Jason Isbell rides post-Grammy high into the Big D South Side Ballroom, Dallas, Texas, Feb. 16, 2016
By Kelly Dearmore “Ain’t it great to be alive? Ain’t it nice to be fighting’ on the winning side?” There’s always a ring of triumph to Shovels …
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April 5, 2016 Flatland Cavalry: “Humble Folks”
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March 31, 2016 Q&A: Lincoln Durham Mining the dark and playing with fire (and cigar-box guitars) to share his "Revelations of a Mind Unraveling"
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March 25, 2016 Wade Bowen: “Then Sings My Soul … Songs for My Mother”
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March 4, 2016 Granger Smith ain’t afraid of no mainstream By riding his “Backroad Song” to No. 1, the Texas country star proves he’s got a lot more up his sleeve than just Earl Dibbles Jr. novelty tunes
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February 17, 2016 Jason Isbell rides post-Grammy high into the Big D South Side Ballroom, Dallas, Texas, Feb. 16, 2016
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LSM Song Premiere: The O’s “Medicine” Sample a taste of the Dallas folk-duo's new album, "Honeycomb"
By Kelly Dearmore Over the course of the past seven years, Dallas’s the O’s have crafted a sonic signature all their own, pairing Taylor Young’s low drawl …
Randy Rogers on “Nothing Shines Like Neon” New album finds RRB honoring Kent Finlay and aiming for "Pure Country" sound
By Kelly Dearmore On March 2, 2015, the Texas music community was hammered with a tremendous loss when Kent Finlay, iconic founder and keeper of …
Josh Abbott Band: “Front Row Seat”
JOSH ABBOTT BAND Front Row Seat Pretty Damn Tough Records Let’s say this much right up front: Front Row Seat, the latest full-length from the …
Cody Canada & Mike McClure: “Chip & Ray: Together Again for the First Time”
CODY CANADA & MIKE McCLURE Chip & Ray: Together Again for the First Time Underground Sound We’re not sure what took so long for Cody …
Joe Pug: “Windfall”
JOE PUG Windfall Lightning Rod Records While the past three years for Joe Pug haven’t been completely fun-filled — he has admitted to almost giving …
American Aquarium: (Re)born in fire Resurgent North Carolina band running strong with Wolves in the triumphant afterglow of Burn.Flicker.Die.
By Kelly Dearmore The story of American Aquarium, as it currently stands, can pretty much be summed up as “A Tale of Two Records.” The …
William Clark Green: Going for broke Hot off of the nothing-left-to-lose breakthrough of Rose Queen, the fast-rising Texas songwriting star returns bolder than ever with Ringling Road
By Kelly Dearmore Going into the making of his third album, 2013’s Rose Queen, William Clark Green knew it was time to put it all …
In Profile: Adam Hood Red Dirt music’s favorite Alabama son takes charge with Welcome to the Big World
By Kelly Dearmore (LSM Jan/Feb 2015/vol 8 – issue 1) Adam Hood isn’t old, but he isn’t a young gun anymore, either. Long before the early …
In Profile: Angaleena Presley "Holler Annie" gets her due with American Middle Class
By Kelly Dearmore (LSM Jan/Feb 2015/vol 8 – issue 1) When country music’s Pistol Annies made their television debut in the spring of 2011, a …
