George Strait: The cowboy comes back home Gruene Hall, New Braunfels, Texas, Nov. 16, 2016
By Dale Martin When the reigning King of Country Music is poised to release his second box set, compiling the 50-some-odd hits and fan-favorites that …
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September 15, 2017 Americana Music Honors & Awards 2017 Prine, Crowell, Simpson, Sexton, Shires & Stuart share winners' spotlight at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium
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September 13, 2017 A Willie big concert for hurricane relief "Harvey Can't Mess with Texas" benefit, set for Sept. 22 at Austin's Frank Erwin Center, to feature Willie Nelson, Paul Simon, James Taylor, Bonnie Raitt, Lyle Lovett, Ryan Bingham and more
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September 10, 2017 In Memoriam: Don Williams, May 27, 1939-Sept. 8, 2017 With a voice like a soft southern wind and the soothing demeanor of a true gentleman, this "Good Ole Boy" from Floydada proved you didn't have to be an outlaw to make a Texas-sized impression on the heart of country music
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August 10, 2017 Old Settler’s headed for new digs in 2018 Central Texas Americana/roots music festival moving from Driftwood to Dale
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July 19, 2017 Tish Hinojosa’s “Homecoming” dream The internationally acclaimed Texas singer-songwriter wants to turn the historic house she grew up in into a San Antonio “Home for the Arts” … but she can’t do it alone
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Up against the wall, Birthday Hubbard! Ray Wylie to celebrate 70th B-Day Bash this weekend at Austin's Paramount Theater
By Richard Skanse When Ray Wylie Hubbard was invited to last month’s Desert Trip festival in Indio, California, he responded with a polite but resolute …
Savannah Welch’s family issues statement on her injury Trishas singer and actress recuperating and in "good spirit" after being hit by car
By Richard Skanse Three days after Savannah Welch was airlifted to an Austin hospital following a serious accident in Wimberley, the family of the Texas singer-songwriter and …
Austin City Limits inducts latest Hall of Famers Kristofferson, Raitt, King and exec producer Dick Peterson feted; show will air Dec. 31
By Lynne Margolis Kris Kristofferson, Bonnie Raitt, the late B.B. King and retired Austin City Limits executive producer Dick Peterson became the third class of …
A tale of two gatherings ACL Fest 2016, Part 2 (starring Willie!) and a visit from Ireland's "Other Voices" TV show make for a very exhausting — but magical — weekend of live music in Austin
By Lynne Margolis When Lone Star Music recruited me to cover the Austin City Limits Festival’s 15th anniversary weekends, I said “sure,” not realizing exactly …
Mumford & Sons engage “Other Voices” in special Austin performance While the ACL Festival raged at Zilker, Arlyn Studios was hosting an Irish TV show with a stellar lineup of its own
By Lynne Margolis Some of the people sipping cocktails and schmoozing outside of Austin’s Arlyn Studios Saturday evening weren’t even sure who they were waiting …
Austin’s House of Songs gets PBS spotlight KLRU-TV's "Arts in Context" episode on innovative songwriting program to air Oct. 31
Austin’s House of Songs, the cultural exchange program which pairs some of the city’s best songwriters with visiting troubadours from around the world for unique and mutually …
ACL Fest 2016, Americana style (Weekend 2) LSM's picks for the best Americana acts at this weekend's Austin City Limits Music Festival
By Lone Star Music Staff Headed out to Zilker Park Oct. 7-9 for the second weekend of the 15th annual Austin City Limits Music Festival? …
ACL Music Fest 2016 Recap (Weekend 1, Sept. 30-Oct. 2) Welcome back, my friends, to the show that never ends …
By Richard Skanse It’s been a couple days now since Weekend 1 (Sept. 30-Oct. 2) of the 15th annual Austin CIty Limits Music Festival came …
ACL Fest 2016, Americana style Headed to Zilker Park for the Austin City Limits Music Festival this weekend? Here’s LSM’s guide to the lineup’s must-see Americana (and Americana-ish) acts
By Lone Star Music Staff When the very first Austin City Limits Music Festival was held way back in 2002, the two-day-only lineup boasted a …
