SXSW 2012 recap
The beast that consumes Austin also gives back By Lynne Margolis (May/June 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 3) Having long ago morphed from an 800-pound gorilla …
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LSM Cover Story: Alejandro Escovedo Station to station with a man of the world
By Richard Skanse (May/June 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 3) “I buried my heart, I was born again with 17 lies and one night of sin …
R.I.P. Gary Claxton
By William Michael Smith (LSM March/April 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 2) The Austin roots music community was shocked and saddened when Gary Claxton (50) committed suicide …
The Wagoneers roll again
By William Michael Smith (LSM March/April 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 2) After a 22-year hiatus, the Austin alt-country outfit the Wagoneers are reforming. Notified of …
Carryin’ on with Dale Watson Austin’s most reliable honky-tonker polishes off another “Ameripolitan” gem
By Brian T. Atkinson (LSM Oct/Nov 2010/vol. 3 – issue 6) Dale Watson’s Carryin’ On slices life from between the drum riser and dance floor. …
LSM Cover Story: Jesse Dayton (Honky-Tonk Halloween) The Devil and Jesse Dayton: Don’t be fooled by all that runnin’ ’round with metal misfit Rob Zombie — this prodigal honky-tonk man will never forget his country raisin’.
By Richard Skanse (LSM Oct/Nov 2010/vol. 3 – issue 6) Jesse Dayton was on his way to a show at Gruene Hall when the call …
Q&A: Alejandro Escovedo
By Richard Skanse December 2004 If you had to categorize Alejandro Escovedo as a glass-half-full or half-empty person based solely on his song catalog, odds …
Q&A: Charlie Robison "Good Times" Charlie talks about songwriting, Vegas, "Nashville Star," fatherhood, football, and the fine art of getting his kid brother Bruce in trouble.
By Richard Skanse September 2004 Titling a Charlie Robison album Good Times is kind of like naming your dog “Dog.” But sometimes, stating the obvious …
Q&A: Junior Brown
By Richard Skanse July 2001 Junior Brown was not born in Texas, doesn’t live in Texas and has never called himself a Texan. But damn …
Q&A: Radney Foster
By Richard Skanse June 2001 Radney Foster doesn’t look the part of a border-raised Texas singer-songwriter with a rock ’n’ roll attitude. When he shows …
