Rhett Miller may be the Old 97’s’ front man, but bassist-singer Murry Hammond is the band’s Western conscience.

WEIRSDALE — Musician and vocalist Yancey deVeer became infatuated with cowboys when he was a child. “I fell in love with the old Western singers,” said deVeer, who will bring his … ...

In her own songs, Ms. McCaslin rued the increasing urbanization of the American West. “I’ve always been attracted by the desert and the beautiful mesas in Arizona and Utah,” she told Mr. Holden.

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