Going for the Gold Texas’ Eli Young Band living Life at Best on the national charts
By Lynne Margolis (LSM July/Aug 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 4) Eleven years in, the members of Texas’ Eli Young Band are having the kind of …
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Rock the Goat: Your Grammy Moment
By Terri Hendrix (LSM July/Aug 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 4) Whenever I’m asked, “What do you do for a living?” and I answer, “Music,” every …
LSM Cover: Sunny Sweeney Sun rise: How Sunny Sweeney went from working 9-to-5 to living her dream ... and still makin' a living.
By Richard Skanse (LSM July/Aug 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 4) Sometimes, she forgets … Not, of course, when she’s on — as in onstage, on …
After Awhile: LSM July/Aug 2011 (Sunny Sweeney)
Notes From the Editor By Richard Skanse (LSM July/Aug 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 4) Thank you for picking up our latest issue of LoneStarMusic. As …
Cary Swinney: A “Desperate Searcher,” but never desperate
By Christopher J. Oglesby (LSM May/June 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 3) If you’ve ever heard the music of Lubbock singer-songwriter Cary Swinney, chances are you …
In Profile: Amanda Shires Carrying lightning, dancing in the dark
By Christopher J. Oglesby (LSM May/June 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 3) Standing 5-foot-3-inches in her custom handmade cowboy boots, braided pigtails, and feathered headband, Amanda …
Like a Rolling Stone How does it feel to blow sax on some of the most famous tracks in rock ’n' roll history? Ask Lubbock's own Bobby Keys
By Eric Hisaw (LSM May/June 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 3) Bobby Keys, once called the “ruby-lipped essence of Lubbock, Texas” on an LP jacket, stood pokerfaced …
Sin City Social Club: Festival fever
By Shilah Morrow (LSM May/June 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 3) So I’m on the phone with Skanse, talking about our plans this weekend, and it …
The Roadhouse Rant: Lubbock or Leave It
By Chris Mosser (LSM May/June 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 3) Lubbock is special, but you’d never know it from visiting Lubbock. I grew up there …
You Can Call on Al (May/June 2011)
Friendly Advice on Just About Anything from the Hill Country’s Happiest Songwriter By Al Barlow (LSM May/June 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 3) Dear Al, I …
