In Profile: Eliza Gilkyson Capturing songs, compassion and empathy by the midnight oil
By Richard Skanse (LSM March/April 2014/vol. 7 – Issue 2) “Oh Eliza, you try so hard …” That’s Eliza Gilkyson, singing to herself in a song she …
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LSM Cover Story: Patty Griffin An American Kid carries on
By Holly Gleason (LSM Jan 2014/vol. 7 – issue 1) Patty Griffin swings open the door to her tour bus, far heavier than it looks, with …
Mr. Record Man: Steve Earle
By Richard Skanse (LSM May/June 2013/vol. 6 – Issue 3) Don’t call Steve Earle’s 1995 album Train a Comin’ a “comeback.” Oh, it certainly met …
Q&A: Court Yard Hounds Martie Maguire and Emily Robison take the long way back to start all over again
By Michael Devers (LSM June/July 2010/vol. 3 – issue 4) Grabbing some time to speak with the sisters Erwin (Martie Maguire and Emily Robison) used …
Q&A: Kinky Friedman
By Richard Skanse October 2006 By his own admission, Richard Kinky “Big Dick” Friedman hasn’t written a new song in close to two decades. It’s …
Q&A: Todd Snider
By Richard Skanse July 2004 At 37, Todd Snider isn’t quite yet the “old timer” he professes to be in “Age Like Wine,” the opening …
Q&A: Cody Canada of Cross Canadian Ragweed
By Richard Skanse March 2004 At a recent solo performance at Austin’s intimate Cactus Café, singer-songwriter Ray Wylie Hubbard shared with his audience a fond …
Q&A: Robert Earl Keen
By Scott Schinder August 2001 Beloved Texas troubadour Robert Earl Keen continues to make music that’s both deeply personal and effortlessly accessible, combining honky-tonk tradition …
