By Richard Skanse As wonderful as it was to see and hear Adam Carroll recognized three years ago with his very own tribute album, Highway …
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 …
JOHN PRINE The Tree of Forgiveness Oh Boy Records One of the then-young songwriters that got tagged with the “next Bob Dylan!” hype in the …
By Richard Skanse Lone Star Music and KOKE FM’s annual “Dillo Mixer” day party moved to new digs this year (upstairs at Cooper’s Old Time …
Consensus, schmensus! When we asked our core staff and contributors to put together their individual Top 10 lists of their favorite Americana releases of 2016, we kinda …
By Richard Skanse Move over, Donald — you are now only the second most surprising winner of 2016. Actually, as shocking as the November presidential election …
VARIOUS ARTISTS Highway Prayer: A Tribute to Adam Carroll Eight 30 Records Given that Texas troubadour Adam Carroll is neither dead nor “famous,” some might …
By Richard Skanse Singer-songwriter and one-man “AM Country Heaven” preservation society Jason Eady, a champion of old-school musical integrity if ever there was one, has …
As Lone Star Music celebrates our 17th year in business covering the Texas/Red Dirt scene, we present to you, the fans, our very first just-for-fun …
By Richard Skanse “I guess I should just say I really didn’t mean for it to be any kind of tribute,” says Verlon Thompson of …
