Man in Need: Produced in Nashville by Buddy Miller, Richard Thompson's latest is a tale of marriage and its discontents (Electric is out now via New West)
By Any Other Name: Torres hits the road on the strength of a self-released debut (Playing Friday, 8th at The Basement and Tuesday, 12th at Grimey's)
Heavy Music City: A quick guide to 12 of Nashville's heaviest metal bands
Backwoods Blues: Mando Blues serves up blues from the most unusual studio in Nashville
“Oh My” God: Our interview with the legendary George Takei (Serving as narrator in A Survivor From Warsaw during Nashville Symphony’s "Harmonic Convergence," Feb. 7-9 at Schermerhorn Symphony Center)
In The Spin: Honoring a Legend: A Tribute to Cowboy Jack Clement at War Memorial Auditorium, The xx w/Austra at the Ryman
Plus Critics’ Picks on Shovels & Rope, Lindi Ortega, Corb Lund, The SteelDrivers, Mike Cooley, Sol Cat’s album release, Trixie Whitley, Butterfly Boucher with Joe Pug, K-Holes, Wooden Wand and more