Slaid Cleaves: “Sorrow & Smoke: Live at the Horseshoe Lounge”
SLAID CLEAVES Sorrow & Smoke: Live at the Horseshoe Lounge Music Road Records Considering the average three or four-year span between his new releases, it’s …
Micky and The Motorcars: “Raise My Glass”
MICKY AND THE MOTORCARS Raise My Glass Smith Entertainment Let’s raise a glass to younger sons everywhere. To the eldest go the first rights of …
Pat Green turns his eyes back to Texas
By Richard Skanse (LSM Sept/Oct 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 5) After a long decade of playing the part of a major-label mainstream country artist, Pat …
Guy Clark: “Songs and Stories”
GUY CLARK Songs and Stories Dualtone Guy Clark already issued his definitive live album, the aptly titled Keepers, 14 years ago. Having released four more …
Cody Canada gets his own street party Departed frontman crowned city “prince” at Lone Star Music celebration
By Richard Skanse (LSM Sept/Oct 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 5) “This is going to keep me out of jail, isn’t it?” That was Cody Canada’s …
Various Artists: “This One’s for Him: A Tribute to Guy Clark”
VARIOUS ARTISTS This One’s for Him: A Tribute to Guy Clark Icehouse Music Tribute albums usually fall into one of two categories. The more dubious …
After Awhile: LSM Sept/Oct 2011 (Robert Earl Keen)
Notes From the Editor By Richard Skanse (LSM Sept/Oct 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 5) I wish I could say, like Gruene Hall talent booker Tracie …
LSM Cover Story: Robert Earl Keen Don’t Fence Me In: Trail-blazing, band-leading Robert Earl Keen never asked to be the king of the Texas music hill or even a household name. From "No Kinda Dancer" to "Ready for Confetti," he’s always dreamed of a bigger piece of sky.
By Richard Skanse (LSM Sept/Oct 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 5) Are you a hat, or a Robert Earl Keen? According to Rich Brotherton, that was …
Robert Earl Keen & Bill Whitbeck: “Paint the Town Beige” & “I’m Coming Home” Live at Lone Star Music (Gruene, Texas)
Robert Earl Keen and Bill Whitbeck perform “Paint the Town Beige” and “I’m Coming Home” at Lone Star Music in Gruene, Texas on Aug. 30, …
Eric Hisaw: “Ghost Stories”
ERIC HISAW Ghost Stories www.erichisaw.com Austin’s Eric Hisaw (originally from Las Cruces, N.M.) has knocked out a handful of solid roots-rock releases over the last …
