By Thomas D. Mooney Terry Allen was 36-years-old when he released his second album, the double-platter, all-encompassing monolith Lubbock (on Everything). Released in 1979, it …
By Lynne Margolis (LSM Oct/Nov 2014/vol. 7 – Issue 5) Though Paul Thorn didn’t release his first album until 1997, it’s not a stretch to …
By j. poet (LSM July/Aug 2013/Vol. 6 – Issue 4) When Delbert McClinton and Glen Clark cut their eponymous debut album for Atlantic’s Clean Records …
Notes From the Editor By Richard Skanse (LSM July/Aug 2013/Vol. 6 – Issue 4) Between putting together this magazine, running a record store, and just …
By Diana Hendricks (March/April 2013/vol. 6 – Issue 2) This story begins in the summer of 1974. San Marcos had recently voted to allow alcohol …
By Richard Skanse (Oct/Nov 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 5) The artists and fans who came together at the Texas Music Theater in San Marcos on …
By Greg Ellis (Aug/Sept 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 4) The name Lucky Tomblin may not be a household name to a lot of folks, but on …
PAUL THORN What the Hell is Goin’ On? Perpetual Obscurity Records In Paul Thorn’s vision of hell, iPods play only Toby Keith. Fortunately, he lives …
By Richard Skanse (LSM Sept/Oct 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 5) Are you a hat, or a Robert Earl Keen? According to Rich Brotherton, that was …
GARY NICHOLSON Texas Songbook Bismeaux Records Gary Nicholson’s long career has yielded many hits and high points, including producing two Grammy-winning albums for fellow Fort …
