By Richard Skanse (LSM Sept/Oct 2013/Vol. 6 – Issue 5) With hindsight, maybe it was inevitable: obvious chemistry aside, when a band calls itself the …
By Kelly Dearmore (LSM Jan/Feb 2013/vol. 6 – Issue 1) Earlier this year, as the Departed put the finishing touches on their second album, Cody …
By Rita Ballou (LSM Jan/Feb 2013/vol. 6 – Issue 1) If you are reading this, I think it’s safe to assume that the Mayan’s were …
THE DEPARTED Adventūs Thirty Tigers/Underground Sound The Latin title of the Departed’s new record, Adventus, means “arrival.” It’s a clever play on the band’s name …
By Rita Ballou (May/June 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 3) We all complain about them and we swear up and down that we don’t watch them, …
By D.C. Bloom (LSM Jan/Feb 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 1) A guitar is much more than just the tool of a musician’s trade. A guitar can …
Poodie’s Hilltop Roadhouse 22308 Highway 71 West, Spicewood, Texas 512-264-0318 / www.poodies.net (Nov/Dec 2011/Vol. 4 – Issue 6) Tucked away in the rolling hills just …
By Rita Ballou (Nov/Dec 2011/Vol. 4 – Issue 6) It’s that time of year again for revisiting, rehashing, looking ahead, and — if you’re like …
By Laurie Barker James (LSM Jan/Feb 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 1) Ask Steve Rice of No Justice to define the music his band makes, and …
By Laurie Barker James (LSM Sept/Oct 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 5) Before Jason Boland and the Stragglers, before Stoney LaRue and Brandon Jenkins, and before …
