Old trees just grow stronger A songwriter's appreciation of John Prine
By D.C. Bloom Austin is a city of songwriters. And if you were to poll them all, I’d wager you’d find that a healthy percenage …
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June 28, 2018 Old trees just grow stronger A songwriter's appreciation of John Prine
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October 14, 2016 Austin City Limits inducts latest Hall of Famers Kristofferson, Raitt, King and exec producer Dick Peterson feted; show will air Dec. 31
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October 13, 2016 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
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October 5, 2016 ACL Music Fest 2016 Recap (Weekend 1, Sept. 30-Oct. 2) Welcome back, my friends, to the show that never ends …
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September 19, 2016 Q&A: Amanda Shires The West Texas-born, Nashville-based Americana favorite talks about her journey to making "My Piece of Land," the dynamics of songwriting in a two-artist household, and the perils of juggling big brass monkey balls with John Prine.
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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 …
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 …
Q&A: Amanda Shires The West Texas-born, Nashville-based Americana favorite talks about her journey to making "My Piece of Land," the dynamics of songwriting in a two-artist household, and the perils of juggling big brass monkey balls with John Prine.
By Richard Skanse “Hey, do you know anything about bubble machines?” Amanda Shires is on the phone from her home in Nashville, wrapping up a …
“Austin City Limits” expands again Long-running TV show unveils museum exhibit, new HOF inductees and a spinoff series
By Lynne Margolis Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum members and Austin City Limits supporters attending an unveiling of the museum’s new Austin City Limits …
AmericanaFest busts out on 15th birthday
Jason Isbell, Sturgill Simpson among big winners at AMA Awards By Lynne Margolis (LSM Oct/Nov 2014/vol. 7 – Issue 5) Fifteen years after the gathering …
Jeff Tweedy premieres songs from solo debut
Wilco frontman’s upcoming Sukierae features his son on drums By Lynne Margolis (LSM July/Aug 2014/vol 7 – issue 4) Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy is one …
ACL’s Pride and Joy Willie and Stevie among Austin City Limits' first Hall of Fame inductees
By Lynne Margolis (LSM May/June 2014/vol. 7 – issue 3) As he sliced through a throng of people nibbling hors d’oeuvres and sipping cocktails at KLRU-TV’s …
