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Nocona’s Los Dos

on August 3, 2020 at 8:15 am ×

By Brian Rock Nocona returns with their ironically named third album, Los Dos. This Los Angeles based band named after a small Texas town is a study in contradictions. Nocona has one foot firmly planted […]

You Are About To Become Involved With Van Dyke Parks!

on July 13, 2020 at 9:55 am ×

You Are About To Become Involved With Van Dyke Parks! Words, Courtney S. Lennon Illustrations, Mandy Newham-Cobb It’s eleven in the morning on a mid-June day and Van Dyke Parks is at home in Los […]

Song Premier [Chris Fullerton “Deep Depression”]

on June 17, 2020 at 5:38 am ×

Turnstyled, Junkpiled premiers Austin, Texas-based singer-songwriter Chris Fullerton’s new song, “Deep Depression,” from his forthcoming sophomore release, Consider the Shoebill. “The album is more progressive,” Fullerton says of his newly raucous and experimental sound. “It’s a […]

Busted Strings & Crazy Gods: A Lost Interview with John Prine

on May 20, 2020 at 9:18 am ×

Words and photos, John Kruth It was a cold rainy night in New York (November 5, 1986) when John Prine took the stage with Philip Donelly from Dublin, standing on Prine’s right, picking an orange […]

John Prine: An Appreciation

on April 21, 2020 at 9:46 am ×

John Prine: An Appreciation Illustration, Mandy Newham-Cobb Words, Terry Paul Roland John Prine was a gentleman songwriter whose love for life shot through his music like light beams. He was the middleman between hope and […]

Marty Stuart’s The Pilgrim: A Wall to Wall Odyssey

on February 10, 2020 at 8:22 am ×

By Brian Rock Marty Stuart’s pivotal, critically acclaimed album The Pilgrim celebrated its twentieth anniversary in 2019. To commemorate the occasion and to shed light into the creative process behind it, Stuart has written a […]

TJ Music [Turnstyled, Junkpiled] Best of 2019

on December 23, 2019 at 6:34 am ×

Another year of music is in the books. TJ’s best of 2019 celebrates the diverse work of artists we love, ranging from country legends to impressive newcomers. Thank you to all of our TJ family […]

The Hero of Texas Music History

on July 23, 2019 at 9:01 am ×

Brian T. Atkinson is a chief innovator of modern-day music writing. The critically acclaimed Austin-based author isn’t just a biographer, he’s a songwriting historian, saving the works of Texas greats for generations to come. With […]

Tales From Texas Music: The Electric Cowboy and The Hillbilly Hero

on May 13, 2019 at 6:43 am ×

Ever wonder what it would be like to see Texas songwriting greats Townes Van Zandt, and Wayne Hancock play a show together? Editor Courtney S. Lennon wanted to find out, so she created “Tales From […]

Ted Russell Kamp’s Walkin’ Shoes

on March 15, 2019 at 8:13 am ×

By Brian Rock Ted Russell Kamp invites you to lace up your comfy sneakers and join him on a musical stroll on his 11th studio release, Walkin’ Shoes. Riding a streak of four consecutive “Top […]

Dale Watson Call Me Lucky

on February 20, 2019 at 8:12 am ×

By Brian Rock Legendary Texas troubadour Dale Watson has been called many things from Honky-Tonk hero to Ameripolitan ambassador to just plain crazy. But now he wants you to call him by his new nickname […]

Craig Marshall – TJ Interview

on January 31, 2019 at 3:14 pm ×

Turnstyled Junkpiled: Describe growing up in Syracuse, New York. Craig Marshall: I grew up in a suburb of Syracuse called Fayetteville. It was a great place to grow up with family, friends, school, sports. As far […]