By Richard Skanse Regardless of whether or not Hayes Carll wins that “Best Country Song” Grammy he’s up for in February (for Lee Ann Womack’s recording of “Chances …
By Kelly Dearmore On March 2, 2015, the Texas music community was hammered with a tremendous loss when Kent Finlay, iconic founder and keeper of …
By Richard Skanse When Kelly Willis and the Fireballs landed in Austin back in December of ’87, the 19-year-old rockabilly filly had no idea that …
By Lynne Margolis I first met Clifford Antone in 1997, the night he christened his club’s Fifth and Lavaca location, which wound up being Antone’s …
By Lynne Margolis We’re pretty sure this is the year of the alternate-universe Grammy nominations. For evidence, just look at the Traditional Pop Vocal Album …
By Richard Skanse Although Terri Hendrix averaged an album a year for the first 14 years of her recording career, in the half decade since …
By Richard Skanse Anytime you stick a who’s who of Americana’s biggest names on a boat for a week’s worth of intimate performances on the …
By Richard Skanse America, how long has it been since you had a big, full-scale Dixie Chicks tour to call your own? Well, that’s too …
