Q&A: Ray Wylie Hubbard The Wylie Lama on life, death, damnation, Beatles, blues, and the fine art of grifting.
By Andrew Dansby (March/April 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 2) Ray Wylie Hubbard’s story is that of two men in their 20s. One was young and …
By Andrew Dansby (March/April 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 2) Ray Wylie Hubbard’s story is that of two men in their 20s. One was young and …
ROBERT ELLIS Photographs New West Not quite a cradle-to-the-grave narrative, Robert Ellis’ second album (and first with New West) nevertheless charts a lengthy portion in …
By Andrew Dansby (LSM March/April 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 2) Perhaps things have changed since, but in the early- and mid-90s, Trinity University in San …
JAMEY JOHNSON The Guitar Song Mercury Leave it to Jamey Johnson — a hickory-voiced ex-Marine who sings country music like a guy cryogenically frozen in …
By Andrew Dansby March 2009 Five years have passed since Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Joe Ely and Butch Hancock last released music as the Flatlanders. Compared to …
By Andrew Dansby Feb 2009 Hopping off the Drive-By Truckers has done nothing to slow down Jason Isbell. In fact, leaving that Southern rock band prompted …
By Andrew Dansby May 2004 After issuing a trio of studio recordings between 2000 and 2002, Terri Hendrix took a bit of a break. After all, …
By Andrew Dansby May 2003 Reckless Kelly’s new album is packaged with a set of liner notes that reads almost like a manifesto. “The Problem:” …
By Andrew Dansby April 2003 He was born in Oklahoma. But the similarities between Ray Wylie Hubbard and the protagonist in “Up Against the Wall …
By Andrew Dansby March 2003 Despite the chaos implied by the band’s handle, the Derailers rarely teeter on the brink of any such crashing chaos. …