: Together with indie-pop mastermind Richard Swift, Nashvillian Jessie Baylin has concocted a spellbinding batch of songs (Playing Sunday, 15th at 3rd & Lindsley and Monday, 16th at Grimey's)
There’s No Business Like … : For entertainers like David Mayfield, Justin Townes Earle and Jonny Corndawg, it's out with the shoegaze, in with the showbiz
The Family That Folks Together: Communal and self-mythologizing, Akron/Family makes folk for folk's sake (Playing Sunday, 15th at Mercy Lounge)
The Gospel According to Nashville: Nashville promoter Carlos Hale and the Stellar Gospel Awards weekend honor gospel legends (Jan. 12-14 at various venues; see more info at urbansoulcafe.com and thestellarawards.com)
In The Spin: Glen Campbell at The Ryman, Makin' Moves at The End
Plus Critics’ Picks on The Brent Mason Trio, Final Club, Crackerboots, D. Striker’s RR Party, The Features, Big Head Todd and the Monsters, Cass McCombs, Shelby Lynne and more
