Hayes Carll’s combination of wry wit, hard-luck poetry, and raw twang has positioned the local songwriter as the next in line of venerable Texas troubadours like Ray Wylie Hubbard and James McMurtry. Don’t let the stomp and holler fool you, either. As last year’s excellent KMAG YOYO (& Other American Stories) proved, his tongue-in-cheek comes with serious bite. Canadian kicker Corb Lund joins for the double shot, along with Houston rockabilly slinger John Evans. – Doug Freeman
Antone's, 2015 W. Riverside