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SUSAN GIBSON Tight Rope For The Records Go ahead and judge Tight Rope by its unapologetically Spartan cover; if it’s fancy frills and showy instrumental …

Old Town Rock N’ Roll: Stories About Music By Adam Carroll and Stayton Bonner www.adamcarroll.com By Richard Skanse (LSM March/April 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 2) …

By Richard Skanse (LSM March/April 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 2) It’s 2:30 a.m. Friday night/Saturday morning, and Susan Herndon is standing at the end of …

Cry Till You Laugh — The Part That Ain’t Art By Terri Hendrix Wilory Records By Doug Pullen (LSM March/April 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 2) …

JESSE DAYTON One For the Dance Halls Stag Records FLAT TOP JONES Ten Years and a Million Miles www.heybale.com Austin continues to serve notice of …

By D.C. Bloom (LSM Jan/Feb 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 1) If “SWRFA” isn’t a household word in your home, just trying to pronounce it will …

Lyle Lovett helps Austin City Limits bid farewell to old home By Lynne Margolis (LSM Jan/Feb 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 1) Since Austin City Limits first …

HAYES CARLL KMAG YOYO (& other American stories) Lost Highway Hayes Carll has nailed three straight bull’s eyes. Score another. The Woodlands native’s ambitious KMAG …

RYAN ADAMS & THE CARDINALS III/IV Pax-AM Records Let’s get this out of the way upfront: Ryan Adams & the Cardinals’ III/IV is not, as …

THE DERAILERS Live! From Texas Varese Sarabande The Derailers may have called their latest release Live From Texas, but they’d be the first to acknowledge …