Recap: Willie Nelson’s 4th of July Picnic When it’s hot and expensive, what keeps fans coming?
By Lynne Margolis When in the course of human events and July heat, it becomes necessary to pay $4 for semi-chilled water, $6 for Sno-cones …
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September 19, 2016 Q&A: Amanda Shires The West Texas-born, Nashville-based Americana favorite talks about her journey to making "My Piece of Land," the dynamics of songwriting in a two-artist household, and the perils of juggling big brass monkey balls with John Prine.
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September 15, 2016 Whiskey Myers: “Trailer We Call Home” Superfly's Lone Star Music Emporium, San Marcos, TX 9-14-2016
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September 15, 2016 Rachel Laven’s triple threat From her long-running Lavens family band to bluegrass outfit Sweet ‘Shine & Honey to her burgeoning solo career, there’s no stopping this 2016 New Folk winner from San Antone.
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September 14, 2016 Q&A: Lydia Loveless The Bloodshot buzz magnet on busting free of genre limitations and getting “Real”
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September 13, 2016 Miranda Lambert douses the “flame” Texas-born country star cancels three home-state dates of her Keeper of the Flame tour
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LSM’s Progressive Country/Honky-Tonk Heroes Showdown, Round 3! Jennings vs. Shaver, Van Zandt vs. Ely, Allen vs. Clark and more impossible choices
It’s all fun and games until somebody gets hurt. Or until one’s favorite album of all time gets eliminated. Or until it comes down to …
Q&A: Sean McConnell The prolific songwriter finally tells his his own story on self-titled Rounder debut
By Kelly Dearmore There are very few — if any — songwriters around that can boast a portfolio as varied as that of Sean McConnell. …
The three stages of Ralph Stanley How the late bluegrass legend transcended age, time and trend
By Don McLeese Was Ralph Stanley ever young? We have no recorded evidence that he ever sounded young, that his vocal style was once boyish. …
LSM’s Progressive Country/Honky-Tonk Heroes Showdown, Round 2! Townes Van Zandt shoots down "Shotgun Willie" to lead all competitors advancing to Round of 32
Well, that wasn’t easy, was it? Oh sure, there were a few uneven match-ups there at the start. Although we maintain that all 64 of the …
In Memoriam: Scotty Moore, Dec. 27, 1931 – June 28, 2016 The man behind the King — and the guitar that changed the world
By Bill Ramsey In the nervous days that led up to what would become Elvis Presley’s 1968 Comeback Special — a televised affair Colonel Parker …
Dolly Shine: “Come Out Swingin'” and “Down in the Alley” Superfly's Lone Star Music Emporium, San Marcos, Texas, 6-23-2016
Stephenville-based Texas roots-rockers Dolly Shine visited Superfly’s Lone Star Music in San Marcos last Thursday to celebrate the release of their new album, Walkabout. Here’s two songs …
The Highwaymen ride again with a little help from a Family friend Mickey Raphael on the making of “The Highwaymen Live: American Outlaws”
By Holly Gleason “Willie was doing some stuff with (producer) Buddy Cannon,” says Mickey Raphael, the longtime harmonica player with Nelson’s storied Family band. “He …
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 …
LSM Presents: That ’70s Texas Progressive Country/Honky-Tonk Heroes Shotgun Showdown We picked 64 classic albums that helped define the Golden Age of Texas music. Now YOU pick the very BEST of the best.
Last month, we introduced our new “LSM Tournament Brackets” feature with a little something we humbly called “The Ultimate Texas Country vs. Red Dirt Album …
