On a chilly Friday night in early October, a shoulder-to-shoulder crowd thronged around the stage at Lucinda’s in Manhattan’s East Village. It was the bar’s weekly “countryoke” show: A four-piece band ...

Honky Tonks are integral settings in country songwriting. You can’t escape songs about buzzing neon, beer-drinking buddies, or late-night romances. Like cowboy boots, horses, or dirt roads, the honky ...