When Oklahoma-bred songwriter Audra Mae moved to Hollywood a few years ago, this grandniece of Judy Garland made two brilliant decisions. She dropped her awkward surname, Butts, and signed with a prominent publishing company instead of angling for a label deal. The contract eventually came. Her meticulously-crafted alt-country debut “The Happiest Lamb” is out, on the traditionally-punk imprint Side One Dummy. Read More