The Waymores at Rusty Barrel

CRITIC’S PICK: The Waymores, The Rusty Barrel —The country/pop husband and wife team of Willie Heath Neal and Kira Annalise close out a successful year of touring with this final date at one of their favorite haunts. Their 2023 Green Pastures album continues to make inroads with audiences who appreciate stripped down, yet not raw, melodic, somewhat retro twang sung with class, honesty and clarity. Perched somewhere between Johnny and June, or Waylon and Jessi, or George Jones and Tammy Wynette, the act’s archetypal duet sound is reminiscent of the finest in the extensive history of legendary country twosomes . — Hal Horowitz