All posts on 2015

STEVE EARLE & THE DUKES Terraplane New West After three decades of album making, Steve Earle’s hardcore-troubadour credentials are just about bulletproof. His track record …

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 …

By j. poet  “The narratives on the new album are pretty drastic,” Brent Best admits. The former Slobberbone guitarist, songwriter and lead singer is discussing …

By Brian T. Atkinson Okra Candy, the latest batch of tasty treats from Austin’s Shinyribs, backs fresh (“Donut Taco Palace”) and funky (“The Longer It Lingers”) …

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 …

By Holly Gleason “Romantic, lustful, silly … at times spiritual, even depressing,” Raul Malo, the Cuban-American frontman of the Mavericks, is ticking off the many …

Miranda Dawn and Chris Hawkes performed an in-store at Superfly’s Lone Star Music Emporium in San Marcos, Texas on Oct. 1, 2015 to celebrate the …

Texas songwriter Courtney Patton visited Superfly’s Lone Star Music Emporium in San Marcos on June 9 to celebrate the release of her album So This Is …

Jamie Lin Wilson performing her song “Moving Along” from her full-length solo debut, Holidays & Wedding Rings, at Superfly’s Lone Star Music Emporium in San Marcos, …

Randy Rogers and Wade Bowen visited Superfly’s Lone Star Music Emporium in San Marcos, Texas on April 21, 2015 to celebrate the release of their first …