100 Greatest Women, #92: Kelly Willis March 19, 2018 Jonathan Keefe 6 Kelly Willis was a missed opportunity for Nashville before resurfacing as an essential voice in Austin.
100 Greatest Women, #99: Ashley Monroe March 3, 2018 Jonathan Keefe 6 The quality of her work has established Ashley Monroe as one of contemporary country’s most vital artists.
2017 Master Lists: The Reissues! November 29, 2017 Jonathan Keefe 10 Seriously, though. Who in 2017 was clamoring for this Robert Ellis Orrall reissue?
2017 Master Lists: The Singles! November 28, 2017 Jonathan Keefe 4 On the irrelevance of country radio…
2017 Master Lists: The Albums! November 27, 2017 Jonathan Keefe 7 It’s the most wonderful time of the year!
Top Fifty CMA Single of the Year Winners, Part Six: Individual Ballots October 29, 2017 Jonathan Keefe 1 One of us didn’t rank “Cruise” dead last. But which one of us was it?
Single Review: Alan Jackson, “The Older I Get” October 25, 2017 Jonathan Keefe 6 Alan Jackson offers a meditation on aging that should become a genre standard.
Single Review: Chase Rice, “Three Chords and the Truth” October 24, 2017 Jonathan Keefe 1 Chase Rice goes almost four full minutes without actively debasing women or country music, but don’t mistake that achievement alone for greatness.
Single Review: The Last Bandoleros, “Fly With You” October 23, 2017 Jonathan Keefe 0 Yes, that comparison to Hanson is meant as a very high compliment.
Single Review: Ashley McBryde, “A Little Dive Bar in Dahlonega” September 19, 2017 Jonathan Keefe 6 Here’s to the arrival of a major talent, taking us to a little dive bar in Dahlonega.