John Hiatt: “The Terms of My Surrender”
JOHN HIATT The Terms of My Surrender New West Records If all were right with the world, John Hiatt would one day sit in the …
Posts tagged Americana
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March 3, 2016 LSM Throwback Thursday Review Slobberbone: "Everything You Thought Was Right Was Wrong Today" (2000)
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March 1, 2016 LSM Playlist: Nashville’s “Great Credibility Scare” of the ’80s A dirty dozen maverick albums that rocked the country status quo
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February 29, 2016 Announcing the Lone Star Music & KOKE-FM ’Dillo Mixer at Threadgill’s World Headquarters Quaker City Night Hawks, Javier Escovedo, reunited Loose Diamonds and more set for free party during SXSW week
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February 25, 2016 LSM Throwback Thursday Review Ray Wylie Hubbard: "Loco Gringo's Lament" (1994)
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February 16, 2016 Aubrie Sellers is nobody’s “Paper Doll” Hell hath no fury like a fiery young artist in full command of her own sound
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Sturgill Simpson: “Metamodern Sounds in Country Music”
STURGILL SIMPSON Metamodern Sounds in Country Music High Top Mountain Records “A picture is worth a thousand words,” sings Sturgill Simpson, “but a word ain’t worth …
Micky & the Motorcars: “Hearts From Above”
MICKY & THE MOTORCARS Hearts From Above www.mickyandthemotorcars.com It’s hard to call it a surprise when a band that’s been cranking out really good music …
Shovels & Rope: “Swimmin’ Time”
SHOVELS & ROPE Swimmin’ Time Dualtone The cover image on Swimmin’ Time, a life preserver, serves as a perfect metaphor for the songs within — …
LSM Cover Story: John Fullbright “What’s so bad about happy?”: Oklahoma tunesmith John Fullbright seeks answers to that burning question and others while crafting the songs of his life
By Lynne Margolis (LSM July/Aug 2014/vol 7 – issue 4) John Fullbright likes to joke that he’d have trouble naming a cat, much less an …
Real women, real songs — lots and lots of songs Cary Cooper gave herself and 21 of her female songwriter peers a challenge: write a song a week for 52 weeks, and share them — warts and all, finished or not — on the Internet.
By Richard Skanse (LSM May/June 2014/vol. 7 – issue 3) On the top shelf of a bookcase in Cary Cooper’s living room in Dallas sits an …
In Profile: Dawn & Hawkes They may have charmed that Maroon 5 guy (and millions of TV viewers) with their harmonies on The Voice, but for this Austin folk duo, the sweetest success remains the writing and sharing of songs.
By D.C. Bloom (LSM May/June 2014/vol. 7 – issue 3) The line of more than 30 selfie-with- celebrity seekers snaking through the beer garden at Austin’s …
Lone Star Music Awards 2014
Musta notta gotta lotta sleep that night! Hall of Famer Joe Ely teams with Reckless Kelly to rock sixth annual Lone Star Music Awards in …
Mr. Record Man: Old 97’s
Mr. Record Man: Old 97’s By Richard Skanse (LSM May/June 2014/vol. 7 – issue 3) The year 2014 marks the 20th anniversary of the Old …
Radney Foster on “Everything” A songwriter’s songwriter tangos with his muse
By Lynne Margolis (LSM May/June 2014/vol. 7 – issue 3) Radney Foster’s new album, Everything I Should Have Said, opens with a sinister tune about a …
