Brennen Leigh: “Brennen Leigh Sings Lefty Frizzell”
BRENNEN LEIGH Brennen Leigh Sings Lefty Frizzell South Central Music That title alone should sell this thing. Admittedly, Brennen Leigh Sings Lefty Frizzell may not …
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October 7, 2016 Terri Hendrix: “The Slaughterhouse Sessions (Project 5.2)”
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October 5, 2016 ACL Music Fest 2016 Recap (Weekend 1, Sept. 30-Oct. 2) Welcome back, my friends, to the show that never ends …
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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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Randy Rogers Band: “Meet Me Tonight” Live at Cheatham Street Warehouse, San Marcos, Texas, 1-19-16
On Tuesday, Jan. 19, the Randy Rogers Band capped a busy week’s worth of appearances promoting the release of their new album, Nothing Shines Like Neon, with …
Hayes Carll announces forthcoming “Lovers and Leavers” Grammy-nominated songwriter to release Joe Henry-produced fifth album April 8
By Richard Skanse Regardless of whether or not Hayes Carll wins that “Best Country Song” Grammy he’s up for in February (for Lee Ann Womack’s recording of “Chances …
Randy Rogers Band: “Nothing Shines Like Neon”
RANDY ROGERS BAND Nothing Shines Like Neon Tommy Jackson Records/Thirty Tigers While it’d be a stretch to call the very (very) good Nothing Shines Like …
One More Time: Kelly Willis talks Radio Ranch reunion Seven-date tour to commemorate silver anniversary of Austin singer's “Well Travelled Love” debut
By Richard Skanse When Kelly Willis and the Fireballs landed in Austin back in December of ’87, the 19-year-old rockabilly filly had no idea that …
Joe Ely: “Panhandle Rambler”
JOE ELY Panhandle Rambler Rack ’Em Records Out of all the living legends of Texas and Americana music to tumble out of Lubbock in the …
LSM Cover Story: Ray Wylie Hubbard All Loose Things: Conversations with Ray Wylie Hubbard from a year ... well, lived.
By Richard Skanse It’s long after dark on April 1, 2015, and Ray Wylie Hubbard is striding up my gravel driveway through sheets of rain …
Terri Hendrix announces first of five new releases set for 2016 New album "Love You Strong," due Feb. 5, to be followed by three more albums and a book in Texas songwriter's sweeping "Project 5"
By Richard Skanse Although Terri Hendrix averaged an album a year for the first 14 years of her recording career, in the half decade since …
Buddy Miller hauls in a mighty catch with “Cayamo Sessions at Sea” Lucinda, Kristofferson, Musgraves and more featured on roots-music cruise souvenir
By Richard Skanse Anytime you stick a who’s who of Americana’s biggest names on a boat for a week’s worth of intimate performances on the …
LSM Song Premiere: Bill Whitbeck’s “The End of the Bar” Song pays tribute to the late Kent Finlay and his beloved Cheatham Street Warehouse
By Richard Skanse When Kent Finlay, don of San Marcos’ storied songwriter haven Cheatham Street Warehouse, passed away at age 77 on March 2, he left a …
