All posts on 2011

TOM RUSSELL Mesabi Shout! Factory El Paso-based troubadour Tom Russell has been on one hell of a roll over the last decade, from digging deeply …

GEORGE STRAIT Here for a Good Time MCA George Strait remains the standard by which all modern mainstream country singers are judged — as much …

KEVIN FOWLER Chippin’ Away Average Joe’s Entertainment It’s been a while since his last album of new material, but the release of Chippin’ Away proves …

ELI YOUNG BAND Life at Best Republic Nashville With fourth album Life at Best, their first in three long years, Denton’s Eli Young Band seems …

MICKY AND THE MOTORCARS  Raise My Glass Smith Entertainment Let’s raise a glass to younger sons everywhere. To the eldest go the first rights of …

By Richard Skanse (LSM Sept/Oct 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 5) After a long decade of playing the part of a major-label mainstream country artist, Pat …

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 …

RECKLESS KELLY Good Luck & True Love No Big Deal Records The guys in Reckless Kelly are not known for shying away from a good …

GUY CLARK Songs and Stories Dualtone Guy Clark already issued his definitive live album, the aptly titled Keepers, 14 years ago. Having released four more …

By Laurie Barker James (LSM Sept/Oct 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 5) Before Jason Boland and the Stragglers, before Stoney LaRue and Brandon Jenkins, and before …