Sound City, Texas: We survived SXSW 2013, and all we got was …
By Lynne Margolis (LSM May/June 2013/vol. 6 – Issue 3) There’s no way to know anymore just how many people show up for the annual …
Festival Reviews
Old Settler’s Music Fest turns 25
By Lynne Margolis (May/June 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 3) A little layer of dust could hardly tamp down the enthusiasm shared by performers and audience …
SXSW 2012 recap
The beast that consumes Austin also gives back By Lynne Margolis (May/June 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 3) Having long ago morphed from an 800-pound gorilla …
Folk Alliance celebrates Guthrie, moves on from Memphis
By Lynne Margolis (March/April 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 2) After five years in “the home of the blues, the birthplace of rock ’n’ roll,” the …
Hayes Carll, Band of Heathens represent Texas at Bonnaroo
By Richard Skanse (LSM July/Aug 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 4) Rapper Eminem and Grammy-winning indie darlings Arcade Fire may have been the two biggest names …
Americana Jam crowds, bands brave Texas heat to help a good cause
By Richard Skanse (LSM July/Aug 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 4) The heat was brutal — both outside and especially inside Gruene Hall — but that …
Kerrville’s 40th anniversary is in the books
By D.C. Bloom (LSM July/Aug 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 4) “Lawdy, lawdy, look who’s 40!” exclaimed Terri Hendrix as she took the stage at the …
MusicFest 2011: Red Dirt, white power, and a graybeard
By D.C. Bloom (LSM March/April 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 2) It appeared in my inbox in early December with the subject line that read: “Shiner …
Folkin’ in Memphis Scenes from the 23rd International Folk Alliance Conference
By Richard Skanse (LSM March/April 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 2) It’s 2:30 a.m. Friday night/Saturday morning, and Susan Herndon is standing at the end of …
Folkies converge for Southwest Regional Folk Alliance confab
By D.C. Bloom (LSM Jan/Feb 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 1) If “SWRFA” isn’t a household word in your home, just trying to pronounce it will …
