by Deb | Jan 16, 2019 | PAST PERFORMANCES
The chorus to the title track on the new Hayes Carll album, What It Is, is a manifesto. What it was is gone forever / What it could be God only knows. What it is is right here in front of me / and I’m not letting go. He’s embracing the moment. Leaving the past...
by Deb | Mar 30, 2017 | PAST PERFORMANCES
I’m a singer-songwriter. I think “Lovers and Leavers” comes closer to reflecting that than any other record I’ve made. I didn’t worry about checking boxes, making sure there was something here for everybody, or getting on the radio. I just took some much needed deep...
by narrowsadmin | Apr 17, 2014 | PAST PERFORMANCES
Hayes Carll is an odd mix. Wildly literate, utterly slackerly, impossibly romantic, absolutely a slave to the music, the 35-year old Texan is completely committed to the truth and unafraid to skewer pomposity, hypocrisy and small-minded thinking. In a world of shallow...
by narrowsadmin | Apr 2, 2009 | PAST PERFORMANCES
2008 was good to Hayes Carll. Trouble In Mind debuted in April, Imus praised Carll for his smarts and fans discovered their new hero at one of his many live shows.Hayes was most-played Americana artist for 2008! Trouble In Mind received more radio airplay than many...