Colin Gilmore: “Goodnight Lane”
COLIN GILMORE Goodnight Lane www.colingilmore.com If the national reserves of catchy pop hooks ever hits a critical low, Colin Gilmore had best keep a watchful …
Kasey Chambers: “Little Bird”
KASEY CHAMBERS Little Bird Liberation Music At first pass, Kasey Chamber’s Little Bird comes on so strong, sweet and irresistible, there’s a temptation to immediately declare it …
LSM Cover Story: Meet the Welches Come one, come all, and bring the family: How Kevin, Savannah and Dustin Welch found their way to Texas.
By Richard Skanse (LSM Aug/Sept 2010/vol. 3 – Issue 5) PART 1 — Kevin Welch The Great Emancipation Songwriter’s songwriter Kevin Welch spent 30 years …
The Trishas: “They Call Us the Trishas”
THE TRISHAS They Call Us the Trishas www.thetrishas.com According to group member Savannah Welch, the Trishas prefer to call their 20-minute debut a “mini album” …
Alejandro Escovedo: “Street Songs of Love”
ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO Street Songs of Love Fantasy Early on Streets Songs of Love, Alejandro Escovedo hits you with two back-to-back rockers of such thrilling atomic …
After Awhile: LSM Aug/Sept 2010 (Meet the Welches)
Notes From the Editor By Richard Skanse (LSM Aug/Sept 2010/vol. 3 – Issue 5) Well, hello out there and thanks for picking up our latest …
Raul Malo: “Sinners & Saints”
RAUL MALO Sinners & Saints Fantasy If Americana music has a Mr. Dependable to match mainstream country’s George Strait, it may well be Raul Malo. …
After Awhile: LSM June/July 2010 (Kerrville Folk Festival)
Notes From the Editor By Richard Skanse (LSM June/July 2010/vol. 3 – issue 4) Jimmie Dale Gilmore’s “After Awhile” was the very first CD I …
Lincoln Durham: “EP”
LINCOLN DURHAM EP www.Lincolndurham.com Out of all the young apprentices that Ray Wylie Hubbard has taken under his wing, Lincoln Durham is the first to …
LSM Cover Story: Kerrville Folk Festival City of Song: For 39 years (and counting), the Kerrville Folk Festival has drawn music lovers from all walks of life deep into the heart of the Texas Hill Country. Some come as legends or to launch their careers; others, just to escape the real world, if only for a week or three. But nobody leaves untouched by song — and without a profound understanding of the words “Welcome Home.”
By Richard Skanse (LSM June/July 2010/vol. 3 – issue 4) In the before and after, Quiet Valley Ranch can be a little too quiet. Come …
