Rhett Miller: “The Dreamer”
RHETT MILLER The Dreamer Maximum Sunshine Records Sometimes sounding like a mix of Ryan Adams and Wilco (minus the experimental noise), Old 97’s frontman Rhett …
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Ring of Fire In order to help country music reclaim its hillbilly soul, Jason and the Scorchers had to torch the status quo. Three decades on, that blazing grace still burns.
By Eric Hisaw (May/June 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 3) I was a 14-year-old fledgling guitar player that night in 1987 when I piled into a …
Mr. Record Man: Alejandro Escovedo
By Scott Schinder (May/June 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 3) Alejandro Escovedo’s new Big Station continues the incredible creative roll that began with 2006’s The Boxing …
LSM Cover Story: Alejandro Escovedo Station to station with a man of the world
By Richard Skanse (May/June 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 3) “I buried my heart, I was born again with 17 lies and one night of sin …
Martin Zellar: “Roosters Crow”
MARTIN ZELLAR Roosters Crow Owen Lee Recordings In a marginally more fair world, the Gear Daddies — pride of Austin, Minn., — would have made …
Ben Kweller: “Go Fly a Kite”
BEN KWELLER Go Fly a Kite The Noise Co. Ben Kweller is past 30 now, but he still looks like a kid — and sings …
The Gourds: “Old Mad Joy”
THE GOURDS Old Mad Joy Vanguard The Gourds have officially entered peak season. The elastic Austin-based quintet’s Old Mad Joy spikes three straight crescendos — …
Micky and The Motorcars: “Raise My Glass”
MICKY AND THE MOTORCARS Raise My Glass Smith Entertainment Let’s raise a glass to younger sons everywhere. To the eldest go the first rights of …
Mr. Record Man: Robert Earl Keen
By Mike Ethan Messick (LSM Sept/Oct 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 5) Hard as it may be to believe in the hyper-connected, niche-friendly world of today, there …
Q&A: Rhett Miller The Old 97's frontman discusses writing, his rainy day muse and "The Grand Theatre."
By Lynne Margolis (LSM July/Aug 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 4) When Rhett Miller let his pal Murry Hammond talk him into forsaking a Sarah Lawrence …
