Q&A: Joe Ely
By Richard Skanse July 2003 With the notable exception of the late, great Doug Sahm, perhaps no Texas artist fits the tag “once size fits …
By Richard Skanse July 2003 With the notable exception of the late, great Doug Sahm, perhaps no Texas artist fits the tag “once size fits …
By Andrew Dansby May 2003 Reckless Kelly’s new album is packaged with a set of liner notes that reads almost like a manifesto. “The Problem:” …
By Andrew Dansby April 2003 He was born in Oklahoma. But the similarities between Ray Wylie Hubbard and the protagonist in “Up Against the Wall …
By Richard Skanse February 2003 If Susan Gibson chose to never write another song in her life, she’s already earned her footnote in the annals …
By Andrew Dansby September 2002 Giving Steve Earle carte blanche to pen a political album isn’t unlike lobbing batting practice to the Babe; it almost …
By Andrew Dansby August 2002 While some artists tag their records with unwieldy faux-philosophical titles, sometimes those that say the least say the most. Easy …
By Richard Skanse July 2002 So did you hear the one about the Texas music revolution being crashed by a bunch of (gasp!) Oklahoma boys? …
By Richard Skanse January 2002 Willie Nelson is a man who needs less introduction than the Pope in Rome, but keeping track of the guy …
By Richard Skanse October 2001 Five years after Townes Van Zandt succumbed to a heart attack at the too-young age of 52 and left this …
By Scott Schinder August 2001 Beloved Texas troubadour Robert Earl Keen continues to make music that’s both deeply personal and effortlessly accessible, combining honky-tonk tradition …