By Mike Ethan Messick Sometimes bands and artists treat their debut projects — justifiably or otherwise — like a bad high-school picture they can’t quite erase but …
By Lynne Margolis On the plane to Nashville, Charlie Sexton said he wasn’t going to win “the Buddy Miller Award” — the unofficial nickname for …
Alison Krauss Windy City Blue Note In a world where all artists of a certain age lean into the standards with some form of orchestral …
STURGILL SIMPSON A Sailor’s Guide to Earth Atlantic If you happened to catch the social media hubbub over Sturgill Simpson’s “In Bloom” video in late …
By Holly Gleason Kacey Musgraves knows the value of family. At the 50th Anniversary of the Academy of Country Music Awards telecast from AT+T Texas …
By Courtney Sudbrink (March/April 2013/vol. 6 – Issue 2) When a film or TV star decides to throw their hat into the music ring, the …
BRACKEN HALE Bracken Hale www.brackenhale.com Austin, Texas, has never exactly been short on country acts of the retro persuasion — but it could stand a few …
How Music City charmed my Americana heart By Shilah Morrow (LSM Sept/Oct 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 5) Like so many in our community, I’m sitting here …
