With the release of two discs on January 25, Bright Eyes turned this edition of Gear Live Playlist into singer-songwriter central. We also look at recent releases by Minnesota songster Mason Jennings ...

At this point, if you enter into a poker game with Willie Nelson and wind up losing all your cash, you've got no one to blame but yourself. The country legend's fondness for high-stakes games and ...

Shannon McNally isn't an Austinite, but the singer-songwriter who currently calls Nashville home has ties to the Live Music Capital. She's spent much of the past few years singing Texas songwriter ...

One of the most vibrant and creative eras in country music history began with a fire at a pig farm. In December 1970, the 400-acre spread in Ridgetop, Tenn., belonged to Willie Nelson, a singer and ...