Posts in category Vol 4 Issue 5

By Rita Ballou (LSM Sept/Oct 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 5) If there’s one subject subject that has gotten me into more trouble than anything else …

BECK & CAUTHEN Sons of Fathers www.beckandcauthen.com Though Beck & Cauthen’s debut album was produced by Lloyd Maines and features string-wizard Corby Schaub (Ryan Bingham …

RICH O’TOOLE Kiss of a Liar Average Joe’s Entertainment Houston’s Rich O’Toole takes an awkward stumble right out of the gate on Kiss of a …

Friendly Advice on Just About Anything from the Hill Country’s Happiest Songwriter By Al Barlow (LSM Sept/Oct 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 5) Dear Al, Some time back …

MICHAEL O’CONNOR Devil Stole the Moon Bare Knuckle Recordings Some of us adjective slingers will do almost anything to avoid dropping a dreaded cliché into …

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 …

THE GOURDS Old Mad Joy Vanguard The Gourds have officially entered peak season. The elastic Austin-based quintet’s Old Mad Joy spikes three straight crescendos — …

TOM RUSSELL Mesabi Shout! Factory El Paso-based troubadour Tom Russell has been on one hell of a roll over the last decade, from digging deeply …

GEORGE STRAIT Here for a Good Time MCA George Strait remains the standard by which all modern mainstream country singers are judged — as much …

KEVIN FOWLER Chippin’ Away Average Joe’s Entertainment It’s been a while since his last album of new material, but the release of Chippin’ Away proves …