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Amy McCarthy

Amy McCarthy is a food writer and country music critic who splits time between Dallas and Houston. Her music writing is regularly featured in the Houston Press and has also appeared in Texas Monthly, Salon, VICE, Playboy, and Pitchfork.

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East Texas Pines, SugarHill Studios Fuel Lee Ann Womack's Dark New Sound

By Amy McCarthy
Oct 16, 2017

Formerly a pop-country chanteuse, she’s now something entirely different.
Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real Uphold Tradition On Their Own Terms

By Amy McCarthy
Aug 22, 2017

The son of the Red Headed Stranger is now one of Americana's most promising artists in his own right.
In Nashville, Songwriter Rodney Crowell Carries Houston In His Bones

By Amy McCarthy
Jun 27, 2017

Even after spending more than four decades outside of Texas, Houston has always lived deeply inside Rodney Crowell’s bones. From his seminal 2001 album The Houston Kid to “East Houston Blues,” which appears on 2017’s Close Ties, Crowell has essentially formed his musical identity around the sounds and sights of...
The 10 Best Country Musicians From Houston

By Amy McCarthy
Jun 23, 2017

It’s no secret that Texas is home (or at least the birthplace of) to some of the world’s best and most talented country musicians, but Houston seems to be an especially fertile ground for growing a particularly strong crop of artists. The city can take credit for plenty of superstars...
Jason Isbell Emerges as the Conscience of the South on The Nashville Sound

By Amy McCarthy
Jun 16, 2017

The former Drive-By Trucker's new album quietly urges a revamp of an identity that has too long been associated with bigotry and close-mindedness.
Outlaw Queen Jaime Wyatt Finds Redemption With Felony Blues

By Amy McCarthy
Jun 9, 2017

"I feel forced into making music, but for me it is a positive thing."
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson Has Excellent Taste in Country Music

By Amy McCarthy
Jun 8, 2017

It’s high time the Baywatch star starts singing more Drake White and Sturgill Simpson songs on Instagram.
Texas Country's 10 Best Live Acts

By Amy McCarthy
May 10, 2017

The best kind of drinking music there is deserves to be heard live.
The Time Is Ripe for a Gretchen Wilson Comeback

By Amy McCarthy
May 3, 2017

There’s no denying country music could desperately use a little more of her brash authenticity.
Small-Town Girl Brandy Clark Makes Big-City Country Music

By Amy McCarthy
Apr 25, 2017

"Maybe I’m not the safest artist to play on the radio.”
Country Music's Future Is in Sam Outlaw’s Sad SoCal Sound

By Amy McCarthy
Apr 18, 2017

The L.A. troubador takes his place at the top of a growing pack of California-inspired country artists.
Lee Ann Womack Embraces New Role as Americana Queen

By Amy McCarthy
Mar 15, 2017

The East Texas native talks about her upcoming Houston-recorded album and crossing back over to 'real' country music.

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