Posts in category Vol 6 Issue 3

By Kelly Dearmore (LSM May/June 2013/vol. 6 – Issue 3) Jason Boland and kindred spirit Shooter Jennings had some mighty big boots to fill when …

JASON BOLAND AND THE STRAGGLERS Dark & Dirty Mile Thirty Tigers If there’s a more dependable country band ‘round these parts than Jason Boland and the …

EMMYLOU HARRIS & RODNEY CROWELL Old Yellow Moon Nonesuch When Rodney Crowell was a member of Emmylou Harris’ Hot Band in the ‘70s, his designation …

SHINYRIBS Gulf Coast Museum Nine Mile Records Usually a side project is an opportunity for an artist to get a bit more indulgent and adventurous …

AMANDA PEARCY Royal Street www.amandapearcy.com The Cliff’s Notes version of Amanda Pearcy’s hardscrabble life story, as told in the bio on her website, reads like …

GRANGER SMITH Dirt Road Driveway Thirty Tigers If there were a Most Likeable Artist category in the annual Lone Star Music Awards, Granger Smith would …

THE WILL CALLERS What Else Is Left? Mystery Egg Records The bar-hopping, roots-rock duo at the heart of the Will Callers are among the generation …

THE WHEELER BROTHERS Gold Boots Glitter www.wheelerbrothersmusic.com Still a fairly fresh assemblage on only their second album (following 2011’s Portraits), the Wheeler Brothers find themselves …

THE BEAUMONTS Where Do You Want It? Saustex Records Let’s get this right out of the way: The Beaumonts are not a for-everybody-kinda band. The easily …

WILLIAM CLARK GREEN Rose Queen www.williamclarkgreen.com On the more radio-friendly end of modern Texas country music, there’s arguably not much payoff for taking radical risks; …