LSM’s Texas Progressive Country Showdown: The Final Four It's down to Willie, Townes, Ely and Guy for the semifinals
This is the tale of the Red Headed Stranger, and if he should pass your way … Well, you know the drill: Don’t mess with …
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August 16, 2016 LSM Cover Story: Quaker City Night Hawks New Frontier: How Fort Worth's Quaker City Night Hawks reclaimed rock ’n’ roll for the New South by taking their "Texas Heavy" boogie to the stars
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July 22, 2016 The truths and consequences of Charlie Stout’s “Dust and Wind” The West Texas songwriter talks Flatland murder ballads and High Plains hymns
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July 22, 2016 Of Phases and Stages and the great Honky Tonk Masquerade A closer look at how both Joe Ely and Willie Nelson defined — and defied — the ’70s Texas progressive country scene
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July 21, 2016 Ely beats Willie! Joe Ely's self-titled 1977 debut voted king of the hill in our progressive country "Shotgun Showdown"
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July 19, 2016 The Finals: LSM’s ’70s Progressive Country/Honky-Tonk Heroes Shotgun Showdown Joe Ely faces off against the Red Headed Stranger
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The Maines Boys are back in town As the Maines Brothers Band prepares for its 50th anniversary reunion concert this weekend in Hub City, Kenny Maines reflects on the legendary Lubbock band’s enduring appeal and back catalog.
By Thomas D. Mooney The ’70s and ’80s were boom times for the West Texas music scene, with songwriters and bandleaders like Joe Ely, Butch …
Q&A: Randall King Lubbock honky-tonker aims for Strait country bull's eye with "Another Bullet"
By Thomas D. Mooney Lubbock singer-songwriter Randall King is a revivalist of sorts. While many songwriters in the state are pushing Texas Music off in …
Randall King: “Let Me Know” Superfly's Lone Star Music Emporium, San Marcos, Texas, 4-14-2016
Lubbock-based Texas country songwriter Randall King performed an in-store at Superfly’s Lone Star Music Emporium on April 14, 2016 in advance of his new EP, Another …
Flatland Cavalry: “One I Want” Superfly's Lone Star Music Emporium, San Marcos, Texas, 4-9-2016
The fast-rising Lubbock Americana quintet Flatland Cavalry visited Superfly’s Lone Star Music Emporium on Saturday, April 9, for an in-store performance celebrating the recent release …
Flatland Cavalry: “Humble Folks”
FLATLAND CAVALRY Humble Folks www.FlatlandCavalry.com The new record from Lubbock-based Flatland Cavalry, Humble Folks, is a well-seasoned, mature mission statement from a band that plays …
The Quaker City Night Hawks’ time is nigh Fort Worth rockers poised for blast off with forthcoming third album, “El Astronauta.”
By Christian Wallace It’s been said that good things take time. Sam Anderson and David Matsler met back in 2003 out on the lonely Llano …
Q&A: Joe Ely The Official Texas State Musician of 2016 talks tributes, guitar telepathy, turning 69 and trying to make sense of Trump
By Richard Skanse “Hey, what ’cha know?” It’s 10:30 a.m., and Joe Ely, his signature West Texas greeting as cheerful as ever, is all coffee’d …
Chris Stapleton makes his mark on Lubbock City Bank Auditorium, Lubbock, Texas, Feb. 26, 2016
By Thomas D. Mooney Nobody who was there is ever gonna forget the night Chris Stapleton came to Lubbock. For the “Traveller” himself, it may …
In Profile: Flatland Cavalry Lubbock roots-rockers aim to explore modern myth and "flatland folklore" on full-length debut
By Thomas D. Mooney “I hate being cliche like this,” says Cleto Cordero, the chief songwriter and frontman for Lubbock’s country roots band Flatland Cavalry, “but summer is my favorite …
