By Richard Skanse (LSM Jan/Feb 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 1) Ruthie Foster didn’t actually make her new Let It Burn album with her hands tied behind her …
By D.C. Bloom (LSM Jan/Feb 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 1) A guitar is much more than just the tool of a musician’s trade. A guitar can …
By Lynne Margolis (LSM Jan/Feb 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 1) When discussing their creative process, most songwriters struggle a bit. They’ll tell you whether they …
By D.C. Bloom (LSM Jan/Feb 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 1) When your uncle was Stevie Ray Vaughan — and your father is Jimmie Vaughan — you’ve …
By Darleen Dixon (LSM Jan/Feb 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 1) It’s a chilly Gruene afternoon in early December, and Kyle Park is keyed up. Sporting a …
By Richard Skanse (LSM Jan/Feb 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 1) We can spare the poor guy the embarrassment of digging up incriminating photos, but there’s no escaping …
Friendly Advice on Just About Anything from the Hill Country’s Happiest Songwriter By Al Barlow (LSM Jan/Feb 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 1) Dear Al, Happy New Year! …
By Richard Skanse (LSM Jan/Feb 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 1) In between the platinum-certified Outlaw uprising of the ’70s and the scruffy, punk-infused alt-country movement of …
Notes from the Editor By Richard Skanse (LSM Jan/Feb 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 1) As an incurable record-collecting junkie, I’ve long been a sucker for …
By Terri Hendrix (LSM Jan/Feb 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 1) The mirror in the guest bathroom of my friend Maggie’s house is unkind. It magnifies …
