By Richard Skanse “How did you find me?” asks a (somewhat) convincingly surprised-sounding Joe Ely by way of “hello.” “I’m in a small village in …
By Richard Skanse Jimmie Dale Gilmore recalls the night — or at least that particular moment — from more than half a century ago like …
JOHN BAUMANN Proving Grounds www.johnbaumannmusic.com If you’re gonna invoke the hallowed likes of Terry Allen, Joe Ely, Butch Hancock, and Jimmie Dale Gilmore by name …
By Richard Skanse As milestone birthdays go, 70 trips around the sun certainly merits a fair amount of fuss. A nice family dinner at bare …
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 …
Last month, we introduced our new “LSM Tournament Brackets” feature with a little something we humbly called “The Ultimate Texas Country vs. Red Dirt Album …
By Richard Skanse As any seasoned “Kerrvert” can tell you, there’s never really a question of will it rain at the Kerrville Folk Festival; it’s only …
ADAM CARROLL South of Town Down Hole Records If you’re reading this, there’s a pretty good chance that at some point someone’s floated the notion …
By Tiffany Walker “All you can leave is what someone will carry, after your ashes are spread …” That line, from the first song played …
By Richard Skanse “Hey, what ’cha know?” It’s 10:30 a.m., and Joe Ely, his signature West Texas greeting as cheerful as ever, is all coffee’d …
