Posts in category Features

By Cody Oxley (May/June 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 3) “I figured it’d go one way or the other — a big success or a horrible …

By Lynne Margolis (May/June 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 3) To hear John Fullbright sing is to know the sound of existential weariness. His songs sometimes …

By Lynne Margolis (March/April 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 2) Austin musician Danny Malone has a particularly odd tattoo on his right forearm. It’s a set …

By D.C. Bloom (March/April 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 2) Austin singer-songwriter Charlie Faye isn’t afraid to take the road less traveled. No, wait, that’s Robert …

By Lynne Margolis (March/April 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 2) Some kids are practically raised as bandmates. Others join forces at an early age, gain fame, …

By Bob Livingston (March/April 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 2) We were a band with no name. Not that we hadn’t tried: the Unborn Calves, Ro-de-o-dee Riff …

By Andrew Dansby (March/April 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 2) Three years ago Todd Snider released an album called The Excitement Plan, its title a phrase …

By Andrew Dansby (March/April 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 2) Ray Wylie Hubbard’s story is that of two men in their 20s. One was young and …

Friendly Advice on Just About Anything from the Hill Country’s Happiest Songwriter By Al Barlow (March/April 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 2) Dear Al, Have you …

By Rita Ballou (March/April 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 2) Remember “back in the day” — that is, approximately four years ago — when, if you …