a Florida east coast thrift joint and scoops up a reasonably clean vinyl copy of Willie and Family Live, the classic 1978 double-live set from Willie Nelson — for just $6.

Carl F. Gauze reviews the not-quite one-woman show, Always… Patsy Cline, based on the true story of Cline’s friendship with Louise Seger, who met the star in l961 and corresponded with Cline until her death.

Devil Songs and Other Such Nonsense . Review by Christopher Long.

My Love of Country (Chalky Sounds). Review by Carl F. Gauze.

A laundromat provides refuge and family to the lost souls of small town Texas.

The Loneliness in Me (Mal Records). Review by Christopher Long.

You Don’t Know Me (Southpaw Musical Productions). Review by Christopher Long.

Pet Town (Joyful Noise Recordings). Review by Phil Bailey.

Sassafrass! (Outside Music). Review by Christopher Long.

Years (Bloodshot Records). Review by James Mann.

An estimated crowd of 50,000 barbecued enthusiasts converged on the infield of Daytona’s World-Famous International Speedway for a three-day celebration of “Great American Music.”

Forever and Then Some (Third Man Records). Review by Jen Cray.

Leslie Tom. Review by Carl F Gauze.

Jenny Lewis overcomes being the opening band, and sound and lighting issues, to overwhelm an Orlando audience, as Jen Cray knew she would.

A contemporary American songbook comes alive with the sophisticatedly sweet voice of jazz-country singer, Kat Edmonson, at New York’s City Winery.

The Blanco Sessions (Cow Island Music). Review by James Mann.

Complete Hit Singles A’s & B’s (Starday/ King / Real Gone Music). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Ten years of The Kills may not mean much to some, but to many – Jen Cray included – it means a decade’s worth of killer music that’s worth celebrating.

Jen Cray enjoys a time trip back to 1994 with everyone’s favorite college radio folk duo, Indigo Girls.

Modbilly (Vanguard Records). Review by Tim Wardyn.