Diamond day Texas music stars gear up for fifth annual Reckless Kelly Celebrity Softball Jam
(March/April 2013/vol. 6 – Issue 2) Texas music fans living in and around the “Live Music Capital of the World” have ample opportunities to see …
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February 29, 2016 Announcing the Lone Star Music & KOKE-FM ’Dillo Mixer at Threadgill’s World Headquarters Quaker City Night Hawks, Javier Escovedo, reunited Loose Diamonds and more set for free party during SXSW week
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February 26, 2016 Javi Garcia vs. “The Great Controversy” … round 2 The uncompromising Texas rocker and detail-obsessed graphic artist spent three years bringing his 2013 sophomore album to its final vinyl destination. And it was worth the wait.
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February 22, 2016 Javier Escovedo: “Kicked Out of Eden”
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February 17, 2016 Reckless Kelly gearing up for 8th annual Celebrity Softball Jam May 15 all-star festivities to benefit Austin's SIMS Foundation, area youth sports programs
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February 11, 2016 Rodney Crowell, Hayes Carll, Dawes, Jayhawks bound for Old Settler’s Other highlights for 29th annual Old Settler's Music Festival (April 14-17) to include a bluegrass tribute to the Who's "Tommy"
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Songs & Stories of San Marcos: Terri Hendrix & the OYOU "To grow a garden, you've gotta have patience ...": Terri Hendrix launches her years-in-the-dreaming “OYOU” non-profit arts center
By Richard Skanse (March/April 2013/vol. 6 – Issue 2) On Jan. 15, 2013, Terri Hendrix opened up her P.O. Box at the San Marcos post …
Songs & Stories of San Marcos: HalleyAnna A Finlay follows her mischief heart
By Richard Skanse (March/April 2013/vol. 6 – Issue 2) Like her older sister and brother, Jenni and Sterling, HalleyAnna Finlay grew up surrounded by songwriters …
Songs & Stories of San Marcos: Ike Eichenburg Just another Texas songwriter/jazzbo-hippie-carpenter with a summer home in in the Virgin Islands
By Richard Skanse (March/April 2013/vol. 6 – Issue 2) Ike Eichenburg may not be the most famous graduate of Cheatham Street Warehouse’s lauded “Class of …
Songs & Stories of San Marcos: The Texas Jamm Band The Ace in the Hole Band's ace in the hole
By Richard Skanse (March/April 2013/vol. 6 – Issue 2) When Country Music Hall of Famer George Strait made the announcement back in September that his current …
After Awhile: LSM March/April 2013 (Songs & Stories of San Marcos)
Notes from the Editor By Richard Skanse (March/April 2013/vol. 6 – Issue 2) When people think about Texas’ musical hotbeds, it’s usually the bigger cities …
Rich O’Toole: “Brightwork: A Manifesto by Rich O’Toole”
RICH O’TOOLE Brightwork: A Manifesto by Rich O’Toole PTO Rich O’Toole likes girls. Summertime girls, Texas girls, California girls, Chicago girls, and especially unforgettable drunk …
The Hill Country Gentlemen: “The Hill Country Gentlemen”
THE HILL COUNTRY GENTLEMEN The Hill Country Gentlemen Self Released The Hill Country Gentlemen have been knocking around the San Marcos scene for going on …
Gurf Morlix: “Finds the Present Tense”
GURF MORLIX Finds the Present Tense Rootball Records “These are my blues,” declares Gurf Morlix at his most morose near the end of Finds the …
Songs & Stories of San Marcos: Kent Finlay The Storyteller: Cheatham Street’s Kent Finlay on George Strait, Todd Snider, Randy Rogers and the ongoing legacy of his beloved shrine to songwriters and Texas music.
By Richard Skanse (March/April 2013/vol. 6 – Issue 2) Although he took a decade-long hiatus from the club-running business in the ’90s, Cheatham Street Warehouse …
