Granger Smith: “Dirt Road Driveway”
GRANGER SMITH Dirt Road Driveway Thirty Tigers If there were a Most Likeable Artist category in the annual Lone Star Music Awards, Granger Smith would …
Randy Rogers Band: “Trouble”
RANDY ROGERS BAND Trouble MCA Nashville For the Randy Rogers Band’s eighth studio album, Trouble, the regionally iconic five-piece successfully spreads its wings just enough to …
Black Lillies: “Runaway Freeway Blues”
BLACK LILLIES Runaway Freeway Blues Attack Monkey/North Knox Records Knoxville, Tenn.’s the Black Lillies reached admirable heights with their 2011 album, 100 Miles of Wreckage, …
Dale Watson & His Lonestars: “El Rancho Azul”
DALE WATSON & HIS LONESTARS El Rancho Azul Red House Records On Dale Waton’s latest album, the pompadoured honky-tonker wastes little time in displaying the honesty …
Triumph of the Will Callers Fort Worth country rockers persevere through tragedy en-route to debut release
By Kelly Dearmore (March/April 2013/vol. 6 – Issue 2) Considering all they’ve been through as bandmates, it’s hard to believe that Jake Murphy and Daniel …
Sons of Fathers: “Burning Days”
SONS OF FATHERS Burning Days Blanco River Music Sons of Fathers, led by David Beck and Paul Cauthen, have been widely accepted by fans of …
Songs & Stories of San Marcos: Kyle Park Texas country favorite looks back on his formative college (and Cheatham Street) days.
By Kelly Dearmore (March/April 2013/vol. 6 – Issue 2) By the time Austin-native Kyle Park landed in San Marcos to attend college, he was already …
Songs & Stories of San Marcos: Sons of Fathers From San Marcos to East Austin and beyond, the scrappy duo of David Beck and Paul Cauthen are blazing a trail into an exciting new era of Texas music spiked with Jazz Age eclecticism.
By Kelly Dearmore (March/April 2013/vol. 6 – Issue 2) With hindsight, maybe it does sound a little over the top. Or maybe you just had …
Aaron Watson: “Real Good Time”
AARON WATSON Real Good Time 12th Street Records Aaron Watson’s built an A-list Texas country career out of knowing just how to rock the honky-tonk …
Q&A: The Departed Cody Canada and Seth James talk about moving forward, growing up and grooving out
By Kelly Dearmore (LSM Jan/Feb 2013/vol. 6 – Issue 1) Earlier this year, as the Departed put the finishing touches on their second album, Cody …
