By James McMurtry (LSM May/June 2013/vol. 6 – Issue 3) [EDITOR’S NOTE: On the first night of this year’s SXSW, I cornered Tamara Saviano, producer …
By Diana Hendricks Step into the historic Fire Station Studios in downtown San Marcos and climb a couple of flights of stairs. If you wend …
By Courtney Sudbrink (Oct/Nov 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 5) Like just about any other day in Santa Monica, Calif., the sun is shining and the Spanish palms …
By Lynne Margolis (May/June 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 3) A little layer of dust could hardly tamp down the enthusiasm shared by performers and audience …
By Richard Skanse (LSM Jan/Feb 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 1) Ruthie Foster didn’t actually make her new Let It Burn album with her hands tied behind her …
By Lynne Margolis (LSM Jan/Feb 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 1) When discussing their creative process, most songwriters struggle a bit. They’ll tell you whether they …
By Susan Gibson (Nov/Dec 2011/Vol. 4 – Issue 6) Hello Readers, My name is Susan “the girl who wrote ‘Wide Open Spaces’ for the Dixie …
JOHN HIATT Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns New West The press blurb for John Hiatt’s current tour with Lyle Lovett refers to Hiatt as an …
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 …
By Michael Devers (LSM June/July 2010/vol. 3 – issue 4) On an unusually warm evening in early 1983, Ezra Idlet ran into Rod Kennedy on …
