Bill Kirchen: “Seeds and Stems”
BILL KIRCHEN Seeds and Stems Proper Even in a town crawling with hotshot guitarists, veteran axe-slinger and current Austin resident Bill Kirchen stands out. A …
BILL KIRCHEN Seeds and Stems Proper Even in a town crawling with hotshot guitarists, veteran axe-slinger and current Austin resident Bill Kirchen stands out. A …
By Scott Schinder (LSM Jan 2014/vol. 7 – issue 1) If one were to invent the story of a tragic, tormented cult hero who failed to …
By Scott Schinder (LSM July/Aug 2013/Vol. 6 – Issue 4) George Jones, who left this world on April 26, 2013, is widely regarded as the …
SAM SAMUDIO Sam, Hard and Heavy Real Gone File this one under “Lone Star Nuggets.” In his ’60s days fronting Sam the Sham and the …
By Scott Schinder (March/April 2013/vol. 6 – Issue 2) At 76, Kris Kristofferson is currently making some of the best music of his career. The …
WILLIE NELSON Let’s Face the Music and Dance Sony Legacy Willie Nelson tosses off perfunctory, half-baked albums with such frequency that it’s easy to forget …
WAYLON JENNINGS Goin’ Down Rockin’: The Last Recordings Saguaro Road Unlike most posthumous collections of studio-enhanced tracks by departed artists, Goin’ Down Rockin’ honors and …
HOBART BROTHERS & LIL’ SIS HOBART At Least We Have Each Other Freedom An unlikely supergroup teaming three uncommonly gifted singer-songwriters, the pseudonymous Hobarts are …
By Scott Schinder (May/June 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 3) Alejandro Escovedo’s new Big Station continues the incredible creative roll that began with 2006’s The Boxing …
By Scott Schinder August 2001 Beloved Texas troubadour Robert Earl Keen continues to make music that’s both deeply personal and effortlessly accessible, combining honky-tonk tradition …