By Rob Patterson Things are looking bright — or one could say shiny — for Austin’s Shinyribs right now. What began as a side project …
CHRIS FULLERTON Epilepsy Blues www.chrisfullertonmusic.com Some albums are such a mind-blowing fine surprise that they daunt a reviewer’s skill to summon up heavenly-high praise. Epilepsy …
GURF MORLIX The Soul & The Heal Rootball Veteran six-stringer and producer Gurf Morlix takes a giant step forward and upward as an artist on …
By Rob Patterson “We don’t know where these songs come from,” says Gurf Morlix, verging into the metaphysics of creativity. “We just kind of reach …
By Rob Patterson (LSM Jan/Feb 2015/vol 8 – issue 1) There are, every now and then, occasions in an artist’s career when the things that …
By Rob Patterson (LSM Oct/Nov 2014/vol. 7 – Issue 5) “I can’t wait for the fire puns,” says Austin singer-songwriter Shelley King, anticipating the reaction …
By Rob Patterson (LSM Oct/Nov 2014/vol. 7 – Issue 5) One feels just a twinge of guilt to say there is an upside to the …
MARY GAUTHIER Trouble & Love In the Black Records For the last decade-and-a-half, Mary Gauthier has proven herself time and again to be a keen …
COWBOY JACK CLEMENT For Once and For All I.R.S. Nashville For more than five decades Cowboy Jack Clement was Nashville’s Jesus of cool and Music …
By Rob Patterson (LSM July/Aug 2014/vol 7 – issue 4) She’s due onstage in just a little bit, but Nikki Lane is currently in the …
