Park in Drive Kyle Park on "Make or Break Me," life on the road and writing on the run
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 …
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The Devil and Mr. Durham Lincoln Durham’s evolution from opry kid to dark man of the blues
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 …
You Can Call on Al (Jan/Feb 2012)
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! …
Mr. Record Man: Lyle Lovett
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 …
After Awhile: LSM Jan/Feb 2012 (Lyle Lovett)
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 …
Rock the Goat: The Notorious Namedropper
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 …
Q&A: Pat Green The prodigal king of Texas country on critics, coming home and the road ahead
By Chris Mosser (LSM Jan/Feb 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 1) Texas music is a unique beast. We are blessed to enjoy and take part in …
Heartworn Highways: Across the Borderline
By BettySoo (LSM Jan/Feb 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 1) I was a 26-year-old proud homeowner, newly married and in graduate school when I decided to “try …
LSM Cover Story: Mike Judge’s Beavis and Butt-head "Shut up and play the blues, buttmunch!" Austin's Mike Judge on music, his movies, and the triumphant ... uh, huh-huh-huh ... comeback of Beavis and Butt-head
By Richard Skanse (Nov/Dec 2011/Vol. 4 – Issue 6) In the 2006 Mike Judge film Idiocracy, ordinary average guy and cryogenics guinea pig Joe Bauers (Luke Wilson) …
Q&A: Jason Boland The lead Straggler talks "Rancho Alto," the state of the nation, and walking the line between inspiration and innovation while living life in the sober lane.
By Chris Mosser (Nov/Dec 2011/Vol. 4 – Issue 6) Jason Boland is a survivor. The onetime “Bourbon Legend” is now six-years sober, and in recent …
