By Richard Skanse (LSM July/Aug 2013/Vol. 6 – Issue 4) On Feb. 23, 10 days before her 31st birthday, Amanda Shires married fellow singer-songwriter Jason …
DANA FALCONBERRY Leelanau Atenna Farm Dana Falconberry’s despondent visions and unique vocal style will captivate anyone who looks at life with more suspicion than romance. …
CHRIS KNIGHT Little Victories Drifter’s Church Chris Knight has little need for musical experimentation. His grizzled blend of rural poetry and folk-inflected roadhouse rock is …
BILLY JOE SHAVER Live at Billy Bob’s Texas Smith Music Group Billy Joe Shaver turns 68 this year, but you’d never know it from the …
By Kelly Dearmore (Aug/Sept 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 4) It’s not terribly difficult to look back about 15 years or so and locate pretty much the …
BRACKEN HALE Bracken Hale www.brackenhale.com Austin, Texas, has never exactly been short on country acts of the retro persuasion — but it could stand a few …
By Richard Skanse March 2006 At a glance — and even on closer inspection — Walt Wilkins really doesn’t fit the profile of your everyday …
By Richard Skanse July 2003 When Pat Green sits down to discuss his new record, Wave on Wave, the very first thing he does is …
