We are in the thick of summer, and it is hot. But there's nothing like kicking back with a good album and your favorite drink to get you through these long summer days. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "A GUITAR ...

Raul Malo died Dec. 8; two of his holiday albums anchor this year's list. Reviewer mixes reissues and new releases, favoring roots, Cuban and vintage styles. Favorites include Mavericks' "Hey! Merry ...

Raul Malo, lead singer of The Mavericks, has released his first instrumental album. The music began as the score for a proposed Netflix movie. When the movie fell through, he had the makings of his ...

There is nothing fancy about this music. A couple of guys with guitars—Hermanos Gutiererrez, playing without pretense inside subtle, almost subliminal accompaniments, making sounds that have an on-the ...

Music can transport us, like latest tracks from the band Hermanos Gutierrez, which take us back in time to the Old West. (SOUNDBITE OF HERMANOS GUTIERREZ'S "LOS AMANTES") SIMON: The new album from ...