Gonzos: Lost and found Reunited Lost Gonzo Band honored at MusicFest
By Kathleen O’Keefe (March/April 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 2) Every year at the MusicFest in Steamboat, Colo., one of the most anticipated events of the …
Posts in category Profiles
Ruthie Foster: Fire in the Soul The phenomenal folk-singer turned blues-belter continues her artistic hot streak with "Let It Burn"
By Richard Skanse (LSM Jan/Feb 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 1) Ruthie Foster didn’t actually make her new Let It Burn album with her hands tied behind her …
LSM Cover Story: Lyle Lovett Which way does that pony run?: As Lyle Lovett ends one phase of his career with "Release Me," the long, tall Texan looks back on 25 years of extraordinary opportunities — and ahead to his wide-open future.
By Lynne Margolis (LSM Jan/Feb 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 1) When discussing their creative process, most songwriters struggle a bit. They’ll tell you whether they …
In Profile: Tyrone Vaughan Vaughan gone country: Carrying the family style (and name) across genre lines
By D.C. Bloom (LSM Jan/Feb 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 1) When your uncle was Stevie Ray Vaughan — and your father is Jimmie Vaughan — you’ve …
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 …
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 …
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) …
Slow and steady, but right in time Stoney LaRue on consciousness, Nashville, and the making of his long-awaited new studio album, "Velvet"
By Kathleen O’Keefe (Nov/Dec 2011/Vol. 4 – Issue 6) It’s been nearly a decade since Stoney LaRue released his first (now out of print) CD, …
Sacred Heart Art Watercolorist Bill Stidham finds spiritual meaning in images of musical heroes
By Lynne Margolis (Nov/Dec 2011/Vol. 4 – Issue 6) Artists have been paying homage to cultural deities since the first cave-dwellers etched animal images on rock …
Some kind of wonderful With Peace Meal, Carolyn Wonderland's rep as one of the hottest guitar slingers in Texas keeps on growing.
By Dale Martin (Nov/Dec 2011/Vol. 4 – Issue 6) Being a petite white woman from Texas who can sing the hell out of the blues, …
