Rawhide & Velvet: The Man Fan
By Rita Ballou (LSM May/June 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 3) I guess the question you are asking yourself right now is, “Who is Rita Ballou?” …
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Q&A: Jimmie Dale Gilmore
Lubbock’s most philosophical musical export ponders the mysteries of artistic motivation, songwriting and the joy of making “Heirloom Music” just for the fun of it. …
Heartworn Highways: Life in Hub City
By Colin Gilmore (LSM May/June 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 3) The Scene I have been all over the nation. I’ve been through thousands of towns …
New Faces from the Lubbock Music Scene In Profile: William Clark Green, Brandon Adams & the Sad Bastards, and Charlie Shafter
By Christopher J. Oglesby (LSM May/June 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 3) It seems every decade a massive wave of musicians and songwriters bursts out of …
After Awhile: LSM May/June 2011 (Joe Ely)
Notes From the Editor By Richard Skanse (LSM May/June 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 3) The last time I visited Lubbock, I was a junior in …
Mr. Record Man: Joe Ely
By Eric Hisaw (LSM May/June 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 3) “Well I left my home out on the great high plains, headed for some new terrain …
Joe Ely’s Thunder and Lightning Jesse "Guitar" Taylor and Lloyd Maines
By Eric Hisaw (LSM May/June 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 3) “Jesse and Lloyd! Lloyd and Jesse!” the woman at the front of the stage repeated …
LSM Cover Story: Joe Ely Lubbock Calling: When Joe Ely says he's "Satisfied at Last," take it with a grain of salt. Because with the keys to his creative kingdom in his own hands and his West Texas muse working overtime, this Crazy Lemon gathers no moss.
By Richard Skanse (LSM May/June 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 3) Time holds no sway over Joe Ely. He could stand a little more of it, …
MusicFest 2011: Red Dirt, white power, and a graybeard
By D.C. Bloom (LSM March/April 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 2) It appeared in my inbox in early December with the subject line that read: “Shiner …
Rock the Goat: The Love Boat vs. Lip Rot
By Terri Hendrix (LSM March/April 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 2) While mulling over my set list the weekend prior to a Valentines Day gig, I …
