Terry Allen in the Washington Post, the Wire, the NY Times, and Elsewhere.

Terry Allen in the Washington Post, the Wire, the NY Times, and Elsewhere

Many thanks to John Lingan for writing this moving, fine-grained profile of Terry Allen and Jo Harvey Allen for the The Washington Post Magazine. It’s chock full of must-read stories, appearances from David Byrne and PoB, and also some excellent analysis of his new album Just Like Moby Dick, which “finds Terry still plowing forward, finding new ways to marry his personal memories to more universal concerns about looming catastrophe and societal decay … The lyrics concern ghost ships, vampires, Facebook and the war in Afghanistan. In 2020, no veteran country songwriter sounds more attuned to the national mood. His songs still feel like little guidebooks for staring down a harsh universe.”

Thanks also to the New York Times’ T: The Style Magazine for highlighting Moby Dick (attention Manhattan Bluebirds): “With a masterful blend of allegorical lyrics and honky-tonk hooks, the artist and musician Terry Allen has been steadily solidifying his stature as a reigning deity of a certain kind of country music since the mid-70s. Lubbock (on everything) (1979) is my personal favorite… but his newly released album, Just Like Moby Dick, could make me rethink my rankings… The record shows off Allen’s gravelly but warm voice as it he spins dark tales of life and death, inflected with dry wit and backed by a soft pillowy bed of twang.”

Terry Live on Film, for the Wire and KUTX

Watch Terry perform a rare, intimate house show in the Miami home of gallery owner Nina Johnson, as produced by The Florida Room and premiered by The Wire to coincide with their feature story on Terry.

Watch/hear a live radio session with the Panhandle Mystery Band on KUTX.

The Panhandle Mystery Band On Tour

Feb. 15–16: Los Angeles, CA @ Zebulon (Saturday and Sunday)
March 18: Austin, TX @ GSD&M – Waterloo Records album signing/meet-and-greet, Everything for All Reasons film screening, and performance
May 21: Brooklyn, NY @ Pioneer Works (via Blank Forms)
May 23: Washington, DC @ City Winery * More dates TBA. *
Concert Tickets and Details