By j. poet “I’ve been singing since I could talk,” says Whitney Rose, before adding a disclaimer. “At least, that’s what I’m told. When I …
By j. poet Dale Watson loves real roots music, especially old time, hard-core honky-tonk rockers and ballads that tug your heartstrings hard enough to make …
By Michael Corcoran The ranking of Texas songs is not a new idea. I think the first person who took on the task held back …
By Richard Skanse Anthony “Lucky” Tomblin was 58 years old by the time he released his first full-length album, 2001’s Lucky Club Music (credited to …
JOEL HOFMANN BAND Shop Sessions www.joelhofmannband.com Joel Hofmann is a honky-tonk preservationist on at least two fronts. For starters, under his management, Central Texas landmark …
ELANA JAMES Black Beauty Snarf On her eponymous solo debut, Elana James didn’t stray that far from the music she makes with her longtime cohorts …
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 …
By Eric Hisaw (May/June 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 3) I was a 14-year-old fledgling guitar player that night in 1987 when I piled into a …
By Cody Oxley (May/June 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 3) “I figured it’d go one way or the other — a big success or a horrible …
Snapshots, soundtracks and tall tales from Texas and beyond By Bob Livingston (LSM March/April 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 2) First Time For Everything I didn’t …
