Jim Lauderdale

Back to Its Roots

Donna the Buffalo

Friday, February 3, Bluebird Theater, 303-322-2308; Saturday, February 4, Boulder Theater, Boulder, 303-786-7030.

Jesse Dayton

Friday, August 12, Bender's 13th Avenue Tavern, 303-861-7070.

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Friday, August 12, Bender's 13th Avenue Tavern, 303-861-7070.

Tony Furtado

These Chains (Funzalo Records)

Goodnight, Gracie

Tribute to Burns and Allen livens the stage

That's a Wrap-Up

Backbeat writers sound off on a few of their favorite musical things from 2002.

Fortune Smiles

Unsung country crooner Allison Moorer changes course on a new album -- and she doesn't care what you call it.

Up On the Mountain

At 75, Ralph Stanley is beginning his career anew.

Onward Through It All

Jim Lauderdale has fought his way through the dregs of Nashville and emerged as a country keeper.

Jim Lauderdale

The Other Sessions (Dualtone Nashville)

That Louvin Feeling

Three new reissues serve as reminders of how good country music can be.

THE GOODS

THERE WEREN'T THOUSANDS OF FIRST-RATE RECORDS RELEASED IN 1995. BUT THERE WERE NINETY.

FOND O' WANDA

WANDA JACKSON, THE QUEEN OF ROCKABILLY, IS READY TO PARTY AGAIN.