“You can’t really retire from this business,” Willy Braun says. “It’s impossible.” Two years into Reckless Kelly’s three-year plan to retire from touring, the frontman and co-founder of the Texas by way of Idaho band has not wavered in his desire to slow down. But with a brand new album, …
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A Hanson-branded beer. A barbecue-and-country combination in the heart of food-crazed Chicago. Wade Bowen and Micky and the Motorcars in headlining spots. These are three selling points some organizers of country and roots-music festivals are pointing to this summer to showcase their events as the market flirts with saturation across …
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To paraphrase the band itself, this is Reckless Kelly’s “Last Hurrah.” Reckless Kelly — Americana torchbearers from Idaho via Austin, a former member of the Sugar Hill and Yep Rock labels, and a group that has tied Austin rock and cowboy poetry together seamlessly for more than 25 years — …
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