Nichole Wagner: “Plotting the Constellations”
NICHOLE WAGNER Plotting the Constellations www.NicholeWagnerMusic.com Even as EPs go, the debut recording by Nichole Wagner feels like a tease, comprising just three originals and …
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July 8, 2017 Robyn Ludwick straps on her rock ’n’ roll shoes for “This Tall to Ride” From writing "like a dude" to swapping songs with "Texas Jesus" to acting on film with Gurf Morlix, this Wimberley woman knows no fear
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May 26, 2017 Remembering Jimmy LaFave Traveling a musical road from Guthrie and Dylan to Bruce and beyond, LaFave sprinkled red-dirt folk all over this land
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October 12, 2016 Mumford & Sons engage “Other Voices” in special Austin performance While the ACL Festival raged at Zilker, Arlyn Studios was hosting an Irish TV show with a stellar lineup of its own
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July 22, 2016 The truths and consequences of Charlie Stout’s “Dust and Wind” The West Texas songwriter talks Flatland murder ballads and High Plains hymns
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July 22, 2016 Of Phases and Stages and the great Honky Tonk Masquerade A closer look at how both Joe Ely and Willie Nelson defined — and defied — the ’70s Texas progressive country scene
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Robyn Ludwick straps on her rock ’n’ roll shoes for “This Tall to Ride” From writing "like a dude" to swapping songs with "Texas Jesus" to acting on film with Gurf Morlix, this Wimberley woman knows no fear
By Richard Skanse Considering that there’s enough cocaine on her latest album to fuel Tusk-era Fleetwood Mac, it’s somewhat of a surprise (and/or relief) to hear …
Remembering Jimmy LaFave Traveling a musical road from Guthrie and Dylan to Bruce and beyond, LaFave sprinkled red-dirt folk all over this land
By Lynne Margolis When Jimmy LaFave passed away on the night of May 21, 2017, his life was chronicled in respectful obituaries; they reviewed his …
Mumford & Sons engage “Other Voices” in special Austin performance While the ACL Festival raged at Zilker, Arlyn Studios was hosting an Irish TV show with a stellar lineup of its own
By Lynne Margolis Some of the people sipping cocktails and schmoozing outside of Austin’s Arlyn Studios Saturday evening weren’t even sure who they were waiting …
The truths and consequences of Charlie Stout’s “Dust and Wind” The West Texas songwriter talks Flatland murder ballads and High Plains hymns
By Thomas D. Mooney Last summer, Lubbock singer-songwriter Charlie Stout headed out into the New Mexico desert, hunkered down in the abandoned Presbyterian church of an …
Of Phases and Stages and the great Honky Tonk Masquerade A closer look at how both Joe Ely and Willie Nelson defined — and defied — the ’70s Texas progressive country scene
By Don McLeese There are no losers here. From the start, even before I knew who the 64 slotted contenders were, my critical pick to …
Gathering Loose Diamonds Talking 'bout glory days — and one happy band reunion — with Austin songwriter, entrepreneur and musical ambassador Troy Campbell
By Richard Skanse Long before he built his House of Songs, launched an award-winning animation/film company, helped shepherd a Roky Erickson comeback, and dreamed up …
Michael Corcoran’s “If I Had My Way” All I Wanna Do: The night I pulled off my own Grammy miracle
By Michael Corcoran The Grammys are tonight, so it’s time to trot out my Grammys story. This was from 1995, when I talked my way into …
Chris King’s “Animal” instincts The rising Texas songwriter talks about straying off leash from his country comfort zone
By Mike Ethan Messick Austin singer-songwriter Chris King has kicked up a not-insignificant amount of dust over the past couple of years, ascending from erstwhile …
Lucinda Williams: “The Ghosts of Highway 20”
LUCINDA WILLIAMS The Ghosts of Highway 20 Highway 20 Records If Lucinda Williams’ 2014 album Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone found the singer …
