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Review: Whispering Pines “Whispering Pines”

Review: Whispering Pines “Whispering Pines”

Whispering Pines: Whispering Pines After turning heads with their debut album, Family Tree in 2009, the 5-piece, Los Angeles based Whispering Pines combine a throwback sound with a modern feel that is enhanced 100 proof […]

PROFILES: MIKE and THE MOONPIES

PROFILES: MIKE and THE MOONPIES

  TURNSTYLED JUNKPILED’S PROFILES MIKE and THE MOONPIES HOME: Austin TX PROFESSION: Honky Tonk Band HOBBIES: Leatherwork, Guns, Naps, Instagram LAST ALBUM PURCHASED: Bob Seger’s Greatest Hits LAST ACCOMPLISHMENT: Made it back to the Hotel […]

Low-Down & Dirty with Lucero

Low-Down & Dirty with Lucero

Low Down & Dirty Q&A with Ben Nichols and John C. Stubblefield of Lucero By Natalie Rahhal, Staff Writer Lucero has been playing together for fourteen years and in that time, they have been consistently […]

Low-Down and Dirty with Henry Wagons

Low-Down and Dirty with Henry Wagons

Low-Down and Dirty with Henry Wagons By Gerry Gomez, Staff Writer Charismatic front-man Henry Wagons is rounding up his band Wagons and bringing them to the Grand Ole Echo this Sunday August 5, for what […]

The Billy Joe Show: Billy Joe Shaver Video Tribute

The Billy Joe Show: Billy Joe Shaver Video Tribute

Some of our favorite artists from Los Angeles and Texas came together and turned Turnstyled Junkpiled into a Honky Tonk to pay tribute to Country Music’s biggest badass: Billy Joe Shaver. All videos were recorded […]

Shaver and His Maker: The TJ Interview

Shaver and His Maker: The TJ Interview

By Terry Roland Sometime in 1946 when legendary singer-songwriter, Billy Joe Shaver, was a child, he crawled out of the window of his grandmother’s house and followed the railroad tracks to downtown Corsicana, Texas.  Homer & Jethro […]

Cory Branan Live at The Mint

Cory Branan Live at The Mint

Review: Cory Branan Live at The Mint, July 7 2012 By Natalie Rahhal, Staff Writer Cory Branan is a difficult man to contextualize.  He’s a hard-cussing, whiskey-drinking rocker; he’s a self-deprecating, reluctant star; he doesn’t […]

MIKE + RUTHY: THE NYC EP

MIKE + RUTHY: THE NYC EP

                      MIKE + RUTHY: THE NYC EP By Ben Reddell, Staff Writer This month marked the 100th birthday of Woody Guthrie, the patriarch of Folk […]

Low-Down & Dirty w/ Nick 13

Low-Down & Dirty w/ Nick 13

Low-Down & Dirty w/ Nick 13 By Jordan Blackburn, Contributing Writer California native Nick 13 racked up an impressive string of albums and a ceaseless tour schedule with his multi-hyphenate band Tiger Army (one hears […]

Gonzo Country: HST Edition

Gonzo Country: HST Edition

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. – Hunter S. Thompson (July 18, 1937 – February 20, 2005) Gonzo Country: HST Edition By Courtney Sudbrink, Editor There’s a reason we’re Gonzo Country. So […]

Review + Giveaway: Rod Melancon

Review + Giveaway: Rod Melancon

Rod Melancon: My Family Name Born and raised in Wright, Louisiana, Cajun blooded Rod Melancon has come onto the LA scene with a debut album that equally captures his troubled life as it does his […]

Sonny & The Sunsets “Longtime Companion”

Sonny & The Sunsets “Longtime Companion”

Sonny & The Sunsets – “Pretend You Love Me” by Polyvinyl Records Sonny & The Sunsets: Longtime Companion By Gerry Gomez, Staff Writer So with the beginning of Summer, Los Angeles is again basking in […]