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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
By Brian T. Atkinson (LSM March/April 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 2) The potent songwriting duo of Radney Foster and Bill Lloyd deftly skirted Nashville’s fringes …
By D.C. Bloom (LSM March/April 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 2) Hayes Carll opens the door and immediately apologizes for the two rambunctious dogs of uncertain breeding …
By William Michael Smith (LSM March/April 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 2) Austin producer, picker and songwriter Gurf Morlix has been waiting 20 years to record …
By William Michael Smith (LSM March/April 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 2) With the February release of Blaze Foley’s 113th Wet Dream, a stellar new tribute …