Robert Earl Keen: “Ready for Confetti”
ROBERT EARL KEEN Ready for Confetti Lost Highway Sitting down to review Robert Earl Keen’s latest, I asked a colleague via instant message if he’d …
Posts in category Vol 4 Issue 4
Mr. Record Man: Billy Joe Shaver
By Eric Hisaw (LSM July/Aug 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 4) By 1993 Billy Joe and Eddy Shaver were both music business veterans. Billy Joe had …
Rawhide & Velvet: It’s a “gherm” thing
By Rita Ballou (LSM July/Aug 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 4) Before this whole “Rita” blog thing happened, I had VERY limited “backstage” experience. Most of …
Miranda Lambert and her man land CMT video awards
(LSM July/Aug 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 4) Miranda Lambert’s Grammy-winning “The House that Built Me” picked up another trophy at the CMT Music Awards, besting …
Venue Spotlight: Ginny’s Little Longhorn Saloon
Ginny’s Little Longhorn Saloon 5434 Burnet Road, Austin, Texas 78756 512-458-1813 / www.thelittlelonghornsaloon.com By Sunny Sweeney (LSM July/Aug 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 4) Dale Watson, one …
Hayes Carll, Band of Heathens represent Texas at Bonnaroo
By Richard Skanse (LSM July/Aug 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 4) Rapper Eminem and Grammy-winning indie darlings Arcade Fire may have been the two biggest names …
Americana Jam crowds, bands brave Texas heat to help a good cause
By Richard Skanse (LSM July/Aug 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 4) The heat was brutal — both outside and especially inside Gruene Hall — but that …
Kerrville’s 40th anniversary is in the books
By D.C. Bloom (LSM July/Aug 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 4) “Lawdy, lawdy, look who’s 40!” exclaimed Terri Hendrix as she took the stage at the …
Going for the Gold Texas’ Eli Young Band living Life at Best on the national charts
By Lynne Margolis (LSM July/Aug 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 4) Eleven years in, the members of Texas’ Eli Young Band are having the kind of …
Rock the Goat: Your Grammy Moment
By Terri Hendrix (LSM July/Aug 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 4) Whenever I’m asked, “What do you do for a living?” and I answer, “Music,” every …
