Posts tagged Amanda Shires

Americana Music Festival honors legends and showcases its best By Lynne Margolis (Oct/Nov 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 5) By Lynne Margolis Even though emcee Jim …

By Lynne Margolis (Oct/Nov 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 5) Cary Ann Hearst and Michael Trent aren’t the first duo to pour country, folk, blues, good …

By Lynne Margolis (LSM Sept/Oct 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 5) If the Duo/Group of the Year nominees were the only acts performing at the 10th …

ROD PICOTT Welding Burns www.rodpicott.com In the simple but highly effective video for his song “Little Scar,” Rod Picott — accompanied only by his acoustic …

By Christopher J. Oglesby (LSM May/June 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 3) Standing 5-foot-3-inches in her custom handmade cowboy boots, braided pigtails, and feathered headband, Amanda …

AMANDA SHIRES Carrying Lightning amandashires.net “Look how easy a heart can catch on fire,” observes Amanda Shires just over two minutes into her first song …

By Christopher J. Oglesby (LSM May/June 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 3) It seems every decade a massive wave of musicians and songwriters bursts out of …

Notes From the Editor By Richard Skanse (LSM May/June 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 3) The last time I visited Lubbock, I was a junior in …

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 …

Announcing our official showcase, day parties, and co-sponsorship of Sin City’s Cosmic American Roadshow By Richard Skanse (LSM March/April 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 2) Just …