In Memoriam: Sarah Elizabeth Campbell
Goodnight Moon: A sad but fond farewell to a beloved Austin singer-songwriter By Rob Patterson (LSM March/April 2014/vol. 7 – Issue 2) Austin’s Sarah Elizabeth Campbell, …
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April 8, 2016 Texas Country/Red Dirt artists react to the death of Merle Haggard Pat Green, Sunny Sweeney, Kevin Fowler, Cody Canada, Ray Wylie, the Robison brothers and more share their thoughts on the Hag and his influence on their life and music
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April 7, 2016 Bourbon ’n’ “Big City” Merle Haggard sings us back home: A personal tribute to a life-changing legend
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April 7, 2016 Monte Warden’s modern sounds in traditional pop music The Wagoneers frontman takes a swing at crooning a brand new tune (bunches of ’em) with new residency at Austin’s Continental Club Gallery
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April 6, 2016 Country music legend Merle Haggard dead at 79 From his 1962 debut single, "Skid Row," to his 2015 duo album with Willie Nelson, the Hag helped define the sound of classic country
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March 20, 2016 Video: Javier Escovedo @ LSM/KOKE-FM Dillo Mixer Threadgill's World Headquarters, Austin, Texas, March 18, 2016
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In Memoriam: Ray Price
From roadhouses and dancefloor shuffles to concert halls and sophisticated, string-laden standards, the great connector was country music — and Texas music — incarnate. By …
Bases loaded with all-stars for annual Reckless Kelly Celebrity Softball Jam
By Richard Skanse (LSM March/April 2014/vol. 7 – Issue 2) Just as fans of America’s Favorite Pastime (after watching football on the couch, of course) …
The United Sounds of Austin Escovedo and friends lovingly survey Austin's musical history
By Lynne Margolis (LSM March/April 2014/vol. 7 – Issue 2) Alejandro Escovedo has conducted musical history tours before, from the stage production By the Hand of the …
Texans take home big Grammy wins
By Lynne Margolis (LSM March/April 2014/vol. 7 – Issue 2) The 56th annual Grammy Awards delivered quite a bonanza to Texas artists, with Lone Star nominees taking …
Black Fret strikes a chord for Austin music
By Lynne Margolis (LSM March/April 2014/vol. 7 – Issue 2) Throughout history, creatives from Shakespeare to Michelangelo to Mozart have relied on the largesse of well-heeled patrons. …
In Memoriam: Texas bluesman Jeff Strahan
By Richard Skanse (LSM March/April 2014/vol. 7 – Issue 2) Central Texas-based singer, guitarist, and keyboard player Jeff Strahan passed away on Jan. 15 following …
In Memoriam: Barbara Wolfe of Casbeers
By Jim Beal Jr. (LSM March/April 2014/vol. 7 – Issue 2) In early December of last year, about the time Christmas decorations started outshining barroom …
Raleigh rolls out welcome mat for bluegrass
By Lynne Margolis (LSM Jan 2014/vol. 7 – issue 1) Though Bill Monroe, “the father of bluegrass,” hailed from Kentucky, genre giants Earl Scruggs and Doc …
CMAs crown George Strait Entertainer of the Year
By Richard Skanse (LSM Jan 2014/vol. 7 – issue 1) How did a 61-year-old, pure country traditionalist like George Strait manage to beat out the whippersnapper-likes …
