Elena James: “Black Beauty”
ELANA JAMES Black Beauty Snarf On her eponymous solo debut, Elana James didn’t stray that far from the music she makes with her longtime cohorts …
Posts tagged Bob Dylan
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March 25, 2016 Wade Bowen: “Then Sings My Soul … Songs for My Mother”
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March 14, 2016 Gathering Loose Diamonds Talking 'bout glory days — and one happy band reunion — with Austin songwriter, entrepreneur and musical ambassador Troy Campbell
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February 19, 2016 Blind Willie Johnson: The Timeless Sound of Salvation Producer Jeffrey Gaskill, Luther Dickinson and Cowboy Junkie Michael Timmins talk about the legacy of the pioneering Texas bluesman and the making of the new tribute album, “God Don’t Never Change.”
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December 31, 2015 LSM Playlist: Best of Americana 2015 Rounding up our favorite Americana, Texas and Red Dirt albums of 2015
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October 15, 2015 Q&A: Steve Earle Talking to the hardcore troubabour about sex, Lightnin' and "Terraplane" blues
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Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard: “Django and Jimmie”
WILLIE NELSON & MERLE HAGGARD Django and Jimmie Legacy Recordings The gatefold photo for Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard’s new album shows the two troubadours …
In Profile: Elana James With Black Beauty, the Hot Club of Cowtown fiddle player proves swing isn’t her only thing.
By j. poet “Growing up, I played Mozart obsessively,” Elana James says, describing her first musical inspiration. “I’d go to class early to practice, but …
Various Artists: “Lost on the River: The New Basement Tapes”
VARIOUS ARTISTS Lost on the River: The New Basement Tapes Harvest Records When Billy Bragg and Wilco set Woody Guthrie’s lyrics to music for Mermaid …
Old Crow Medicine Show: “Remedy”
OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW Remedy ATO Records Fans of Old Crow Medicine Show didn’t have to hold their breath for too long when their string-band …
Benmont Tench gets “Lucky” After decades with Tom Petty, the Heartbreaker finally steps out with an album of his own.
By Lynne Margolis (LSM March/April 2014/vol. 7 – Issue 2) You would think, after spending nearly 40 years as an integral member of Tom Petty & the …
Bill Kirchen: “Seeds and Stems”
BILL KIRCHEN Seeds and Stems Proper Even in a town crawling with hotshot guitarists, veteran axe-slinger and current Austin resident Bill Kirchen stands out. A …
LSM Playlist: Best of Americana 2013
The Best Americana albums of 2013 … as picked by our staff and writers (LSM Jan 2014/vol. 7 – issue 1) Richard Skanse, Editor 1. Terry …
Charlie Robison: “High Life”
CHARLIE ROBISON High Life Jewell Records/Thirty Tigers It seems every Texas singer-songwriter worth their salt will at one point in the careers do an entire album …
Mr. Record Man: Cosmic Cowboys & the Austin Sound of the ’70s
By Eric Hisaw (LSM Sept/Oct 2013/Vol. 6 – Issue 5) Something was happening in Austin and it was time the rest of the country took …
