Posts in category Vol 7 Issue 2

By Richard Skanse (LSM March/April 2014/vol. 7 – Issue 2) Central Texas-based singer, guitarist, and keyboard player Jeff Strahan passed away on Jan. 15 following …

By Jim Beal Jr. (LSM March/April 2014/vol. 7 – Issue 2) In early December of last year, about the time Christmas decorations started outshining barroom …

By Holly Gleason (LSM March/April 2014/vol. 7 – Issue 2) With his 6’7” frame and long ponytail, Ray Benson is one of the most recognizable …

VARIOUS ARTISTS Looking Into You: A Tribute to Jackson Browne Music Road Records Tribute albums can be such tricky affairs. When honoring a departed titan …

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN High Hopes Columbia In the liner notes to High Hopes, Bruce Springsteen says he wanted to give these stray songs their proper due. …

JERE LOWE Cars Trains and the Wind www.JereLowe.com When Texans get to bragging about the Texas-sized musical talent pool of the Lone Star State, the …

THE BIGSBYS Good Will Suitcase Shiner Records The new album from Palestine, Texas-bred foursome the Bigsbys (none of the members have Bigsby in their name) …

JOE KING CARRASCO Tlaquepaque Rucca Que Wow Tattoo Laredo Vamos A Get Down Anaconda Records Although he’s best known outside of Texas for his new …

BRIAN KEANE Coming Home www.briankeane.net Texas regional radio has been kind to Brian Keane in the past three years. The Josh Abbott Band took Keane’s …

LOS LONELY BOYS Revelation Lonelytone/Playing in Traffic Records At first glance, Revelation seems like a pretty bold title for a Los Lonely Boys album — …