By Kelly Dearmore (LSM Oct/Nov 2014/vol. 7 – Issue 5) The Tradewinds Social Club is not the kind of joint where lasting musical memories are …
By j. poet (LSM Oct/Nov 2014/vol. 7 – Issue 5) “I come from a gospel family,” Ruthie Foster says from her home in Austin, reflecting …
By Scott Schinder Tift Merritt’s sixth studio album, Stitch of the World, finds the North Carolina-bred singer-songwriter-guitarist delivering some of her most potent country-soul songcraft …
By Kelly Dearmore Cody Canada and the Departed have been through quite a few changes since their debut just five years ago. They introduced themselves …
By Mike Ethan Messick Few artists are as central to the birth and sustenance of a music scene as Robert Earl Keen is to the …
By Thomas D. Mooney Years back, Texas music pioneer Doug Sahm told Kevin Russell — a pioneering voice in his own right — that there …
