Jonathan Terrell, Whitney Rose, Lucas Hudgins

Nobody’s writing a better country hook in Austin today than Jonathan Terrell. Since 2020’s Westward, the troubadour’s tireless touring has included a stint with Midland that polished his hard-hitting country ballads for bigger stages, and latest EP A Couple 2, 3… brings the songs to match – a natural storyteller having found his sound. Terrell returns to his White Horse home base with the breathy, suave honky-tonk of Whitney Rose riding 2020’s sharp We Still Go to Rodeos and Lucas Hudgins’ low, indelible croon opening the dance floor slinging “Them Little Thrills” after a decade away. – Doug Freeman