By Richard Skanse “What even is Americana?” That was the question that Joey Ryan and Kenneth Pattengale of the Milk Carton Kids put to song …
By Richard Skanse If you’re inclined to place bets, here’s three sure things (well, three surely sure things) you can count on when it comes to the …
By Lynne Margolis From Austin and Australia to the Ozarks and Nashville (twice). And vice-versa. That’s the circuitous route several musicians found themselves traveling with …
By Lynne Margolis On the plane to Nashville, Charlie Sexton said he wasn’t going to win “the Buddy Miller Award” — the unofficial nickname for …
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 …
DWIGHT YOAKAM Swimmin’ Pools, Movie Stars … Sugar Hill Records Among the kinds of artist Dwight Yoakam has never been: cowpunk, country-rock, hat act, neo-traditionalist, …
By Lynne Margolis Jim Lauderdale has emceed the Americana Music Association’s Honors & Awards shows almost since the organization began presenting awards in 2002. …
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 …
