All posts on 2011

By Richard Skanse (LSM May/June 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 3) If you ever thought the hugs and happy vibes at the Kerrville Folk Festival were …

The biggest honky-tonk in Texas (and the world) celebrates the big 3-0.  By Laurie Barker James (LSM May/June 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 3) If there’s …

STEVE EARLE I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive New West After the Grammy-winning Townes, Steve Earle’s homage to mentor/songwriting-standard-setter Townes Van Zandt, he …

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 …

SUSAN HERNDON All Fall Down susanherndon.com According to her bio, singer-songwriter Susan Herndon began her music career during a stint living in France, which helps …

D.C. BLOOM New Man dcbloom.com Corporate/political speechwriter by day, singer-songwriter by night D.C. Bloom moved to San Antonio from Washington, D.C., six years ago, and …

THE HICKOIDS Kicking It With the Twits Saustex Media Listening to the Hickoids swagger their way through the Elton John/Bernie Taupin chestnut “Benny and the …

JOHN DAVID KENT John David Kent Roustabout Records In a previous musical lifetime, a teenaged John David Kent played drums in Radish, the North Texas …

JACKSON TAYLOR & THE SINNERS Let The Bad Times Roll Smith Entertainment There are some things that you need to know about Jackson Taylor. He …

By William Michael Smith (LSM May/June 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 3) Roots label New West Records has signed three upstart Houston bands: country singer Robert …