By Richard Skanse Out of all the stunning visuals on display throughout most of the Dixie Chicks’ two-hour concert Sunday night at the Austin360 Amphitheater, …
By j. poet “Growing up, I played Mozart obsessively,” Elana James says, describing her first musical inspiration. “I’d go to class early to practice, but …
By Holly Gleason (LSM July/Aug 2014/vol 7 – issue 4) “There was this article… What was the title?” muses Eleanor Whitmore, the crimson mermaid-tressed and …
THE MASTERSONS Good Luck Charm New West Records The biggest compliment you could give the Mastersons in a review would be to not even mention …
AMANDA SHIRES Down Fell the Doves Lightning Rod Records When West Texan Amanda Shires up ’n’ moved to Tennessee, it was obvious she’d never slide …
By Richard Skanse (LSM July/Aug 2013/Vol. 6 – Issue 4) On Feb. 23, 10 days before her 31st birthday, Amanda Shires married fellow singer-songwriter Jason …
RONNIE FAUSS I Am the Man You Know I’m Not Normaltown Records Although he’s been kicking around the Dallas area for a few years now …
OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW Carry Me Back ATO Old Crow Medicine Show have carved out their own little niche in Americana by ignoring trends and …
RUBY JANE Celebrity (Empire of Emptiness) Vinyl Records With Celebrity (empire of loneliness), 17-year-old fiddle prodigy and emerging singer-songwriter Ruby Jane Smith makes a valiant …
SHAWN COLVIN All Fall Down Nonesuch Released in tandem with her new memoir, Diamond in the Rough, Shawn Colvin’s All Fall Down is the Austin-based …
